Sincerely (Mari Hamada album)
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| Released | December 16, 1989 | |||
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| Length | 44:08 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Invitation | |||
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Sincerely" (シンシアリー, Shinshiarī) is a compilation album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on December 16, 1989 by Invitation. It is Hamada's first ballad-oriented album, featuring four new songs and three re-recordings of her past hits. The album was last reissued on October 22, 2008.[1][2]
Hamada's 1994 international release All My Heart features "Over the Rainbow" and "Open Your Heart" rewritten in English as "With All My Heart" and "Out of My Hands", respectively.
Sincerely peaked at No. 2 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.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | "In the Precious Age (a Cappella Version)" |
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| In the Precious Age (1987) | 3:23 |
| 2. | "Over the Rainbow" | Hiroyuki Ohtsuki | New recording | 3:06 | |
| 3. | "Fall in Love" (Re-recording) | Keiji Katayama | In the Precious Age | 4:06 | |
| 4. | "Missing You" | Yūsuke Nakamura | New recording | 4:48 | |
| 5. | "Last Christmas Song" | Takanobu Masuda | New recording | 4:44 | |
| 6. | "Open Your Heart" | Ohtsuki | New recording | 5:23 | |
| 7. | "Rain" | Masuda | Love Never Turns Against (1988) | 4:18 | |
| 8. | "Promise in the History" (Re-recording) | Katayama | Promise in the History (1986) | 5:02 | |
| 9. | "Restless Kind" | Ohtsuki | Return to Myself (1989) | 4:04 | |
| 10. | "All Alone" | Nakaura | Love Never Turns Against | 5:15 |
Personnel
- Michael Landau – guitar
- John Pierce – bass
- Randy Kerber – keyboards
- Tom Keane – keyboards
- John Keane – drums
- Donna Delory – backing vocals
- Mona Lisa Young – backing vocals
- Marc Russo – saxophone
Charts
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] | 2 |
Certification
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[4] | Platinum | 400,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "浜田麻里 / Sincerely [紙ジャケット仕様]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ↑ "Sincerely/浜田麻里". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- 1 2 "Sincerely/浜田麻里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- 1 2 "Japanese certifications – 浜田 麻里 – Sincerely" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved March 28, 2021. Select 1990年1月 on the drop-down menu
External links
- Official website (Mari Hamada)
- Official website (Victor Entertainment)
- Sincerely at MusicBrainz
- Sincerely at Discogs