Moon: Wings
Encyclopedia
is the 27th studio album
by Japanese
singer-songwriter
Miyuki Nakajima
.
In November 1999, it was simultaneously released with another album Sun: Wings
which have similar concept. Both albums contains the songs written for the series of Yakai, which had been her conventional plays performed over each December from 1989 through 1998.
Moon is Nakajima's least successful studio album in terms of sales, entering the Japanese charts for less than 1 month. It became the final album released by her long-term label Pony Canyon, because she moved to newly-founded semi-independent record label
Yamaha Music Communications in the following year.
, arranged by Ichizo Seo (except "Pain" arranged by David Campbell
).
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Japanese
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Miyuki Nakajima
Miyuki Nakajima
is a Japanese vocalist, guitarist, lyricist, composer and radio personality. As a principal Japanese female veteran singer-songwriter she is often compared to Yumi Matsutoya, she has released 37 studio albums, 40 singles, 2 live albums and multiple compilations to date, and whose sales have been...
.
In November 1999, it was simultaneously released with another album Sun: Wings
Sun: Wings
is the 26th studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima.In November 1999, it was simultaneously released with another album Moon: Wings which have similar concept...
which have similar concept. Both albums contains the songs written for the series of Yakai, which had been her conventional plays performed over each December from 1989 through 1998.
Moon is Nakajima's least successful studio album in terms of sales, entering the Japanese charts for less than 1 month. It became the final album released by her long-term label Pony Canyon, because she moved to newly-founded semi-independent record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
Yamaha Music Communications in the following year.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Miyuki NakajimaMiyuki Nakajima
is a Japanese vocalist, guitarist, lyricist, composer and radio personality. As a principal Japanese female veteran singer-songwriter she is often compared to Yumi Matsutoya, she has released 37 studio albums, 40 singles, 2 live albums and multiple compilations to date, and whose sales have been...
, arranged by Ichizo Seo (except "Pain" arranged by David Campbell
David Campbell (American arranger/composer)
David Richard Campbell is a Canadian-American arranger, composer and conductor. He has worked on over 450 gold and platinum albums including Death Magnetic , Minutes to Midnight , KISS Symphony: Alive IV Spirit , These Days , Fallen , and various albums by his son...
).
- "" – 5:05
- "" – 6:22
- "Last Scene" – 6:25
- ""– 4:16
- "Smile, Smile" – 5:23
- "Pain" – 8:04
- "" – 4:54
- "" - 4:16
- "" – 5:18
Personnel
- Kenny AronoffKenny AronoffKenny Aronoff is an American drummer. He has played drums for many musicians, including John Mellencamp, Bob Seger, Belinda Carlisle, Elton John, John Fogerty, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Meat Loaf, The BoDeans, Gregg Alexander, The Smashing Pumpkins, Tony Iommi, Jon Bon Jovi, Vasco Rossi, Cinderella and...
- drums - Russ KunkelRuss KunkelRussell Kunkel , also known as Russ Kunkel, is an American drummer and producer who has worked as a session musician with a number of well-known artists.Kunkel was born in Pittsburgh, PA...
- drums, cymbals - Hideo Yamaki - cymbals
- M.B. Gordy - percussion
- Lee Sklar - bass
- Bob GlaubBob GlaubBob Glaub is an American bass player and session musician. He's played with such artists and bands as Journey, Jackson Browne, Bee Gees, Eric Carmen, Linda Ronstadt, Leo Sayer, Warren Zevon, Rod Stewart, Donna Summer, Bonnie Raitt and many others....
- bass - Neil StubenhausNeil StubenhausNeil Stubenhaus is an American bass guitarist.-Career:He started his musical training playing drums and switched to bass guitar at the age of 12. He studied at the Berklee College of Music where he graduated in 1975...
- bass - Reggie HamiltonReggie HamiltonReggie Hamilton is an American session bass guitar player born in New York City.Growing up in a musical New York household, Hamilton received a guitar at age five from his mother. He soon grew attracted to the sound of the lower end, and switched to bass guitar; acclaimed New York bassist was his...
- bass - Chiharu Mikuzuki - bass
- Oscar Meza - bass
- David StoneDavid Scott StoneDavid Scott Stone is a musician who has recorded and toured with artists like The Melvins, Unwound, Fantômas, The Locust, Jello Biafra, Keiji Haino, Mike Patton, Adam Jones , Merzbow, Masonna, Big Business, No Age, Joe Lally and others. He is currently a member of LCD Soundsystem...
- bass - Michael ThompsonMichael Thompson (guitarist)Michael Thompson is an American guitarist and songwriter.Thompson achieved enduring modest success with his 1989 melodic rock/AOR group Michael Thompson Band but is most noted for his work as a popular session guitarist on the recordings of some of the most popular musical artists of the 1980s,...
- electric guitar - Chuei Yoshikawa - auto-harp
- Yasuharu Nakanishi - keyboards
- Elton Nagata - keyboards
- Ichizo Seo - keyboards
- Jon Gilutin - keyboards, acoustic piano, electric pianoElectric pianoAn electric piano is an electric musical instrument.Electric pianos produce sounds mechanically and the sounds are turned into electrical signals by pickups. Unlike a synthesizer, the electric piano is not an electronic instrument, but electro-mechanical. The earliest electric pianos were invented...
, synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
, Hammond organHammond organThe Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard...
, panpipe - Shingo Kobayashi - keyboards, programming
- Keishi Urata - programming, drum-loop, percussion loop, sound effect
- Seiichi Takubo - programming, drum-loop, percussion loop, sound effect
- Manabu Ogasawara - programming, drum-loop
- Yosuke Sugimoto - programming
- Walter Fowler - trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
- Brandon FieldsBrandon FieldsBrandon David Fields is an American football punter for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Dolphins in the seventh round in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan State.-Early years:Fields attended St. John's Jesuit High School in Toledo,...
- tenor sax - Stephen Kupka - baritone sax
- Chris Bleth - oboeOboeThe oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois" , "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca...
, english horn - Sheridon Stokes - fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
- Geraldine Rotella - flute
- Robert Becker - viola
- Matt Funes - viola
- Scott Haupert - viola
- Denyse Buffum - viola
- Matthew Funes - viola
- Renia Koven - viola
- David Stenske - viola
- Karie Prescott - viola
- Larry Corbett - cello
- Stefanie Fife - cello
- Daniel Smith - cello
- Rudolph Stein - cello
- Steve Richards - cello
- Sid PageSid PageSid Page is an American based violin player who has been playing since the late 1960s. He became a member of Dan Hicks & The Hotlicks replacing violinist David LaFlamme...
- violin (concertmaster) - Joel Derouin - violin (concertmaster)
- Eve Butler - violin
- Berj Garabedian - violin
- Armen Garabedian - violin
- Shari Zippert - violin
- Gerrardo Hilera - violin
- Mario De Leon - violin
- Erza Kliger - violin
- Susan Charman - violin
- John WittenbergJohn WittenbergJohn Wittenberg was an Australian rugby league player. He was a front-row forward with the St. George Dragons. He was a representative in the Australian national team in 1966 and from 1968 to 1970 earning 6 test caps....
- violin - Murray Adler - violin
- Michele Richards - violin
- Edmund Stein - violin
- Robert Peterson - violin
- Peter Kent - violin
- Clayton Haslop - violin
- Gary KuoGary KuoGary Kuo is an American composer and violinist. He has worked as a composer on Another Night , As the World Turns and All My Children. He played the violin for the film The Glass Shield in 1994, and instructed on the violin for Mirror, Mirror 2: Raven Dance that same year...
- violin - Ruth Bruegger - violin
- Barbra Porter - violin
- Virginia Frazier - violin
- David Campbell - strings conductingConductingConducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
- Suzie Katayama - strings conducting
- Julia Waters - backing vocals
- Maxine Waters - backing vocals
- Oren Waters - backing vocals
- Peggi Blu - backing vocals
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | November 3, 1999 | Pony Canyon | CD | PCCA-01380 |
| APO-CD | PCCA-01381 | |||
| November 21, 2001 | Yamaha Music Communications | CD | YCCW-00032 | |
| November 5, 2008 | YCCW-10079 | |||
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position | Weeks | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart (Top 100) | 19 (CDDA CDDA CDDA may refer to:* Circularly Disposed Dipole Array - a large circular antenna used by the military* Compact Disc Digital Audio - an audio recording format... ) |
3 | 46,000+ |
| 27 (APO-CD) | 2 | |||