| East Asia | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 7, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | Burnish Stone, Z'd, Sound Valley, ARC Garret, Sound Inn, Vincent, Jive, Epicurus & Westside Studio(Tokyo) Capitol Studio(Los Angeles) | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 53:05 | |||
| Label | Pony Canyon/AARD-VARK, Yamaha Music Communications | |||
| Producer | Ichizo Seo, Miyuki Nakajima | |||
| Miyuki Nakajima chronology | ||||
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East Asia is the 20th studio album recorded by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in October 1992.
The album features "Shallow Sleep (Asai Nemuri)", a hit single released in July 1992. Nakajima wrote the song as a theme for Shin'ai Naru Mono e, a television drama that she made guest appearance as a doctor. Shin'ai Naru Mono e's themes song peaked at No. 2 on the Japan's Oricon chart in summer of 1992, and thus became her first single. This song has sold more than a million copies.[1][2]
Prior to the release of the album Shin'ai Naru Mono e, the songs "Two Boats" and "Haginohara" were already performed on Yakai, which are experimental theaters Nakajima has performed annually since 1989.
"Thread (Ito)" is a love song Nakajima dedicated to Zenji Nakayama, a later leader of Tenrikyo who got married at that time.[3] In 1998, it was featured on the television drama Seija no Koushin and was also released as a double A-Side single with "Another Name for Life". This song has become well known through a cover version recorded by the Bank Band, a project which Kazutoshi Sakurai and Takeshi Kobayashi launched for a charity. Their interpretation, featuring Sakurai's vocals, was included on their 2004 Soushi Souai album.[4]
In December 1992, East Asia won the 34th Japan Record Awards for 10 Excellent Albums, which is a prize that honors ten exceptional studio albums.[5]
- ^ 中島みゆき-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック "(Highest position and charting weeks)". oricon.co.jp. Oricon Style. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "– Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) – Singles Chart Daijiten – Miyuki Nakajima" (in Japanese). December 30, 2007. Archived from s-中島みゆき the original on June 19, 2007. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Article on Tenri Jiho" (Document). Tokyo: Tenri Jihosha Co. April 12, 1992.
- ^ 沿志奏逢 / Bank Band｜エキサイトミュージック（音楽） "(excite review – Soushi Souai / Bank Band)". excite.co.jp (in Japanese). excite. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "History of the Japan Record Awards – List of the 34th Award Winners" (in Japanese). Archived from Japan Composer's Association the original on June 8, 2008. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
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