Okaerinasai
Studio album by
Miyuki Nakajima
ReleasedNovember 21, 1979
RecordedEpicurus and Take One Studios, Tokyo, Japan
GenreFolk, kayōkyoku
Length44:00
LabelAARD-VARK/Canyon, Yamaha Music Communications
ProducerMiyuki Nakajima
Miyuki Nakajima chronology
Shin-ai Naru Mono e
(1979) 		Okaerinasai
(1979) 		Ikiteitemo Iidesuka
(1980)

Okaerinasai (おかえりなさい) is the sixth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in November 1979.

Okaerinasai peaked at number two on the Japanese Oricon LP chart, and became one of her most commercially successful albums, selling over 530,000 copies.

Background

The album contains self-cover versions of the songs Nakajima composed for other artists, including five top-40 hit singles—"Abayo" sung by Naoko Ken (topped the chart in 1976), "Shiawase Shibai" and "Oikakete Yokohama" recorded by Junko Sakurada (reached #3 and #11 on the chart from in 1977–78, respectively), "If I Could Take to the Sky" performed by Tokiko Kato (peaked at #14 in 1978), and "Ame..." by Rumiko Koyanagi (reached #25 in 1978).[1][2][3][4] It also features the song "Rouge" which was initially issued as the title track on Naomi Chiaki's 1977 album of the same name. It was later widely recognized around the Asian countries, because of the cover version interpreted by Faye Wong on her album Coming Home in 1992.

Track listing

All songs composed by Miyuki Nakajima, except the lyrics of "Yomaigoto" written by Yu Aku

Side one

No.TitleOriginal performerLength
1."Abayo" (あばよ) (arranged by Tsugutoshi Goto)Naoko Ken6:13
2."Kami" (髪) (arranged by Shun Fukui)Graciela Susana3:43
3."Sayonara o Tsutaete" (サヨナラを伝えて) (arranged by Shigeru Suzuki)Naoko Ken3:27
4."Shiawase Shibai" (しあわせ芝居) (arranged by Shigeru Suzuki)Junko Sakurada3:55
5."Ame…" (雨…; "Rain…") (arranged by Tsugutoshi Goto)Rumiko Koyanagi5:41

Side two

No.TitleOriginal performerLength
1."Kono Sora o Tobetara" (この空を飛べたら; "If I Could Take to the Sky") (arranged by Shigeru Suzuki)Tokiko Kato5:14
2."Yomaigoto" (世迷い言) (arranged by Osamu Tozuka)Mimi Hiyoshi3:33
3."Rouge" (ルージュ Rūju) (arranged by Osamu Tozuka)Naomi Chiaki4:33
4."Oikakete Yokohama" (追いかけてヨコハマ) (arranged by Tsugutoshi Goto)Junko Sakurada4:03
5."Tsuyogari wa Yose yo" (強がりはよせヨ) (arranged by Shun Fukui)Naoko Ken3:38

Personnel

Production

Chart positions

Year Country Chart Position Sales
1979-80 Japan Oricon Weekly LP Albums Chart (top 100)[5] 2 533,000
Oricon Weekly CT Albums Chart (top 100) 3

References

  1. ^ "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Singles Chart Daijiten - Naoko Ken" (in Japanese). 2007-12-30. Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
  2. ^ "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Singles Chart Daijiten - Junko Sakurada" (in Japanese). 2007-12-30. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
  3. ^ "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Singles Chart Daijiten - Tokiko Kato" (in Japanese). 2007-12-30. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
  4. ^ "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Singles Chart Daijiten - Rumiko Koyanagi" (in Japanese). 2007-12-30. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
  5. ^ "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Miyuki Nakajima" (in Japanese). 2007-12-30. Archived from the original on June 19, 2007. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
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