Ballad Best 25th Anniversary Selection

Ballad Best 25th Anniversary Selection
Compilation album by
ReleasedMarch 28, 2007 (2007-03-28)
Recorded1995–2007
Studio
  • Sound City Studio
  • Westside Studios
Genre
Length71:38
LanguageJapanese
LabelUtahime Records
Universal Sigma
ProducerAkina Nakamori
Akina Nakamori chronology
Utahime Best 25th Anniversary Selection
(2007)
Ballad Best 25th Anniversary Selection
(2007)
Enka
(2007)

Ballad Best 25th Anniversary Selection (バラード・ベスト 〜25th Anniversary Selection〜, Bareedo Besuto ~ 25 Shūnenkinen Serekushon) is a compilation album by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori, released through Utahime Records and Universal Sigma on March 28, 2007, as a third compilation album to commemorate Nakamori's 25th anniversary.

Background

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The album consists of the newly recorded song "Ano Natsu no Hi", self-covers of her classic singles from the Warner Pioneer, MRA and UMJ era recorded between 1995 and 2005.[1] The album was released in 2 editions: regular with solo CD and limited CD+DVD. DVD contains previously unreleased footage of live concert Milkyway in 1983.

Charting performance

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The album peaked at No. 13 on Oricon's weekly albums chart and charted for eight weeks.[2] It sold over 26,000 copies.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Nanpasen [2007 Version]" (難破船)Tokiko KatoKatoHiroshi Uesugi4:27
2."Second Love [Utahime Double-decade Version]" (セカンド・ラブ)Etsuko KisugiTakao KisugiSatoshi Takebe4:43
3."Ano Natsu no Hi" (あの夏の日)ErikoJun IchikawaIchikawa4:40
4."Liar (Akina Nakamori song) [True Album Akina 95 Best Version]"Masao UrinoHiroaki SerizawaMinoru Mukaiya4:53
5."Mizu ni Sashita Hana [Utahime Double-Decade Version]" (水に挿した花)Natsumi TadanoJunko HirotaniTakebe4:28
6."Kagerō" (陽炎)NakamoriHiroshi TamakiYūji Toriyama4:44
7."Akai Hana" (赤い花)
  • Kim Hyung-seok
  • Minako Kawae
KimTakebe5:28
8."Sand Beige (Sabaku e) [Utahime Double-Decade Version]"Eiko KyōTakashi TsushimiAkira Senju4:42
9."Solitude [2007 ver.]"Reiko YukawaYukihide TakekawaUesugi4:42
10."Futari Shizuka [True Album Akina 95 Best Version]"Takashi MatsumotoMakoto SekiguchiMukaiya4:06
11."Gekka" (月華)Gorō MatsuiShūgō KajiwaraAkihiko Matsumoto5:01
12."Yokan [True Album Akina 95 Best Version]" (予感)Ryō AsukaAsukaNobuhiko Kashiwara4:27
13."Hajimete Deatta Hi no Yō ni" (初めて出逢った日のように)
  • Kim
  • Matsui
KimSatoshi Takebe4:28
14."Eki [Utahime Double-Decade Version]" (駅)Mariya TakeuchiTakeuchiSenju4:42
15."Kisei (Never Forget) [2007 ver.]" (帰省)
  • Yasuhiro Suzu
  • Atsuko
SuzuUesugi5:42
Total length:71:38

Charts

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Chart (2007) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[2] 13

References

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  1. ^ "中森明菜 / バラード・ベスト~25th Anniversary Selection~". CDJournal. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  2. ^ a b "中森明菜 バラード・ベスト~25th Anniversary Selection~ | 中森明菜". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  3. ^ "中森明菜". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-28.