Pure White (ピュア・ホワイト, Pyua Howaito) is the 16th studio album by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Released through King Records on June 8, 1994, it features the single "Sea Paradise (OL no Hanran)". Like her previous studio releases Mellow and Wagamama na Actress, Pure White was self-produced and recorded in Los Angeles.[1][2][3]

Pure White
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 8, 1994 (1994-06-08)
Recorded1994
Genre
Length58:33
LanguageJapanese
LabelKing Records
Producer
  • Miho Nakayama
  • KNACK
  • Nobuyoshi Suzuki
Miho Nakayama chronology
Blanket Privacy
(1993)
Pure White
(1994)
Pure White Live '94
(1994)
Singles from Pure White
  1. "Sea Paradise (OL no Hanran)"
    Released: June 8, 1994 (1994-06-08)

The album peaked at No. 3 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 112,000 copies.[4][5]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Miho Nakayama, except where indicated; all music is composed by KNACK, except where indicated

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Sea Paradise (OL no Hanran)" ((Sea Paradise -OLの反乱-, "Sea Paradise -An Office Lady's Rebellion-"))  ATOM7:27
2."Panorama" NakayamaATOM5:38
3."Amiageta Yume" ((あみあげた夢, "I Gave Up the Dream"))
  • Takashi Hamazaki
  • Nakayama
  • Hamazaki
  • Kazuo Fushishima
 4:41
4."Anata wo Sora e Todoketai" ((あなたを宇宙(そら)へ届けたい, "I Want to Deliver You to the Stars"))  KNACK5:26
5."Ta-ku-ra-mi" ((タ・ク・ラ・ミ))  KNACK2:29
6."Hoshi no Nusutto" ((星の盗人, "The Thief from the Stars"))
  • Nakayama
  • Iza Mizuno
 ATOM6:04
7."Blue Stone" 
  • Jeff Pfeifer
  • Rob Pfeifer
KNACK5:04
8."Itazura ni Mane Shitari..." ((いたずらに まねしたり…, "Imitate It Mischievously..."))
CharaYūsuke Asada4:41
9."Title"
  • Kōki Okada
  • Taka Satō
  • Yūsuke Gotō
(To Be Continued)
To Be ContinuedTo Be Continued5:09
10."Futtari no Photograph" ((ふったりのphotograph, "Two Photographs"))  KNACK5:27
11."Pure White"  KNACK6:26
Total length:58:33

Personnel

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  • Miho Nakayama – vocals
  • Keisuke Araki – keyboards
  • Yōichi Yamazaki –keyboards, piano
  • Kazushi Ueda – guitar
  • Masato Saitō – bass
  • Hisanori Kumamaru – drums

Charts

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Chart (1994) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 3

References

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  1. ^ "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  2. ^ "中山美穂 / ピュア・ホワイト [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  3. ^ "Pure White | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  4. ^ a b "Pure White | 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.
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