''Voice'' is the sixth studio album (ninth overall) by Japanese singer Mika Nakashima, released via

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on November 26, 2008. It contains all of her singles from "Life" up to " Orion". The album was distributed in two formats: a CD-only version and CD+DVD limited edition. Following its release, ''Voice'' became Nakashima's first number one album on the

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since ''

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'' (2005). It has been certified platinum by the

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for physical shipments of over 250,000 copies in Japan, and has since amassed sales of over 340,000 copies.

Singles

"Life" was released as the album's first single on August 22, 2007. The song is an adult contemporary pop/rock number and was used as the theme song for the drama of the same name, starring

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and Saki Fukuda. The B-side "It's Too Late" was used for an Kanebo Cosmetics CM, which starred Nakashima herself. "Eien no Uta" is a reggae-inflected ballad with

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serving as the producer. It was used as the theme song of the movie '' Southbound'' (2007). The B-side is a cover of

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's " You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To," and was made with jazz band

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and previously included on her Katteni-Shiyagare tribute album, ''Let's Get Lost''. "Sakura Hanagasumi" is an adult contemporary ballad with a more poignant mood than " Sakurairo Mau Koro" (2005). The Daishi dance version of the song appears on the ''Voice'' album instead of the original version, which is featured in its promotional video. The next release, "I Don't Know", was Mika's first English-language single. It is a collaboration with owarai group Morisanchuu and was her first single to be released in a CD+DVD format in addition to the regular CD-only format. It includes the B-side track "Shut Up". "Orion" is an lite rock-influenced ballad and was released on November 12, 2008. It was the insert song for the Japanese TBS drama, '' Ryūsei no Kizuna'', in which co-starred Mika. The B-side song "Focus" was used for the television commercial of the Canon IXY Digital 920 IS camera.

Singles

Track listing

Charts and sales

Daily and weekly charts

Year-end charts

Sales and certifications

References