is the 22nd studio album by Japanese entertainer

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. Released through King Records on December 4, 2019, it was Nakayama's first studio release in 20 years after her 1999 album ''

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''. The album features four new songs and four self-covers. The first press limited edition release featured a cover painting by

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and a 2020 mini-calendar. The album peaked at No. 28 on Oricon's albums chart and No. 37 on '' Billboard Japan''s Hot Albums chart.

Track listing

All music is arranged by Ren Takada.

Personnel

* Miho Nakayama – vocals, piano (8) * Ren Takada – guitar (1–7), programming (1–2, 4–5, 8), backing vocals (1–7),

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(3, 8), ukulele (7),

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(7) * Tetsuya Hataya – piano (1–7) * Wataru Iga – bass (1–7) * Daichi Ito – drums (1–7) * Haruna – backing vocals (1–2, 5, 7)

Charts

References

External links

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