Mellow (Miho Nakayama album)

Mellow (メロウ, Merou) is the 14th studio album by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Released through King Records on June 10, 1992, it features the single "Mellow". The album was co-produced by Nakayama and recorded in Los Angeles. She wrote majority of the album's songs; both under her real name and her pseudonym "Issaque" (一咲, Issaku). A limited edition release included a mini photo book featuring pictures taken during the Los Angeles recording sessions.[1][2][3]

Mellow
Studio album by
Miho Nakayama
ReleasedJune 10, 1992 (1992-06-10)
Recorded1992
Genre
Length56:57
LanguageJapanese
LabelKing Records
Producer
  • Miho Nakayama
  • Masato Osumi
Miho Nakayama chronology
Miho's Select
(1991)		 Mellow
(1992)		 Dramatic Songs
(1993)
Singles from Mellow
  1. "Mellow"
    Released: April 1, 1992 (1992-04-01)

The album peaked at No. 3 on Oricon's albums chart. It also sold over 140,000 copies and was certified Gold by the RIAJ.[4][5]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Mellow"IssaqueYoshimasa InoueY. Inoue5:50
2."Arukinasai." ((あるきなさい。, "Come On."))Miho NakayamaYūsuke AsadaAsada6:03
3."Yukkuri My Love" ((ゆっくりMy Love, "Slowly My Love"))NakayamaMasaya OzekiNittoku Inoue5:18
4."Platinum Cat"IssaqueY. InoueY. Inoue5:50
5."Silent"NakayamaChiho KiyookaYoshio Tsuru5:02
6."Wasurenakute mo Ii ja Nai" ((忘れなくてもいいじゃない, "You Don't Have to Forget"))
  • Chiharu Akahoshi
  • Nakayama
OzekiHiroshi Shinkawa4:44
7."Shakunetsu no Kokoro" ((灼熱の心, "Burning Heart"))
  • Mika Watanabe
  • Nakayama
WatanabeN. Inoue5:43
8."Hanashi wo Kiite" ((はなしをきいて, "Listen to the Story"))Nakayama
  • Hiroshi Narumi
  • Makio Tada
5:54
9."Kiss Kiss Kiss"Nakayama
  • Narumi
  • Tada
  • Narumi
  • Tada
4:54
10."Treasure"Yui Nishiwaki
  • Nishiwaki
  • Yōko Orihara
Nobuo Ariga5:51
11."Mellow [CM Version]"IssaqueY. InoueY. Inoue1:48
Total length:56:57

Charts
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 3

Certification
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[6] Gold 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  2. "中山美穂 / メロウ [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  3. "Mellow | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  4. "Mellow | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  5. "中山美穂". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  6. "Japanese certifications – 中山 美穂 – Mellow" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2021-08-07. Select 1992年7月 on the drop-down menu
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