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Upon its release, ''True'' received favorable reviews from [[music critics]]. Many of those highlighted the [[Single (music)|singles]] as some of her best work, and complimented the album's production and Nakashima's vocals throughout. Commercially, the album was a success in Japan, reaching the top of the [[Oricon Albums Chart]] and eventually sold over one million units nationwide, earning it a million certification from the [[Recording Industry Association of Japan]] (RIAJ). It won Nakashima the Album of the Year Award at the 2003 [[Japan Gold Disc Awards]]. |
Upon its release, ''True'' received favorable reviews from [[music critics]]. Many of those highlighted the [[Single (music)|singles]] as some of her best work, and complimented the album's production and Nakashima's vocals throughout. Commercially, the album was a success in Japan, reaching the top of the [[Oricon Albums Chart]] and eventually sold over one million units nationwide, earning it a million certification from the [[Recording Industry Association of Japan]] (RIAJ). It won Nakashima the Album of the Year Award at the 2003 [[Japan Gold Disc Awards]]. |
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To promote the album, Nakashima released five singles. The first and final singles, "[[Stars (Mika Nakashima song)|Stars]]" and "[[Will (Mika Nakashima song)|Will]]," both peaked at number three on the [[Oricon Singles Chart]], with "Stars" becoming her highest-selling single based on [[Oricon Style]]'s database. The singles "[[Crescent Moon (song)|Crescent Moon]]," [[One Survive]] and [[Helpless Rain]] were limited to 100,000 copies each. |
To promote the album, Nakashima released five singles. The first and final singles, "[[Stars (Mika Nakashima song)|Stars]]" and "[[Will (Mika Nakashima song)|Will]]," both peaked at number three on the [[Oricon Singles Chart]], with "Stars" becoming her highest-selling single based on [[Oricon Style]]'s database. The singles "[[Crescent Moon (song)|Crescent Moon]]," [[One Survive]] and [[Helpless Rain]] were limited to 100,000 copies each. |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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Revision as of 07:41, 7 July 2024
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| Released | August 28, 2002 | |||
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| Length | 1:04:24 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Associated Records | |||
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True (stylized in all caps) is the debut album by Japanese recording artist Mika Nakashima. The album's lyrics were written by a team of songwriters including Nakashima herself, Yasushi Akimoto, Minako Yoshida, Kenn Kato, Takashi Matsumoto, among others. In contrast to the typical Japanese J-pop and Western pop artist at the time, True was one in which Nakashima established a sound that would become her trademark for future albums: a mature, adult contemporary-influenced mixture of smooth jazz and soft pop.
Upon its release, True received favorable reviews from music critics. Many of those highlighted the singles as some of her best work, and complimented the album's production and Nakashima's vocals throughout. Commercially, the album was a success in Japan, reaching the top of the Oricon Albums Chart and eventually sold over one million units nationwide, earning it a million certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). It won Nakashima the Album of the Year Award at the 2003 Japan Gold Disc Awards.
To promote the album, Nakashima released five singles. The first and final singles, "Stars" and "Will," both peaked at number three on the Oricon Singles Chart, with "Stars" becoming her highest-selling single based on Oricon Style's database. The singles "Crescent Moon," "One Survive" and "Helpless Rain" were limited to 100,000 copies each. Furthermore, two video collection titled Film Lotus and Film Lotus Ⅱ was released, which included all of the album's music videos.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Amazing Grace" (Album Version) | John Newton | John Newton | Dreamfield | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Will" (Album Version) | Yasushi Akimoto | Daisuke Kawaguchi | Keiichi Tomita | 5:30 |
| 3. | "One Survive" (Album Version) | Minako Yoshida | T2ya | O Dash | 4:50 |
| 4. | "Heaven on Earth" | Kenn Kato | Lori Fine (from Coldfeet) | Coldfeet | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Destiny's Lotus" | Mika Nakashima RapDaizo (from Ketsumeishi) | Gajin | Towa Tei | 3:59 |
| 6. | "Helpless Rain" | Masato Ochi | shinya (from three tight b) | Daisuke Imai | 5:23 |
| 7. | "I" | Mika Nakashima | H (from three tight b) | shinya | 4:35 |
| 8. | "Tears~Konayuki ga Mau You ni...~" (粉雪が舞うように....; Like Powder Snow is Dancing...) | Yasushi Akimoto, Mika Nakashima | Koji Hayashi | Dreamfield | 6:47 |
| 9. | "True Eyes" | Hiromasa Ijichi | Yoko Kuzuya | Chokkaku | 4:08 |
| 10. | "Crescent Moon" | Takashi Matsumoto | Hiroaki Ono | Yoshito Tanaka | 4:16 |
| 11. | "Just Trust in Our Love" (Album Version) | H | shinya | Octopussy | 4:45 |
| 12. | "Stars" (Album Version) | Yasushi Akimoto | Daisuke Kawaguchi | Keiichi Tomita | 6:07 |
| 13. | "A Miracle for You" | Mika Nakashima | Yasunari Okano | Shin Kono | 6:23 |
Charts and sales
Oricon sales charts (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak position | Sales total |
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| 2002-08-28 | Oricon Daily Albums Chart | 1 | |
| Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 1 | 1,173,534 | |
| Oricon Yearly Albums Chart | 8 |
Singles
| Date | Title | Peak position | Sales |
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| 2001-11-07 | Stars | 3 | 469,180 |
| 2002-02-06 | Crescent Moon | 4 | 100,000 |
| 2002-03-06 | One Survive | 8 | 86,600 |
| 2002-05-15 | Helpless Rain | 8 | 82,830 |
| 2002-08-07 | Will | 3 | 144,771 |
