Ima no Kimochi
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is the 32nd studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by Japanese
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

 Miyuki Nakajima
Miyuki Nakajima
is a Japanese vocalist, guitarist, lyricist, composer and radio personality. As a principal Japanese female veteran singer-songwriter she is often compared to Yumi Matsutoya, she has released 37 studio albums, 40 singles, 2 live albums and multiple compilations to date, and whose sales have been...

, released in November 2004.
The album contains remake versions of her compositions which came out before she created the records with Ichizo Seo, who has co-produced all of her recordings since Goodbye Girl
Goodbye Girl (Miyuki Nakajima album)
is the 16th studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in November 1988.The album includes "Namida", her own rendition of a song Nakajima originally wrote for Kiyoshi Maekawa...

and its lead single "Namida" in 1988.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Miyuki Nakajima
Miyuki Nakajima
is a Japanese vocalist, guitarist, lyricist, composer and radio personality. As a principal Japanese female veteran singer-songwriter she is often compared to Yumi Matsutoya, she has released 37 studio albums, 40 singles, 2 live albums and multiple compilations to date, and whose sales have been...

, arranged by Ichizo Seo
  1. "" (Original version appeared on 1975 album Watashi no Koe ga Kikoemasuka
    Watashi no Koe ga Kikoemasuka
    is the first studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in April 1976. The album features another renditions of her most early singles, "Azami Jo no Lullaby" and "Time Goes Around". -Track listing:...

  2. "" (Original version released as a single in 1977, and also featured on 1978 album Aishiteiru to Ittekure)
  3. "" (Original version appeared on 1978 album Aishiteiru to Ittekure
    Aishiteiru to Ittekure
    is the fourth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in April 1978.Five months before the album came out, she topped on the Oricon singles chart with a song "The Parting Song ", which was released as her fifth single in September 1977. The album features her commercial...

    )
  4. "" (Original version appeared on 1979 album Shin-ai Naru Mono e)
  5. "" (Initially recorded by Tokiko Kato
    Tokiko Kato
    , is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist, and actress. She graduated from the University of Tokyo, and worked as a visiting professor at Josai International University.- Filmography :# Izakaya Chōji .... Shigeko...

    , Nakajima's version appeared on 1979 album Okaerinasai
    Okaerinasai
    is the sixth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in November 1979.The album contains the cover versions of the songs Nakajima composed for other singers, including five top-40 hit singles—"Abayo" sung by Naoko Ken , "Shiawase Shibai" and "Oikakete Yokohama"...

    )
  6. "" (Original version appeared on 1981 album Month of Parturition (Ringetsu)
    Month of Parturition
    is the eighth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in March 1981.The album features "Hitori Jouzu", a song released as a lead single in October 1980 and became her second top-ten hit on the Japanese Oricon .Month of Parturition topped the Japanese albums chart for...

    )
  7. "" (Original version appeared on 1982 album Kansuigyo
    Kansuigyo
    is the ninth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in March 1982. The term ”Kansuigyo" ,which means opposite of , is Nakajima's neologism....

    )
  8. "" (Original version appeared on 1982 album Kansuigyo)
  9. "" (Original version released as a single in 1982)
  10. "" (Original version appeared on 1983 album Hunch (Yokan)
    Hunch (album)
    is the tenth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in March 1983.In addition to the songwriting and produce for the entire album, she also participated in arrangement for the first time, except five songs which were arranged by Takayuki Inoue and featured in the...

    )
  11. "" (Original version appeared on 1984 album How Do You Do(Hajimemashite)
    How Do You Do (album)
    is the 11th studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in October 1984.-Track listing:All songs written and composed by Miyuki Nakajima.#"" – 5:27#"" – 3:03#"" [album version] - 5:03#"" – 4:41#"" – 4:38#"" - 5:15#"" – 4:18...

    )
  12. "" (Original version appeared on flip side of a 1986 single "Mikaeri Bijin")
  13. "" (Original version appeared on 1988 album Nakajima Miyuki
    Miyuki Nakajima (album)
    is the eponymous album by the Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in March 1988.Her 15th studio album features two songs released as a single, "Gokigen Ikaga" and "Kamen". The former was used in the Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications' TV ad starring by Nakajima,...

    )

Personnel

  • Miyuki Nakajima - Lead and harmony vocals
  • Vinnie Colaiuta
    Vinnie Colaiuta
    Vincent Colaiuta is an American drummer based in Los Angeles. Originally from Republic, Pennsylvania, he began playing drums as a child and received his first full drum kit from his parents at the age of 14...

     - Drums
  • Neil Stubenhaus
    Neil Stubenhaus
    Neil Stubenhaus is an American bass guitarist.-Career:He started his musical training playing drums and switched to bass guitar at the age of 12. He studied at the Berklee College of Music where he graduated in 1975...

     - Electric bass
  • Michael Thompson - Electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Masayoshi Furukawa - Electric guitar
  • Jon Gilutin - Acoustic piano, electric piano
    Electric piano
    An electric piano is an electric musical instrument.Electric pianos produce sounds mechanically and the sounds are turned into electrical signals by pickups. Unlike a synthesizer, the electric piano is not an electronic instrument, but electro-mechanical. The earliest electric pianos were invented...

    , hammond organ
    Hammond organ
    The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard...

    , keyboards, hammond organ
    Hammond organ
    The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard...

  • Ichizo Seo - Keyboards
  • Elton Nagata - Keyboards
  • Keishi Urata - Synth programming, drum loop, percussion programming
  • Tomō Satō - Synth programming, acoustic guitar, drum loop, percussion programming
  • Suzie Katayama - Strings conductor
    Conducting
    Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...

  • Sid Page
    Sid Page
    Sid Page is an American based violin player who has been playing since the late 1960s. He became a member of Dan Hicks & The Hotlicks replacing violinist David LaFlamme...

     - Violin
    Violin
    The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....

     (Concertmaster
    Concertmaster
    The concertmaster/mistress is the spalla or leader, of the first violin section of an orchestra. In the UK, the term commonly used is leader...

    )
  • Joel Derouin - Violin (Concertmaster)
  • Eve Butler - Violin
  • Darius Campo - Violin
  • Susan Chatman - Violin
  • Mario De Leon - Violin
  • Bruce Dukov - Violin
  • Alyssa Park - Violin
  • Armen Garabedian - Violin
  • Benj Garabedian - Violin
  • Cameron Patrlck - Violin
  • Michele Richards - Violin
  • Charlie Bisharat
    Charlie Bisharat
    Charlie Bisharat is a Grammy-winning violinistwho has extensively toured and/or recorded with numerous artists. He was a member of Shadowfax who won a Grammy in 1988 for Best New Age Performance for Folksongs for a Nuclear Village...

    - Violin
  • Peter Kent - Violin
  • Ruth Bruegger-Johnson - Violin
  • Bob Peterson - Violin
  • Josefina Vergara - Violin
  • Mark Robertson - Violin
  • Miwako Watanabe - Violin
  • John Wittenberg - Violin
  • Larry Corbett - Cello
  • Dan Smith - Cello
  • Stefanie Fife - Cello
  • Steve Richards - Cello
  • Rudy Stein - Cello
  • Bob Becker - Viola
  • Darrin McCann - Viola
  • Fumikazu Miyashita- Vocals
  • Kazuyo Sugimoto - Harmony vocals
  • Julia Waters - Backing vocals
  • Maxine Waters - Backing vocals
  • Oren Waters - Backing vocals
  • Carmen Twillie - Backing vocals
  • Maxi Anderson - Backing vocals

Chart positions

Year Album Chart Position Weeks Sales
2004 Ima no Kimochi Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart (Top 300) 8 12 76,000+

Release history

Country Date Label Format Catalog number
Japan November 17, 2004 Yamaha Music Communications CD YCCW-10010
December 3, 2008 YCCW-10084
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