Ballads (バラード , Barādo ) is the second compilation album by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama . Released through King Records on March 20, 1989, the album features 12 ballads selected by Nakayama from her past releases, plus new recordings of "Sentimental Tsūshin", "Kabin", and "Try or Cry". The album was reissued on December 18, 1996, as Ballads I with a different cover to match that of Ballads II .[ 1] [ 2]
Ballads Released March 20, 1989 (1989-03-20 ) December 18, 1996 (1996-12-18 ) (reissue) Recorded 1987–1988 Genre Length 61 :12 Language Japanese Label King Records Producer Akira Fukuzumi
1996 reissue cover
The album peaked at No. 2 on Oricon 's albums chart and sold over 195,000 copies.[ 3] [ 4] It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ .[ 5]
Side A Title Lyrics Music Arrangement 1. "Nanamena Ai wo Yurushite" ((斜めな愛を許して , "Forgive the Diagonal Love") ) Mami Ayukawa Ayukawa Shirō Sagisu 5:08 2. "Silent Night" Rui Serizawa Hideya Nakazaki Nobuyuki Shimizu 4:15 3. "Sentimental Tsūshin [New Version]" (Senchimentaru Tsūshin (センチメンタル通信 , "Sentimental Communication") ) Mebae Miyahara Mitsuo Hagita Sagisu 3:59 4. "You're My Only Shinin' Star " Toshiki Kadomatsu Kadomatsu Kadomatsu Kazuo Ōtani (strings) Shin Kazuhara (brass) 4:42 5. "Sherry" Kadomatsu Kadomatsu Kadomatsu 4:39 6. "Kabin [New Version]" ((花瓶 , "Vase") ) Kadomatsu Kadomatsu Kadomatsu 6:13
Side B Title Lyrics Music Arrangement 1. "Long Distance to the Heaven" Miho Kitayama Kitayama Takao Sugiyama 5:18 2. "Snow White no Machi" (Sunō Howaito no Machi (スノー・ホワイトの街 , "Snow White Town") ) Yui Masaki Hiroshi Satō Satō 4:15 3. "In the Morning" Masumi Kawamura Toshinobu Kubota Sugiyama 5:22 4. "I Know" Serizawa Cindy Sugiyama 5:29 5. "Chikai wo Yabutte" ((誓いを破って , "Break the Vow") ) Chinfa Kan Cindy Kunio Muramatsu 5:26 6. "Try or Cry [New Version]" Kan Cindy Kojima 6:26 Total length: 32:20