Mid Blue Explained

Mid Blue
Type:	studio
Artist:	Miho Nakayama
Cover:	Miho Nakayama - Mid Blue.jpg
Recorded:	1995
Studio:	Westlake Recording Studios
Genre:	J-pop
Length:	53:51
Label:	King Records
Prev Title:	Collection III
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Deep Lip French
Next Year:	1996

is the 17th studio album by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Released through King Records on September 30, 1995, it features the single "Hurt to Heart (Itami no Yukue)". Like her previous studio releases Mellow, Wagamama na Actress, and Pure White, the ballad-oriented Mid Blue was self-produced and recorded in Los Angeles.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The album peaked at No. 7 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 145,000 copies.^{[4] [5]}

Personnel

• Miho Nakayama – vocals
• Jai Winding – keyboards
• Tom Keane – keyboards
• Yoko Kanno – piano
• Joe Sample – piano (8)
• Michael Landau – guitar
• James Harrah – guitar
• Curt Bisquera – drums
• Luis Conte – percussion
• Jerry Hey – flugelhorn
• Dan Higgins – flute
• Jimmy Z – harmonica
• Dwayne Benjamin – horns
• Rastine Calhoun II – horns
• Andy Cleaves – horns
• Hajime Mizoguchi – cello
• Shinozaki Masatsugu Quartet – strings
• Kenny Harris – backing vocals (3, 8)
• Priscilla – backing vocals (2)
• Olivia – backing vocals (2)
• Vivien Watson – backing vocals (2)
• Laura Watson – backing vocals (2)
• Kana Matsumoto – backing vocals (2)
• Lisa Kiff – backing vocals (2)
• Natalie Cowan-Birch – backing vocals (2)
• Cindy – backing vocals (10)
• Maria – backing vocals (10)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 中山美穂 . Idol.ne.jp . 28 December 2018 . 2021-08-07.
2. Web site: 中山美穂 / ミッド・ブルー [廃盤] ]. CDJournal . 2021-08-07.
3. Web site: Mid Blue 中山美穂 . Mora . 2021-08-07.
4. Web site: Mid Blue 中山美穂 . . 2021-08-07.
5. Web site: 中山美穂 . Yamachan Land . https://web.archive.org/web/20110814070230/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/album/al_miho.html . Japanese . 2021-08-07. 2011-08-14 .