Rhythm Black is the tenth studio album by Japanese

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singer and songwriter

Maki Ohguro is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter from Sapporo, Hokkaido under B-Gram Records label. Biography In 1989, she passed Being Inc.'s singers audition, the "3rd BAD". In 1992, she debuted with the single "Stop Motion" released under B-Gram ...

. It was released on 25 June 2003 under

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. This album consist of three previously released singles, such as ''Identity'', ''Katte ni Kimenaide yo'' and ''Natsu ga Kuru Soshite''. ''Natsu ga Kuru Soshite'' coupling song ''Fowin has received special album mix under title ''Maki's Scat Mix''. In this album Maki becomes self-producer for the first time since her major debut in 1992. The album is released for the first time in

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format. The album reached No. 20 in its first week on the

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chart. The album sold 39,000 copies. This is her last album which reached into Top 20 Oricon weekly charts.

Track listing

In media

*Natsu ga Kuru Soshite: ending theme for

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program ''Sports Uru Sugu'' *Identity: image song for

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soccer program

References

{{Authority control Universal Music Japan albums Japanese-language albums 2003 albums Maki Ohguro albums