Miyuki Nakajima (album)

Miyuki Nakajima (中島みゆき) 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, aired c. 1995. The latter was co-written by Yoshihiro Kai, a frontman of the Kai Band.

Track listing
All songs written and composed by Miyuki Nakajima, unless otherwise noted.

Side one
All songs arranged by Kazuo Shiina (except "Doro wa Furishikiru" arranged by Joe Hisaishi)
 * 1) "Wangan 24-Ji (湾岸24時)" – 6:31
 * 2) "Gokigen Ikaga (御機嫌如何)" – 4:14
 * 3) "High Summer Waves (土用波)" – 4:29
 * 4) "Doro wa Furishikiru (泥は降りしきる)" – 4:11
 * 5) "Musician (ミュージシャン)" – 5:00

Side two
All songs arranged by Kazuo Shiina (except "Cleansing Cream" arranged by Joe Hisaishi)
 * 1) "Kiiroi Inu (黄色い犬)" – 7:31
 * 2) "Kamen (仮面)" (Nakajima, Yoshihiro Kai) - 5:34
 * 3) "Cleansing Cream (クレンジング クリーム)" – 6:50
 * 4) "Rolling (ローリング)" – 4:35

Personnel

 * Kōki Itō - bass guitar
 * Hitoshi Watanabe - bass guitar
 * Chūei Yoshikawa - acoustic guitar
 * Kenji Kitajima - electric guitar
 * Hideo Saito - electric guitar
 * Takayuki Hijikata - electric guitar
 * Kazuo Shiina - electric guitar, synthesizer
 * Joe Hisaishi - synthesizer
 * Yasuharu Nakanishi - piano
 * Katsuhiko Kamizuna - hammond organ
 * Jake H Conception - saxophone
 * Jun Aoyama - drums
 * Motoya Hamaguchi - percussion
 * Kazuyo Sugimoto - backing vocals
 * Yuiko Tsubokura - backing vocals
 * Eve - backing vocals
 * Kazuhito Murata - backing vocals
 * Keisuke Yamamoto - backing vocals
 * Joey McCoy - backing vocals
 * Michael Wilson - backing vocals
 * Miyuki Nakajima - lead vocal, backing vocals
 * Keiji Azami - dulcimer
 * Takashi Asahi - quena
 * Aska Kaneko Group - strings
 * Yūichi Tomaru - computer programming
 * Yukari Hashimoto - computer programming

Production

 * Producer and Arranger: Kazuo Shiina
 * Arranger: Joe Hisaishi (on "Doro wa Furishikiru" and "Cleansing Cream")
 * Composer, Lyricist, Producer and Performer: Miyuki Nakajima (occasionally credit to "miss M" in association with Airando)
 * Mixing Engineer: Larry Alexander
 * Digitally mastering: Ted Jensen (at the Stering Sound, NYC)
 * Engineer: Yasuo Satō, Takeshi Itō, Hiroshi "Pin" Satō, Masayoshi Ohkawa, Keishi Ikeda, Shun'ichi Yokoyama
 * Assistant Engineer: Steve Boyer, Masato Tobisawa, Tōru Okitsu, Kazuyoshi Inoue, Hiroki Iijima, Tsuneharu Manda
 * Photographer and Art Director: Jin Tamura
 * Designer: Hirofumi Arai
 * Visual Coordinator: Norio Murai, Meg Maruyama
 * Music Coordinator: Takashi Kimura, Fumio Miyata
 * Production Coordinator: Shizu Orishige
 * Disc Promotor: Yoshio Kan, Seiki Ishikawa, Tsuyoshi Yamauchi
 * Artist Management: Kohji Suzuki, Mizuho "Sranky" Shirato
 * General Management: Takahiro "Woody" Uno
 * A&R: Yūzō Watanabe
 * Special Advice: Yoshihiro Kai
 * DAD: Genichi Kawakami