Velvet (Wink album)
1990 studio album by Wink
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Velvet (ベルベット, Berubetto) is the fourth studio album by Japanese idol duo Wink, released by Polystar on July 11, 1990. It features the No. 1 single "Sexy Music", a Japanese-language cover of The Nolans' 1981 single. Also included in the album are covers of Carmin's "Dos Hombres", the Nolans' "I'm in the Mood for Dancing", Kool & the Gang's "Cherish", and Eddie Hodges' "I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door". Velvet was Wink's first album to feature Satoshi Kadokura as the duo's music arranger.[1][2]
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| Released | July 11, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
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| Length | 45:18 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Polystar | |||
| Producer | Haruo Mizuhashi | |||
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The album peaked at No. 4 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 198,000 copies.[3][4] It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ.[5]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Neko Oikawa, except where indicated; all music is arranged by Satoshi Kadokura, except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Sexy Music [Remix]" |
| 5:03 | ||
| 2. | "Rainy Lonely Pavement" | Sayako Morimoto | Hitoshi Haba | 3:49 | |
| 3. | "Natsufuku no Juliet (Dos Hombres)" (Natsufuku no Jurietto ~Dos Hombres~ (夏服のジュリエット 〜Dos Hombres〜; "Juliet in Summer Clothes ~Dos Hombres~")) |
| 5:07 | ||
| 4. | "Unshakable" | Morimoto |
| 5:01 | |
| 5. | "Ame ni Negai wo" ((雨に願いを; "Wishing for the Rain")) | Masaya Ozeki | 4:17 | ||
| 6. | "Ginsei Club (I'm in Mood for Dancing)" ((銀星倶楽部 〜I'm In Mood For Dancing〜)) | Morimoto |
| 4:19 | |
| 7. | "Ano Natsu no Seagull (Cherish)" (Ano Natsu no Shīgaru ~Cherisshu~ (あの夏のシーガル 〜Cherish〜; "That Summer Seagull ~Cherish~")) |
| 4:55 | ||
| 8. | "I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door" | 4:06 | |||
| 9. | "Zeitaku na Kodoku" ((贅沢な孤独; "Luxury Loneliness")) | Morimoto |
| Motoki Funayama | 3:53 |
| 10. | "Tsukiyo no Shinjugai" ((月夜の真珠貝; "Moonlit Pearl Shell")) | Ozeki | 4:48 | ||
| Total length: | 45:18 | ||||
| No. | Title | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 11. | "Ichiban Kanashii Bara" ((いちばん哀しい薔薇; "The Saddest Rose")) | Kisaburō Suzuki | Funayama | 4:25 |
Charts
Certification
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[5] | Gold | 200,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||