I Love You, Do You Hear Me?

I Love You, Do You Hear Me?
Studio album by
Miyuki Nakajima
ReleasedOctober 3, 2007
GenreFolk rock
Length57:21
LabelYamaha Music Communications
ProducerIchizo Seo, Miyuki Nakajima
Miyuki Nakajima chronology
Lullaby Singer
(2006) 		I Love You, Do You Hear Me?
(2007) 		Utatabi: Miyuki Nakajima Concert Tour 2007
(2008)

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".

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Miyuki Nakajima[1]

  1. "Today, I'm a Novice (本日、未熟者, Honjitsu, Mijukumono)" – 5:32
  2. "City of Faceless Strangers (顔のない街の中で, Kao no Nai Machi no Naka de)" – 4:06
  3. "Words of Abounding Love for You (惜しみなく愛の言葉を, Oshiminaku Ai no Kotoba wo)" – 5:51
  4. "Once in a Lifetime (一期一会, Ichigo Ichie)" – 5:33
  5. "Survival Road" – 4:46
  6. "Nobody is Right" – 5:59
  7. "Ice Fish" – 4:29
  8. "Body Talk" – 4:22
  9. "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
  10. "Here Comes the Ancient Rain (昔から雨が降ってくる, Mukashi kara Ame ga Futtekuru)" – 5:32
  11. "I Love You, Do You Hear Me? (I Love You, 答えてくれ, Ai Ravu Yū, Kotaetekure)" – 5:15

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

Chart position

Chart Position
Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart (top 200) 4

References

  1. ^ "中島みゆき オフィシャルサイト". 中島みゆき オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved October 6, 2023.