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I Love You, Do You Hear Me? (I Love You, 答えてくれ, Ai Ravu Yū, Kotaetekure?) is the 35th studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in October 2007.
The albums features a smash hit single "Once in a Lifetime" and its B-Side "Here Comes the Ancient Rain", both songs were used in the documentary program entitled Sekai Ururun Taizaiki; Renaissance which was aired by TBS. The lead-off track, "Today, I'm a Novice" is her second contribution for the boy band Tokio which follows an award-winning hit "Ship in the Air".
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Miyuki Nakajima
- "Today, I'm a Novice (本日、未熟者, Honjitsu, Mijukumono?)" – 5:32
- "City of Faceless Strangers (顔のない街の中で, Kao no Nai Machi no Naka de?)" – 4:06
- "Words of Abounding Love for You (惜しみなく愛の言葉を, Oshiminaku Ai no Kotoba wo?)" – 5:51
- "Once in a Lifetime (一期一会, Ichigo Ichie?)" – 5:33
- "Survival Road" – 4:46
- "Nobody is Right" – 5:59
- "Ice Fish" – 4:29
- "Body Talk" – 4:22
- "Rock'n Roll in a Suit (背広の下のロックンロール, Sebiro no Shita no Rokkunroru?)" – 5:56
- "Here Comes the Ancient Rain (昔から雨が降ってくる, Mukashi kara Ame ga Futtekuru?)" – 5:32
- "I Love You, Do You Hear Me? (I Love You, 答えてくれ, Ai Ravu Yū, Kotaetekure?)" – 5:15
[edit] Personnel
- Miyuki Nakajima - vocals
- Kenny Aronoff - drums
- Nobuo Eguchi - drums
- Matt Laug - drums
- Neil Stubenhaus - electric bass
- Yasuo Tomikura - electric bass
- Reggie Hamilton - woodbass
- Michael Landau - electric guitar
- Nozomu Furukawa - electric guitar, slide guitar
- Michael Thompson - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Masayoshi Furukawa - acoustic guitar
- Randy Kerher - acoustic piano
- Jon Gilutin - acoustic piano, electric piano, keyboards, hammond organ
- Shingo Kobayashi - acoustic piano, keyboards, hammond organ, computer programming
- Ittetsu Gen - violin
- Hanako Uesato - violin
- Daisuke Kadowaki - violin
- Izumiko Fujitani - violin
- Yayoi Fujita - violin
- Maki Nagata - violin
- Kaoru Kuroki - violin
- Yoshiko Kaneko - violin
- Crusher Kimura - violin
- Yuko Kajitani - violin
- Leina Ushiyama - violin
- Aya Ito - violin
- Takao Ochiai - violin
- Maiko Hiraoka - violin
- Takuya Mori - violin
- Nobuko Kaiwa - violin
- Tami Janamoto - cello
- Masutami Endo - cello
- Seigen Tokuzawa - cello
- Masahiro Tanaka - cello
- Akina Karasawa - cello
- Kaori Morita - cello
- Masayo Inoue - cello
- Mia Minakami - cello
- Ichizo Seo - acoustic piano, backing vocals
- Satoshi Nakamura - saxophone
- Koji Nishimura - trumpet
- Taro Shizuoka - trombone
- Tomoyuki Asagawa - highland harp, grand harp
- Takashi Asahi - tin whistle
- Fumikazu Miyashita - backing vocals
- Yuiko Tsubokura - backing vocals
- Julia Waters - backing vocals
- Luther Waters - backing vocals
- Johnny Britt - backing vocals
- Eric Butler - backing vocals
- Will Wheaton - backing vocals
- Monalisa Young - backing vocals
- Kristle Murden - backing vocals
- Terry Wood - backing vocals
- Debbie Hall - backing vocals
- Karen Harper - backing vocals
[edit] Chart position
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| Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart (top 200) |
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14 |
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Miyuki Nakajima |
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A Film of Nakajima Miyuki · Yakai 1990 · Yakai Vol.3 Kan-Tan · Yakai Vol.4 Kinkanshoku · Yakai Vol.5 "Hana no Iro wa Utsuri ni keri na Itazura ni Waga Mi Yo ni Furu Nagame Seshi Ma ni" · Yakai Vol.6 "Shangri-La" · Yakai Vol.7 "2/2" · Film of Nakajima Miyuki II · Yakai Vol.8 "Tou On'na" · Yakai Vol.10 "Kaishou" · The Film of Nakajima Miyuki · Yakai no Kiseki 1989-2002 · Yakai Vol.14 "24-ji Chaku 0-ji Hatsu" · Utahime: Live in L.A." · Nakajima Miyuki Live at Sony Pictures Studios in L.A." · Utatabi: Miyuki Nakajima Concert Tour 2007
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