Wagamama na Actress
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ReleasedJune 23, 1993
Recorded1993
Studio
- Westlake Recording Studios
- Carve Studio
- M'Bila Studio
- Studio 56
- Studio 55
- Ground Control
- Jennie's Studio
- Sedic Studio
- Free Studio
- Delta Studio
- Nichion Studio
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| Released | June 23, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
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| Length | 50:32 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | King Records | |||
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Wagamama na Actress (わがままな あくとれす, Wagamama na Akutoresu; lit. Selfish Actress) is the 15th studio album by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Released through King Records on June 23, 1993, it is Nakayama's fifth studio release (after One and Only, Mind Game, Merry Merry, and Dé eaya) to not feature a single. It was also Nakayama's second album (after Mellow) to be self-produced and recorded in Los Angeles.[1][2][3]
The album peaked at No. 4 on Oricon's albums chart. It also sold over 145,000 copies and was certified Gold by the RIAJ.[4][5]
All lyrics are written by Miho Nakayama, except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Gakeppuchi" ((崖っぷち; "Cliff")) | Rui Serizawa | Pfeifer Broz |
| 5:07 |
| 2. | "Keep Awake" | Julia | Ian Prince | 4:21 | |
| 3. | "A New Day" | Makoto Satō | Bruce Gaitsch | 3:11 | |
| 4. | "Jara Jara Switch" | M. Rie |
| 4:30 | |
| 5. | "Dear My Friends" | Takashi Tsushimi | Bill Meyers | 4:28 | |
| 6. | "Pastel in My Heart" | Julia | Prince | 5:47 | |
| 7. | "Mayonaka no Kitchen kara" (Mayonaka no Kitchin kara (真夜中のキッチンから; "From the Kitchen at Midnight")) | Pfeifer Broz | Pfeifer Broz | 3:07 | |
| 8. | "Wagamama na Actress" (Wagamama na Akutoresu (わがままな あくとれす; "Selfish Actress")) | Chiho Kiyooka |
| 4:42 | |
| 9. | "Horizon" | Masami Tozawa | Pfeifer Broz | Keane | 4:55 |
| 10. | "Love for You" | Cindy |
| 4:27 | |
| 11. | "Konna Hi no Ame nara Daisuki (The Rain Came Down)" ((こんな日の雨なら大好き -The Rain Came Down-; "I Love the Rain on Such a Day (The Rain Came Down)")) |
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| Ken Shiguma | 5:57 |
| Total length: | 50:32 | ||||
Personnel
- Miho Nakayama – vocals
- Rob Pfeifer – programming (1, 7)
- Ken Shiguma – programming (11)
- Atsushi Umehara – programming (11)
- Jeff Pfeifer – keyboards (1, 7)
- Ian Prince – keyboards, programming (2, 6)
- Tom Keane – keyboards, programming (4, 9)
- Bill Meyers – keyboards, programming (5, 8)
- Reggie Turner – keyboards, programming (10)
- Hidetoshi Yamada – keyboards (11)
- Randy Waldman – piano, bass (3)
- Michael Landau – guitar (1–2, 5–9)
- Bruce Gaitsch – guitar (3)
- David Williams – guitar (4)
- John Peña – bass (6)
- Mike Porcaro – bass (9)
- Carlos Vega – drums (9)
- Andre Williams – drums (10)
- Keith Williams – drums (10)
- Chris Trujillo – percussion (1, 5, 7–8)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (3)
- Jerry Hey – trumpet (1, 4, 8)
- Gary Grant – trumpet (1, 4, 8)
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (1, 4, 8)
- Dan Higgins – saxophone (1, 4), flute (7)
- Brandon Fields – saxophone (3)
- Dave Koz – saxophone (6, 9)
- Kim Hutcheroft – saxophone (8)
- Jake H. Concepcion – saxophone (11)
- Tetsuya Ochiai – strings (11)
- Hiroki Kashiwagi – strings (11)
- Jackie – backing vocals (1)
- Misa Nakayama – backing vocals (1)
- Joey Johnson – backing vocals (2)
- Warnel Johns – backing vocals (2)
- Yuiko Tsubokura – backing vocals (4, 8)
- Keiko Wada – backing vocals (4, 8)
- Junko Hirotani – backing vocals (5–6, 11)
- Kiyoshi Hiyama – backing vocals (5–6)
- Yasuhiro Kido – backing vocals (6)
- Cindy – backing vocals (10)
- Jacque Mastin – backing vocals (10)
- Don Jeffries – backing vocals (10)
