Ballads (Miho Nakayama album)

Ballads
Compilation album by
ReleasedMarch 20, 1989 (1989-03-20)
December 18, 1996 (1996-12-18) (reissue)
Recorded1987–1988
Genre
Length61:12
LanguageJapanese
LabelKing Records
ProducerAkira Fukuzumi
Miho Nakayama chronology
Angel Hearts
(1988)
Ballads
(1989)
Hide 'n' Seek
(1989)
Singles from Ballads
  1. "You're My Only Shinin' Star"
    Released: February 17, 1988 (1988-02-17)
Alternate cover
1996 reissue cover

Ballads (バラード, Barādo) is the second compilation album by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Released through King Records on March 20, 1989, the album features 12 ballads selected by Nakayama from her past releases, plus new recordings of "Sentimental Tsūshin", "Kabin", and "Try or Cry". The album was reissued on December 18, 1996, as Ballads I with a different cover to match that of Ballads II.[1][2]

The album peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 195,000 copies.[3][4] It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ.[5]

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