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]
All lyrics are written by Mari Hamada, except where indicated
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "In the Precious Age (a Cappella Version)" |
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| 3:23 |
| 2. | "Over the Rainbow" | Hiroyuki Ohtsuki | 3:06 | |
| 3. | "Fall in Love (Re-recording)" | Keiji Katayama | 4:06 | |
| 4. | "Missing You" | Yūsuke Nakamura | 4:48 | |
| 5. | "Last Christmas Song" | Takanobu Masuda | 4:44 | |
| 6. | "Open Your Heart" | Ohtsuki | 5:23 | |
| 7. | "Rain" | Masuda | 4:18 | |
| 8. | "Promise in the History (Re-recording)" | Katayama | 5:02 | |
| 9. | "Restless Kind" | Ohtsuki | 4:04 | |
| 10. | "All Alone" | Nakaura | 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
