Kaikinetsu (回帰熱, "Recurrent Fever") is the 17th studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in November 1989. Like some of her previous efforts (Okaerinasai and Oiro Naoshi), it comprises the materials that she wrote for other singers.

Kaikinetsu
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 15, 1989
RecordedBurnish Stone, Epicurus, Music Inn, Sound Valley (Tokyo, Japan)
Genrefolk rock, pop, kayokyoku
Length48:30
LanguageJapanese
LabelPony Canyon/AARD-VARK, Yamaha Music Communications
ProducerIchizō Seo, Miyuki Nakajima
Miyuki Nakajima chronology
Goodbye Girl
(1988)
Kaikinetsu
(1989)
Yoru wo Yuke
(1990)

The album features three top-ten hit singles. Among them, "Haru Nanoni" was recorded by pop idol Yoshie Kashiwabara in 1983. It became Kashiwabara's most successful single after her breakthrough "Hello Goodbye", peaking at No. 6 on the Japanese Oricon chart.[1] Nakajima's contribution won the 25th Japan Record Awards for the "Best Songwriting Prize".[2] "Lonely Canary" is one of Kashiwabara's subsequent materials written by Nakajima, released in 1985 and charted at No. 9.[1] The lead-off track, "Kōsa ni Fukarete," was recorded by Shizuka Kudō and released as a single 2 months before Kaikinetsu came out. Nakajima had previously contributed the lyrics for her records, including two chart toppers "Fu-Ji-Tsu" and "Mu-Go,n...Iroppoi". "Kōsa ni Fukarete" also reached the summit of the Oricon shortly after its release, becoming the fifth of Kudo's eight consecutive No. 1 hit singles.[3] In Japan, it became one of the biggest hits of 1989 with sales of over 580,000 copies, winning the 4th RIAJ Gold Disc Awards for "The Best Five Singles of Year" category.[4][5]

Following the smash hit single interpreted by Kudo, Kaikinetsu sold better than other Nakajima's albums released in the late 1980s. On the Japanese Oricon Year-end chart of 1990, it was placed at the 99th best-selling album.[6]

Track listing

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All songs arranged by Ichizō Seo

No.TitleWriter(s)Original performer (release year)Length
1."Kōsa ni Fukarete (黄砂に吹かれて)"Miyuki Nakajima, Tsugutoshi GotōShizuka Kudō (1989)5:51
2."Katahaba no Mirai (肩幅の未来)"Nakajima, Kyōhei TsutsumiYōko Nagayama (1989)5:18
3."Ari, ka (あり、か)"NakajimaIchiro Tanaka and Yoshihiro Kai (1988)5:45
4."Gunshū (群衆)"Nakajima, GotoShizuka Kudo (1988)5:46
5."Lonely Canary (ロンリー・カナリア, Ronrī Kanaria)"NakajimaYoshie Kashiwabara (1985)5:01
6."Kurayami Otome (くらやみ乙女)"NakajimaReiko Sada (1989)4:45
7."Ceremony (儀式 (セレモニー), Seremonī)"NakajimaNoriko Matsumoto (1986)4:46
8."Mikansei (未完成)"NakajimaHiroko Yakushimaru (1987)6:15
9."Even in the Spring (春なのに, Haru Nanoni)"NakajimaYoshie Kashiwabara (1983)5:04

Personnel

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  • Hideo Yamaki – drums
  • Eiji Shimamura – drums
  • Jun Aoyama – drums
  • Yūichi Tokashiki – drums
  • Chiharu Mikuzuki – bass guitar
  • Kenji Takamizu – bass guitar
  • Tsugutoshi Goto – bass guitar
  • Yasuo Arakawa – wood bass
  • Tsuyoshi Kon – electric guitar
  • Masaki Matsubara – electric guitar
  • Hideo Saito – electric guitar
  • Ryōmei Shirai – electric guitar
  • Kiyoshi Sugimoto – electric guitar
  • Chuei Yoshikawa – acoustic guitar, flat mandolin
  • Nobuo Kurata – keyboards
  • Yasuharu Nakanishi – keyboards
  • Ken Shima – keyboards
  • Elton Nagata – keyboards
  • Hideo Ichikawa – keyboards
  • Yasuhiro Kobayashi – accordion
  • Aska Group – strings
  • Joe Group – strings
  • Sakurako Shirahama – violin
  • Kouzou Noguchi – bassoon
  • Masashi Togame – clarinet
  • Toshihiko Furumura – alto sax
  • Nobuhiko Nakayama – computer programming
  • Tatsuhiko Mori – computer programming
  • Keishi Urata – computer programming
  • Yuiko Tsubokura – backing vocals
  • Kazuyo Sugimoto – backing vocals
  • Ichizō Seo – backing vocals, keyboards, computer programming
  • Miyuki Nakajima – lead and backing vocals

Chart positions

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Chart (1989–90) Position Sales
Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart (top 100)[7] 2 210,000+

References

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  1. ^ a b "Yamachan Land (Japanese Chart Archives) – Singles Chart Daijiten – Yoshie Kashiwabara" (in Japanese). Original Confidence. December 30, 2007. Archived from s-柏原芳恵 the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved January 1, 2011. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  2. ^ "Japan Composer's Association – History of the Japan Record Awards – List of the 25th Award Winners" (in Japanese). Archived from 第25回日本レコード大賞 the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2011. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  3. ^ 1989年09月第3週の邦楽シングルランキング情報 "Search results of the Japanese Oricon Weekly Singles Chart – 3rd week of September 1989". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 23, 2010. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  4. ^ 音楽を語ろう特集 音楽を語ろう特集『中島みゆきが詞・曲を提供!工藤静香の名曲を語ろう』. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved December 23, 2010. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  5. ^ "Recording Industry Association of Japan – List of the 4th Gold Disc Award Winners" (in Japanese). January 1, 2011. Archived from 第4回日本ゴールドディスク大賞 the original on November 10, 2007. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  6. ^ "Oricon Year-end Albums Chart of 1990" (in Japanese). Archived from 1990年 アルバム年間TOP100 the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2011. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  7. ^ "Yamachan Land (Japanese Chart Archives) – Albums Chart Daijiten – Miyuki Nakajima" (in Japanese). Original Confidence. December 30, 2007. Archived from a-中島みゆき the original on June 19, 2007. Retrieved January 1, 2011. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)