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With a strong fan following and a highly successful previous endeavor, Voice, Mika Nakashima returned in 2009 with a compilation of pieces written and/or performed for commercials for the Kanebo makeup line in Japan. The style is, of course, fairly mainstream and commercial as a result, but Nakashima pulls off a nice show nonetheless. While the fairly standard R&B pieces, such as "Heaven on Earth," leave little lingering sentiment after they're gone, there are other pieces with more roving styles -- for example, "Love Addict" is a surprising shot of classic jazz riffing with Nakashima using her lower registers to evoke a smokier nightclub sound, something that Yoko Kanno might have normally written. There's also a riffy bit of contemporary rock hiding away in "Dance with the Devil" that highlights a midrange for Nakashima, with a similarly surprising end result. There's even a little bit of ska woven into "Confusion," though Nakashima layers over it quickly with vocals and backing tracks. On the whole, the album has both high and low points, the latter usually arriving in the more standard pop pieces that aren't really made for Nakashima's formidable (and verging on brash) vocals. When she's on, though, she makes up for the low points with ease.
© Adam Greenberg /TiVo
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Mika Nakashima, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tomokazu Matsuzawa, Composer, Arranger - Kaoru Kami, Composer - The Hot Pantz, Arranger
(P) 2009 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Shinichi Osawa, Composer, Producer, Arranger - Brian Lynch, Arranger, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mika Nakashima, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Osamu "Shu" Imamoto, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Mika Arisaka, Background Vocal - Atsushi Fujita, Recording Engineer - Chieko, Kinbara Strings, Strings - Jun Saitoh, Drums - Keiichi Shibata, Piano - Hitoshi Tanabe, Bass - Makoto Oka, Tenor Saxophone - Renald Jorge, Trombone
(P) 2003 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Unknown, Producer - Mika Nakashima, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Coldfeet, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger
(P) 2002 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Watusi, Composer - Mika Nakashima, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lori Fine, Composer - Coldfeet, Arranger
(P) 2004 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Mika Nakashima, Lyricist - Lori Fine, Composer, Lyricist - Coldfeet, Arranger - Mica 3 Chu, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2008 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Toshiyuki Mori, Producer, Arranger - Mika Nakashima, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yasunari Okano, Composer
(P) 2007 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Nana, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Takamune Negishi, Arranger - Mika Nakashima, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Unknown (For Japan Use), Producer - Yasuhiro Minami, Composer - mmm.3lf.jp, Lyricist - Nana starring Mika Nakashima, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2005 Sony Music Associated Records
Toshiyuki Mori, Arranger - Mika Nakashima, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yoshiko Goshima, Composer
(P) 2005 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Takahiro Kaneko, Arranger, Tenor Saxophone - Mika Nakashima, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Toshihiko Miyoshi, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Shinya Okano, Composer - Atsushi Fujita, Recording Engineer - Mataro, Percussion - Absolute3, Producer, Arranger, Programmer - Asato, Background Vocal - Aiko Haino, Background Vocal - Tomohiko Ohkanda, Bass - Koji Orita, Saxophone - Futoshi Kobayashi, Trumpet - Wakaba Kaneko, Trombone
(P) 2003 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Shunya Mori, Producer, Arranger - Mika Nakashima, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ryoko Goshima, Composer
(P) 2006 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Mika Nakashima, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tomokazu Matsuzawa, Composer - Masato Kotake, Lyricist - The Flixx, Arranger
(P) 2008 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Shin Kono, Producer, Arranger - Mika Nakashima, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lori Fine, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2006 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Nana, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Takamune Negishi, Arranger - Mika Nakashima, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Unknown (For Japan Use), Producer - mmm.3lf.jp, Lyricist - Nana starring Mika Nakashima, AssociatedPerformer - Shigekazu Koga, Composer
(P) 2005 Sony Music Associated Records
Mika Nakashima, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lori Fine, Composer, Lyricist - Coldfeet, Arranger - Unknown (For Japan Use), Producer - Ayumi miyazaki, Lyricist
(P) 2007 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Mika Nakashima, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ayumi miyazaki, Composer, Arranger
(P) 2004 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Album review
With a strong fan following and a highly successful previous endeavor, Voice, Mika Nakashima returned in 2009 with a compilation of pieces written and/or performed for commercials for the Kanebo makeup line in Japan. The style is, of course, fairly mainstream and commercial as a result, but Nakashima pulls off a nice show nonetheless. While the fairly standard R&B pieces, such as "Heaven on Earth," leave little lingering sentiment after they're gone, there are other pieces with more roving styles -- for example, "Love Addict" is a surprising shot of classic jazz riffing with Nakashima using her lower registers to evoke a smokier nightclub sound, something that Yoko Kanno might have normally written. There's also a riffy bit of contemporary rock hiding away in "Dance with the Devil" that highlights a midrange for Nakashima, with a similarly surprising end result. There's even a little bit of ska woven into "Confusion," though Nakashima layers over it quickly with vocals and backing tracks. On the whole, the album has both high and low points, the latter usually arriving in the more standard pop pieces that aren't really made for Nakashima's formidable (and verging on brash) vocals. When she's on, though, she makes up for the low points with ease.
© Adam Greenberg /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:10
- Main artists: Mika Nakashima
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Music Labels Inc.
- Genre: World Asia Japanese music J-Pop
(P)2009 Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
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