Ten-Sei Explained
is the 33rd studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in November 2005.
Like some previous albums 10 Wings, Hi -Wings- and Tsuki -Wings-, Tensei is composed of the songs Nakajima wrote for her experimental musical Yakai. All the materials appeared on the album were originally performed on Yakai Vol. 14: "24-Ji Chaku 0-Ji Hatsu" which was taken place at the Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon during January 2004. Except "The Mirage Hotel" which was already included on her 2003 Love Letter (Koibumi) album (Ten-Sei features newly arranged version of a song), most of the songs appeared on the studio album for the first time.
From the album, "For Those Who Can't Go Home" was later released as a single (flip side was live recording version of "Relay of the Soul" which was taken from Yakai). It was featured as a theme song for the television drama Kemonomichi (adaptation of the novel written by Seicho Matsumoto) starring Ryoko Yonekura and aired on TV Asahi in 2006.[1] "Relay of the Soul" was also used in the drama series called On'na no Ichidaiki aired on Fuji TV during autumn 2005.[2]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Miyuki Nakajima, arranged by Ichizo Seo
- "" – 4:58
- "" – 5:19
- "" – 4:22
- "" – 5:10
- "" – 4:06
- "" – 5:49
- "" – 5:52
- "" – 5:34
- "" – 6:04
- "" – 5:21
- "" – 6:25
Personnel
- Michael Thompson – Electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Nozomi Furukawa – Electric guitar, bouzouki
- Shūji Nakamura – Acoustic guitar
- Neil Stubenhaus – Electric bass
- Satoshi Nakamura – Soprano sax, alto sax
- Vinnie Colaiuta – Drums
- Gregg Bissonette – Drums
- Matarou Misawa – Cymbals, timpani
- DJ Masterkey – Scratch
- Jon Gilutin – Keyboards, acoustic piano, hammond organ, strings pad
- Ichizo Seo – Computer programming, keyboards
- Shingo Kobayashi – Computer programming, keyboards
- Tomō Satō – Computer programming
- Yousuke Sugimoto – Computer programming
- Ittetsu Gen – Violin
- Crusher Kimura – Violin
- Sid Page – Violin (Concertmaster)
- Susan Chatman – Violin
- Mario De Leon – Violin
- Kirstin File – Violin
- Berj Garabedian – Violin
- Peter Kent – Violin
- Natalie Leggett – Violin
- Robert Matsuda – Violin
- Alyssa Park – Violin
- Cameron Patrick – Violin
- Robert Peterson – Violin
- John Wittenberg – Violin
- Takuya Mori – Viola
- Denyse Buffum – Viola
- Cheryl Kohfeld – Viola
- Carole Mukogawa – Viola
- David Stenske – Viola
- Masami Horisawa – Cello
- Tomoki Iwanaga – Cello
- Larry Corbett – Cello
- Maurice Grants – Cello
- Dan Smith – Cello
- Rudy Stein – Cello
- Suzie Katayama – Strings conducting and contracting
- Kazuyo Sugimoto – Harmony vocals
- Fumikazu Miyashita – Harmony vocals
- Julia Waters – Backing vocals
- Oren Waters – Backing vocals
- Maxine Waters – Backing vocals
- Tery Wood – Backing vocals
- Angie Jaree – Backing vocals
- Wendy Fraser – Backing vocals
- Carmen Carter – Backing vocals
- Jim Glistrap – Backing vocals
- Carmen Twillie – Backing vocals
- Jess Wilard III – Backing vocals
Chart positions
Single
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog number |
|---|
| Japan | November 16, 2005 | Yamaha Music Communications | CD | YCCW-10017 |
| December 3, 2008 | YCCW-10085 |
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Notes and References
- Web site: The Thursday's Drama Seicho Matsumoto: KemonoMichi. Japanese. tv-asahi.co.jp . TV Asahi. May 21, 2009.
- Web site: http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/onna/song.html. ja:主題歌情報. Japanese. fujitv.co.jp . Fuji Television. May 21, 2009.
- Web site: Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) – Albums Chart Daijiten – Miyuki Nakajima. Japanese. May 24, 2009. dead. https://archive.today/20070619175006/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/album/al_nakajima.html. June 19, 2007.
- Web site: Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) – Singles Chart Daijiten – Miyuki Nakajima. Japanese. May 24, 2009. dead. https://archive.today/20070619175006/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/nakajima.html. June 19, 2007.
