| Ballad Best 25th Anniversary Selection | ||||
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| Released | March 28, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 1995–2007 | |||
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| Length | 71:38 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Utahime Records Universal Sigma | |||
| Producer | Akina Nakamori | |||
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Ballad Best 25th Anniversary Selection (バラード・ベスト 〜25th Anniversary Selection〜, Bareedo Besuto ~ 25 Shūnenkinen Serekushon) is a compilation album by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori, released through Utahime Records and Universal Sigma on March 28, 2007, as a third compilation album to commemorate Nakamori's 25th anniversary.
Background
The album consists of the newly recorded song "Ano Natsu no Hi", self-covers of her classic singles from the Warner Pioneer, MRA and UMJ era recorded between 1995 and 2005. The album was released in 2 editions: regular with solo CD and limited CD+DVD. DVD contains previously unreleased footage of live concert Milkyway in 1983.
Chart performance
The album peaked at No. 13 on Oricon's weekly albums chart and charted for eight weeks. It sold over 26,000 copies.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nanpasen [2007 Version]" (難破船) | Tokiko Kato | Kato | Hiroshi Uesugi | 4:27 |
| 2. | "Second Love [Utahime Double-decade Version]" (セカンド・ラブ) | Etsuko Kisugi | Takao Kisugi | Satoshi Takebe | 4:43 |
| 3. | "Ano Natsu no Hi" (あの夏の日) | Eriko | Jun Ichikawa | Ichikawa | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Liar (Akina Nakamori song) [True Album Akina 95 Best Version]" | Masao Urino | Hiroaki Serizawa | Minoru Mukaiya | 4:53 |
| 5. | "Mizu ni Sashita Hana [Utahime Double-Decade Version]" (水に挿した花) | Natsumi Tadano | Junko Hirotani | Takebe | 4:28 |
| 6. | "Kagerō" (陽炎) | Nakamori | Hiroshi Tamaki | Yūji Toriyama | 4:44 |
| 7. | "Akai Hana" (赤い花) |
| Kim | Takebe | 5:28 |
| 8. | "Sand Beige (Sabaku e) [Utahime Double-Decade Version]" | Eiko Kyō | Takashi Tsushimi | Akira Senju | 4:42 |
| 9. | "Solitude [2007 ver.]" | Reiko Yukawa | Yukihide Takekawa | Uesugi | 4:42 |
| 10. | "Futari Shizuka [True Album Akina 95 Best Version]" | Takashi Matsumoto | Makoto Sekiguchi | Mukaiya | 4:06 |
| 11. | "Gekka" (月華) | Gorō Matsui | Shūgō Kajiwara | Akihiko Matsumoto | 5:01 |
| 12. | "Yokan [True Album Akina 95 Best Version]" (予感) | Ryō Asuka | Asuka | Nobuhiko Kashiwara | 4:27 |
| 13. | "Hajimete Deatta Hi no Yō ni" (初めて出逢った日のように) |
| Kim | Satoshi Takebe | 4:28 |
| 14. | "Eki [Utahime Double-Decade Version]" (駅) | Mariya Takeuchi | Takeuchi | Senju | 4:42 |
| 15. | "Kisei (Never Forget) [2007 ver.]" (帰省) |
| Suzu | Uesugi | 5:42 |
| Total length: | 71:38 | ||||
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 13 |
References
- ^ "中森明菜 / バラード・ベスト～25th Anniversary Selection～". CDJournal. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ a b "中森明菜 バラード・ベスト～25th Anniversary Selection～ | 中森明菜". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ "中森明菜". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-28.