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Deep Lip French

Deep Lip French (ディープ・リップ・フレンチ, Dīpu Rippu Furenchi) is the 18th studio album by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Released through King Records on June 1, 1996, it features the singles "Thinking About You (Anata no Yoru wo Tsutsumitai)" and "True Romance". Like her previous studio releases Mellow, Wagamama na Actress, Pure White, and Mid Blue, Deep Lip French was self-produced and recorded in Los Angeles.[1][2][3]

Deep Lip French
Studio album by
Miho Nakayama
ReleasedJune 1, 1996 (1996-06-01)
Recorded1995–1996
StudioWestlake Recording Studios
Genre
Length53:08
LanguageJapanese
LabelKing Records
Producer
  • Miho Nakayama
  • Masato Asanuma
Miho Nakayama chronology
Mid Blue
(1996) 		Deep Lip French
(1996) 		Ballads II
(1996)
Singles from Deep Lip French
  1. "Thinking About You (Anata no Yoru wo Tsutsumitai)"
    Released: February 16, 1996 (1996-02-16)
  2. "True Romance"
    Released: June 7, 1996 (1996-06-07)

The album peaked at No. 13 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 80,000 copies.[4][5]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."True Romance"Masato OdakeYoshimasa InoueHajime Mizoguchi4:14
2."♡ Smoke"
MayumiMayumi4:07
3."Spiritual Kisses"NakayamaMika Watanabe
  • Kanichirō Kubo
  • Watanabe
3:10
4."Angel"
  • Nakayama
  • Odake
MariaMizoguchi4:32
5."Fui no Kiss" ((不意のKiss, "Sudden Kiss"))MariaMariaMizoguchi4:41
6."It's More"
  • Nakayama
  • Odake
Yoshimasa InoueJun Irie4:41
7."Leicasta" (Raikasuta (ライカスタ))NakayamaInoueIrie5:21
8."Sometimes"OdakeCindyHiroshi Shinkawa5:10
9."Rain Ring"NakayamaMariaMizoguchi6:10
10."Sound of Love"
  • Nakayama
  • Mika Watanabe
WatanabeKeitarō Takanami5:20
11."Thinking About You (Anata no Yoru wo Tsutsumitai)" ((Thinking About You〜あなたの夜を包みたい〜, "Thinking About You ~I Want to Wrap Your Night~"))OdakeMariaMizoguchi4:50
Total length:53:08

Personnel edit

  • Miho Nakayama – vocals
  • Yoko Kanno – piano (1, 4–5, 9)
  • Yoshimasa Inoue – piano (1), backing vocals (6–7)
  • Yoshihiro Tomonari – piano (3)
  • Hidetoshi Yamada – piano (6–7)
  • Daisaku Kume – piano (10)
  • Kazuo Ōtani – piano (11)
  • Hajime Mizoguchi – synthesizer (1, 4, 9), cello (5)
  • Hiroshi Kitashiro – synthesizer (2)
  • Kanichirō Kubō – synthesizer (3)
  • Hideki Matsutake – synthesizer (6–7)
  • Hiroshi Shinkawa – synthesizer (8)
  • Keitarō Takanami – synthesizer (10)
  • Naoki Suzuki – synthesizer (11)
  • Toshiyuki Honma – electric piano (6–7)
  • Tsuneo Imahori – guitar (1, 9)
  • Masayoshi Furukawa – guitar (4)
  • Fujimaru Yoshino – guitar (6–7)
  • Masaki Matsubara – guitar (8)
  • Shigeharu Sasago – guitar (9)
  • Kazuhiko Obata – guitar (9)
  • Tenji Mitsuhata – guitar (11)
  • Masayuki Suzuki – bass (1, 10)
  • Kenji Takamizu – bass (4, 11)
  • Chiharu Mikuzuki – bass (6)
  • Hideo Watanabe – bass (9)
  • Nobuo Eguchi – drums (7)
  • Tōru Hasebe – drums (7)
  • Ikuo Kakehashi – percussion (1, 9), drums (4)
  • Tomo Yamaguchi – percussion (3)
  • Makoto Hirabara – saxophone (1)
  • Kazutoki Umezu – saxophone (3)
  • Jake H. Concepcion – saxophone (6)
  • Shinichirō Hikosaka – saxophone (9)
  • Katsuki Tochio – saxophone (9)
  • Sai Kakukawa – saxophone (9)
  • Yasushi Arai – saxophone (9)
  • Hideshi Toki – saxophone (11)
  • Shin Sugawara – trumpet (1)
  • Eijirō Nakagawa – trumpet (1)
  • Masatsugu Shinozaki Group – strings (1, 4–5, 9, 11)
  • Hiroyuki Koike Group – strings (6–7, 10)
  • Megumi Maruo – accordion (10)
  • Kōichirō Tashiro – charango (10)
  • Maria – backing vocals (4)
  • Naoki Takao – backing vocals (8, 11)
  • Kumi Sasaki – backing vocals (11)

Charts edit

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 13

References edit

  1. ^ "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  2. ^ "中山美穂 / ディープ・リップ・フレンチ [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  3. ^ "Deep Lip French | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  4. ^ a b "Deep Lip French | 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.

External links edit

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