Mignonne (album)
1978 studio album by Taeko Ohnuki
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Mignonne is the third studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Taeko Onuki (spelled "Ohnuki" at the time of release), released on 21 September 1978 by RCA/RVC.[2] The album features the song 4:00 A.M., which has become Onuki's most popular song, with over 147 million streams on Spotify as of May 2026.[3][4][5]
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| Released | September 21, 1978 | |||
| Genre | City pop | |||
| Length | 42:45 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | RCA/RVC | |||
| Producer | Eji Ogura | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.0/5[1] |
Background
Track listing
All tracks are written by Taeko Ohnuki.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "じゃじゃ馬娘 (Jajauma Musume)" | 4:55 |
| 2. | "横顔 (Yokogao)" | 3:24 |
| 3. | "黄昏れ (Tasogare)" | 3:43 |
| 4. | "空をとべたら (Sora Wo Tobetara)" | 3:40 |
| 5. | "風のオルガン (Kaze No Organ)" | 3:20 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 6. | "言いだせなくて (Iidasenakute)" | 3:52 |
| 7. | "4:00 A.M." | 5:34 |
| 8. | "突然の贈りもの (Totsuzen No Okurimono)" | 5:02 |
| 9. | "海と少年 (Umi To Syounen)" | 3:22 |
| 10. | "あこがれ (Akogare)" | 5:53 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[7]
Musicians
- Taeko Onuki — vocals
- Ichizô Seo — chorus (track 1)
- Michiru Maki — chorus (track 1)
- Michiko Ogata — chorus (track 1)
- Tatsushi Umegaki — chorus (tracks 1, 7, 10)
- Hide Kotaro — chorus (tracks 7, 10)
- Kayoko Iju — chorus (tracks 6, 7, 9, 10)
- Natsuko Wada — chorus (tracks 6, 7, 9, 10)
- Hiroko Suzuki — chorus (tracks 6, 7, 9, 10)
- Chuei Yoshikawa — guitar (tracks 3–5, 10)
- Kimio Mizutani — guitar (tracks 1)
- Kiyoshi Sugimoto — guitar (tracks 2, 4)
- Masaki Matsubara — guitar (tracks 6, 9)
- Masayoshi Takanaka — guitar (track 10)
- Shigeru Suzuki — guitar (tracks 1–5, 9, 10)
- Tsunehide Matsuki — guitar (tracks 1, 7, 8)
- Tsugutoshi Gotō — bass (tracks 1, 4, 5)
- Kenji Takamizu — bass (track 2)
- Haruomi Hosono — bass (tracks 3, 6–10)
- Tatsuo Hayashi — drums (tracks 1, 4)
- Kiyoshi Tanaka — drums (tracks 2, 5)
- Yukihiro Takahashi — drums (tracks 3, 9, 10)
- Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami — drums (track 6)
- Yuichi Togashiki — drums (tracks 7, 8)
- Hideo Ichikawa — keyboards (track 2)
- Hiroshi Shibui — keyboards (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5)
- Ryuichi Sakamoto — keyboards (tracks 6–9), piano (tracks 3, 10)
- Keiko Yamakawa — harp (track 5)
- Matsue Yamahata — harp (tracks 6, 8)
- Kiyoshi Saito — horns (track 1)
- Shunzo Sunahara — horns (track 1)
- Jake H. Concepcion — flute (track 7), saxophone (track 1)
- Mitsuru Soma — flute (track 4)
- Yukio Eto — flute (track 4)
- Yasuaki Shimizu — tenor saxophone (track 6)
- Shigeharu Mukai — trombone (track 3)
- Eiji Arai — trombone (tracks 6, 7)
- Harumi Mita — trombone (tracks 6, 7)
- Sumio Okada — trombone (tracks 6, 7)
- Yasuo Hirauchi — trombone (tracks 6, 7)
- Michio Kagiwada — trombone (track 7)
- Mamoru Otake — trumpet (tracks 6, 7)
- Shin Kazuhara — trumpet (tracks 6, 7)
- Kumiyama Tokiichi— trumpet (tracks 6, 7)
- Ohno Group — strings (tracks 3, 8–10)
- Tomato Strings Ensemble — strings (tracks 1, 5)
- Motoya Hamaguchi — percussion (tracks 3, 6–10)
- Masahito "Pecker" Hashida — percussion (tracks 1, 4, 5)
Technical and design
- Eji Ogura — producer
- Ichizô Seo — arrangements (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 10)
- Ryuichi Sakamoto — arrangements (tracks 3, 6–9)
- Shigeki Miyata — recording supervisor
- Eiji Uchinuma — recording engineer
- Tamotsu Yoshida — recording engineer
- Kōchū Onishi — photographer
- Kenichi Makimura — director
- Yoshio Sugiyama — hair and make-up
- Minoru Maeda — stylist
Charts
On 23 May 2018, a vinyl version of Mignonne, remastered by Bernie Grundman, was released.[8] The 2018 remastered vinyl version charted on the Oricon music charts with a peak position of 30.[9]
