Mi-ha

Mi-ha
Studio album by
Chisato Moritaka
ReleasedMarch 25, 1988 (1988-03-25)
Recorded1987–1988
Studio
  • Warner-Pioneer Studio
  • Sound City Studio
Genre
Length48:34
LanguageJapanese
LabelWarner Pioneer
ProducerYukio Seto
Chisato Moritaka chronology
New Season
(1987) 		Mi-ha
(1988) 		Romantic
(1988)
Singles from Mi-ha
  1. "Overheat Night"
    Released: October 25, 1987 (1987-10-25)
  2. "Get Smile"
    Released: February 25, 1988 (1988-02-25)
  3. "The Mi-ha"
    Released: April 25, 1988 (1988-04-25)

Mi-ha (ミーハー, Mīhā) is the second studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka, released on March 25, 1988, by Warner Pioneer. In contrast to the city pop-oriented debut album New Season, Mi-ha is a mix of rock and pop tunes, with its tagline: "Rock? Pop? Whichever is fine." (ロック?ポップス?どっちでもいいや, "Rokku? Poppusu? Dotchi demo ī ya"). The album also marked Moritaka's songwriting debut with the title track.[1][2]

The album peaked at No. 17 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 72,000 copies.[3][4]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Hiromasa Ijichi, except where indicated; all music is composed and arranged by Hideo Saitō, except where indicated.

Side A
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Overheat Night (Album Version)" (Ōbāhīto Naito (オーバーヒート・ナイト (Album Version)))   5:10
2."Yokohama One Night"   4:41
3."Good-Bye Season"Kanon KuwaTakumi YamamotoYamamoto4:20
4."Can't Say Good-Bye"   4:30
5."Pi-a-no"KuwaKen ShimaShima4:52
Side B
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."47 Hard Nights"   4:57
2."Weekend Blue"   4:08
3."Kiss the Night" YamamotoYamamoto5:28
4."Mi-ha" (Mīhā (ミーハー))Chisato Moritaka  4:55
5."Get Smile" ShimaShima5:30

Personnel

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  • Chisato Moritaka – vocals, Fender Rhodes (A5), timbales (B4)
  • Hideo Saitō – guitar, backing vocals, drum and synthesizer programming (all tracks except where indicated)
  • Nobita Tsukada – keyboards, synthesizer programming (all tracks except where indicated)
  • Ken Shima – keyboards, piano, backing vocals (A3, B5)
  • Hatsuho Furukawa – keyboards (B3)
  • Takayuki Negishi – synthesizer programming (A3, B5)
  • Tomoaki Arima – synthesizer programming (A3, B3)
  • Junro Satō – guitar (A3, B3)
  • Chiharu Mikuzugi – bass (B3, B5)
  • Reuben Tsujino – percussion (A1, B2)
  • Shingo Kanno – congas (A1), güiro (A2), tambourine (B2)
  • Jake H. Concepcion – tenor saxophone (A2–A3, B5)
  • Misa Nakayama – backing vocals (A1, A2, B4)
  • Nana – backing vocals (A3, B3)
  • Takumi Yamamoto – backing vocals (B3)
  • Yukari Fujio – backing vocals (A3, B3, B5)

Charts

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Chart (1988) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 17

Video album

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Mi-ha
Video by
Chisato Moritaka
ReleasedApril 25, 1988 (1988-04-25)
Genre
LanguageJapanese
LabelWarner Pioneer
Chisato Moritaka chronology
Get Smile - Live at Nippon Seinenkan
(1988) 		Mi-ha
(1988) 		Overheat Night
(1988)

The video album for Mi-ha was released on CDV format on April 25, 1988.[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Yokohama One Night"IjichiSaitōSaitō 
2."Good-Bye Season"KuwaYamamotoYamamoto 
3."47 Hard Nights"IjichiSaitōSaitō 
4."Mi-ha" (Mīhā (ミーハー))MoritakaSaitōSaitō 
5."Get Smile (Video Part)"IjichiShimaShima 

References

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  1. ^ "ミーハー". Kioku no Kiroku. The Federation of Music Publishers Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  2. ^ "森高千里". Idol.ne.jp. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  3. ^ a b "ミーハー/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  4. ^ "森高千里". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  5. ^ "｢ミーハー｣(CDV)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
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