Introducing... Mari Hamada is the first international release by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on May 30, 1993, in Asia and January 24, 1994, in Europe by MCA Records. The album was co-produced by Marc Tanner, best known for producing Nelson's debut album After the Rain. Some of the English songs are reworked versions of Hamada's hit singles from previous Japanese releases. Both releases differ wherein the Asian release contains English and Japanese songs, while the European release is all-English. The additional English songs on the European version were compiled in a second Asian release titled All My Heart on August 4, 1994.[1][2]
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 Catalog No. MCD30909 | ||||
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| Released | May 30, 1993 (Asia) January 24, 1994 (Europe) | |||
| Recorded | 1991–1993 | |||
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| Length | 65:37 (Asia release) 56:06 (Europe release) | |||
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| Label | MCA | |||
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 European release Catalog No. MCD11106 | ||||
In Japan, selected songs from this album were released in Hamada's 1993 CD Anti-Heroine and the 2003 compilation Inclination II.[3][4]
To promote the album, music videos were made for the songs "Hold On (One More Time)" and "I Have a Story to Tell".
Track listing
edit- Asia Release (MCD30909)
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Have a Story to Tell" |
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| 5:11 |
| 2. | "If You're Looking for Love" |
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| 4:36 |
| 3. | "Hold On (One More Time)" |
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| 4:26 |
| 4. | "Color Blind[fn 1]" |
| Takashi Masuzaki | 5:17 |
| 5. | "Someone Like You" |
| 4:08 | |
| 6. | "Going Through the Motions" |
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| 5:03 |
| 7. | "More Than Ever ~ For Such a Long Time[fn 2]" |
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| 5:11 |
| 8. | "If It's Love[fn 3]" |
| Ohtsuki | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Heart to Heart" | Hamada | Ohtsuki | 5:04 |
| 10. | "Cry for the Moon" | Hamada | Ohtsuki | 5:27 |
| 11. | "So Hurt So Long" | Hamada |
| 5:47 |
| 12. | "Rainy Blue" | Hamada | Ohtsuki | 4:52 |
| 13. | "Tomorrow" | Hamada | Ohtsuki | 6:07 |
- Tracks 1–8 in English. Tracks 9–13 in Japanese.
- Tracks 1, 3, 6, 9–11 available in the 1993 album Anti-Heroine.
- Tracks 12–13 originally from the 1991 album Tomorrow.
- Europe Release (MCD11039)
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "In My Private Heaven[fn 4]" |
| Ohtsuki | 5:17 |
| 2. | "Hold On (One More Time)" |
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| 4:24 |
| 3. | "With All My Heart[fn 5]" |
| Ohtsuki | 3:02 |
| 4. | "I Have a Story to Tell" |
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| 5:06 |
| 5. | "Looking for Love[fn 6]" |
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| 4:35 |
| 6. | "Someone Like You" |
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| 4:06 |
| 7. | "If It's Love" |
| Ohtsuki | 4:25 |
| 8. | "Color Blind" |
| Takashi Masuzaki | 5:14 |
| 9. | "Til Tomorrow[fn 7]" |
| Ohtsuki | 6:06 |
| 10. | "Going Through the Motions" |
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| 5:01 |
| 11. | "Heaven Knows (When I Wish Upon a Star)[fn 8]" |
| Ohtsuki | 4:25 |
| 12. | "More than Ever ~ For Such a Long Time" |
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| 5:08 |
- Tracks 1, 3, 9, 11 available in the 1994 international album All My Heart.
Personnel
edit- Michael Landau – guitar
- Leland Sklar – bass
- John Pierce – bass
- Paul Mirkovich – keyboards
- Kim Bullard – keyboards
- Mike Baird – drums
- Tommy Girvin – electric sitar
- Donna Delory – backing vocals
Footnotes
edit- ^ English version of "Paradox" (originally from the 1991 album Tomorrow)
- ^ Alternate lyrics to "More Than Ever" (originally from the 1991 album Tomorrow)
- ^ Alternate lyrics to "Is This Justice?" (originally from the 1990 album Colors)
- ^ English version of "Private Heaven" (originally from the 1993 album Anti-Heroine)
- ^ English version of "Over the Rainbow" (originally from the 1989 compilation Sincerely)
- ^ Remix of "If You're Looking for Love"
- ^ English version of "Tomorrow"; Inclination acoustic arrangement
- ^ English version of "Heaven Knows" (originally from the 1990 album Colors)
References
edit- ^ "All My Heart". Mari Hamada Official Website. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ "Mari Hamada - Overseas Releases". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
- ^ "Anti-Heroine". Mari Hamada Official Website. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ "Inclination II". Mari Hamada Official Website. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
External links
edit- Official website (Asia release)
- Official website (Europe release)
- Introducing... Mari Hamada at MusicBrainz
- Introducing... Mari Hamada at Discogs