Inclination (album)

Inclination
Compilation album by
ReleasedMarch 24, 1994 (1994-03-24)
Recorded1983–1994
Genres
Length2:31:00
LanguageJapanese
LabelMCA Victor
Mari Hamada chronology
Introducing... Mari Hamada
(1993)
Inclination
(1994)
All My Heart
(1994)

Inclination (インクリネーション, Inkurinēshon) is a compilation album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on March 24, 1994, by MCA Victor to commemorate the 10th anniversary of her music career. The album compiles her singles and most popular songs from 1983 to 1994, with four songs re-recorded in acoustic versions for this release. It started Hamada's tradition of releasing an Inclination compilation on every 10th anniversary.[1][2]

Inclination was Hamada's third and final No. 1 album on Oricon's albums chart. It was also certified Platinum by the RIAJ.[3][4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mari Hamada, except where indicated.

Disc 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicOriginal releaseLength
1."~Love Maker~"Munetaka Higuchi Project TeamMunetaka Higuchi Project TeamLunatic Doll (1983)1:15
2."Don't Change Your Mind"Munetaka Higuchi Project TeamMunetaka Higuchi Project TeamRomantic Night4:02
3."Tokio Makin' Love"Munetaka Higuchi Project TeamMunetaka Higuchi Project TeamLunatic Doll3:45
4."All Night Party"Munetaka Higuchi Project TeamMunetaka Higuchi Project TeamLunatic Doll5:48
5."Runaway from Yesterday"Munetaka Higuchi Project TeamMunetaka Higuchi Project TeamLunatic Doll5:11
6."Heart Line" Yōgo KōnoMisty Lady (1984)4:03
7."Misty Lady" HamadaMisty Lady4:48
8."Paradise" Hiroyuki OhtsukiMisty Lady4:42
9."Last Scene" Hiroaki MatsuzawaRainbow Dream (1985)3:58
10."Hard Dancin'" Masatoshi NishimuraBlue Revolution (1985)5:03
11."Another Way" MatsuzawaBlue Revolution4:00
12."Memory in Vain" MatsuzawaPromise in the History (1986)4:30
13."Forever" OhtsukiHeart and Soul: The Singles (1988)4:02
14."Blue Revolution" 
  • Hiroaki Matsuzawa
  • Kōno
Blue Revolution4:48
15."My Tears" Takanobu MasudaHeart and Soul: The Singles6:22
16."Heart and Soul" OhtsukiHeart and Soul: The Singles4:50
17."~Hearty My Song~" HamadaRainbow Dream1:27
Disc 2
No.TitleLyricsMusicOriginal releaseLength
1."Company" (Re-recording) Kazuhiro HaraAnti-Heroine (1993)6:28
2."Cry for the Moon" (Re-recording) OhtsukiAnti-Heroine7:35
3."Promise in the History" Keiji KatayamaPromise in the History4:19
4."Tele-Control" OhtsukiTomorrow (1991)4:35
5."Voice of Minds"
  • T. J. Seals
  • Christopher Bogan
  • Hamada
  • Seals
  • Bogan
In the Precious Age4:17
6."Call My Luck" OhtsukiLove Never Turns Against (1988)3:50
7."Nostalgia" Takashi MasuzakiColors (1990)4:12
8."Tomorrow" (Re-recording) OhtsukiTomorrow5:19
9."Anti-Heroine" Ichiro HadaAnti-Heroine4:48
10."Heaven Knows" 
  • Greg Edward
  • Tom Keane
  • Ohtsuki
Colors4:18
11."Paradox" MasuzakiTomorrow5:13
12."Border" Tetsuro OdaAnti-Heroine6:08
13."Precious Summer" OdaTomorrow3:51
14."Open Your Heart" OhtsukiSincerely (1989)5:21
15."Over the Rainbow" (Re-recording) OhtsukiSincerely3:04
16."Return to Myself ~Shinai, Shinai, Natsu." ((Return to Myself ~しない、しない、ナツ。; "Return to Myself ~Not, Not, Summer.")) OhtsukiReturn to Myself (1989)4:31

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 1

Certification

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[4] Platinum 400,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "浜田麻里 / インクリネーション [2CD] [廃盤]". CDJournal. Archived from the original on 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  2. ↑ "INCLINATION/浜田麻里". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  3. 1 2 "INCLINATION/浜田麻里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  4. 1 2 "Japanese certifications – 浜田 麻里 – INCLINATION" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved March 28, 2021. Select 1994年10月 on the drop-down menu