Velvet (Wink album)

Velvet
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 11, 1990 (1990-07-11)
Recorded1990
Genre
Length45:18
LanguageJapanese
LabelPolystar
ProducerHaruo Mizuhashi
Wink chronology
Wink First Live Shining Star
(1990)
Velvet
(1990)
Wink Hot Singles
(1990)
Singles from Velvet
  1. "Sexy Music"
    Released: March 28, 1990 (1990-03-28)

Velvet (ベルベット, Berubetto) is the fourth studio album by Japanese idol duo Wink, released by Polystar on July 11, 1990. It features the No. 1 single "Sexy Music", a Japanese-language cover of The Nolans' 1981 single. Also included in the album are covers of Carmin's "Dos Hombres", the Nolans' "I'm in the Mood for Dancing", Kool & the Gang's "Cherish", and Eddie Hodges' "I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door". Velvet was Wink's first album to feature Satoshi Kadokura as the duo's music arranger.[1][2]

The album peaked at No. 4 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 198,000 copies.[3][4] It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ.[5]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Neko Oikawa, except where indicated; all music is arranged by Satoshi Kadokura, except where indicated.

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Sexy Music [Remix]" 
  • Ben Findon
  • Mike Myers
  • Bob Puzey
 5:03
2."Rainy Lonely Pavement"Sayako MorimotoHitoshi Haba 3:49
3."Natsufuku no Juliet (Dos Hombres)" (Natsufuku no Jurietto ~Dos Hombres~ (夏服のジュリエット 〜Dos Hombres〜, "Juliet in Summer Clothes ~Dos Hombres~")) 
  • Jamey Jaz
  • Ren Toppano
  • Gabriela Martinez
 5:07
4."Unshakable"Morimoto
  • Patrick DeRemer
  • Jan Buckingham
 5:01
5."Ame ni Negai wo" ((雨に願いを, "Wishing for the Rain")) Masaya Ozeki 4:17
6."Ginsei Club (I'm in Mood for Dancing)" ((銀星倶楽部 〜I'm In Mood For Dancing〜))Morimoto
  • Findon
  • Myers
  • Puzey
 4:19
7."Ano Natsu no Seagull (Cherish)" (Ano Natsu no Shīgaru ~Cherisshu~ (あの夏のシーガル 〜Cherish〜, "That Summer Seagull ~Cherish~")) 
 4:55
8."I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door"  4:06
9."Zeitaku na Kodoku" ((贅沢な孤独, "Luxury Loneliness"))Morimoto
Motoki Funayama3:53
10."Tsukiyo no Shinjugai" ((月夜の真珠貝, "Moonlit Pearl Shell")) Ozeki 4:48
Total length:45:18
2018 bonus track
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
11."Ichiban Kanashii Bara" ((いちばん哀しい薔薇, "The Saddest Rose"))Kisaburō SuzukiFunayama4:25

Charts

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Chart (1990) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 4

Certification

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[5] Gold 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Wink(ういんく)ディスコグラフィ". Idol.ne.jp. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  2. ^ "Velvet | WINK ウインク". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  3. ^ a b "VELVET | WINK". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  4. ^ "Wink". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  5. ^ a b "Japanese certifications – Wink – Velvet" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2021-07-21. Select 1990年7月 on the drop-down menu
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