Mika Nakashima BEST album announced!
 

A “BEST” album has been decided for Mika Nakashima.
Set to release on December 7th, from her debut single “STARS” to the latest “GLAMOROUS SKY”, this “BEST” album will have all 14 tracks. A new version of “AMAZING GRACE” will also be featured in this album.

Title: BEST
Release Date: 07/12/2005
Price: 3,059 (tax in)
First Press Available

Tracklist (not in order)

STARS
CRESCENT MOON
AMAZING GRACE (newly recorded)
WILL
RESISTANCE
Aishiteru
Love Addict
FIND THE WAY
Yuki no Hana
SEVEN
Oborozukiyo~Inori
LEGEND
Sakurairo Maukoro
GLAMOROUS SKY

Singles not included are "ONE SURVIVE", "Helpless Rain", "Seppun", "Hi no tori" and "Hitori".
Preorder the album (first press) at Yesasia.

Source: moviebuffwwc@JPM

Can't wait! I'm sad there's no Helpless Rain though...

how long has her career been so far?

First Kumi, then Ken and B'z, and now Mika too. ^^'

I don't dig the tracklist though, this is almost like a single collection but without 'hitori'!? And no 'FAKE' either. =/ I think I'll get MUSIC instead.

I think she debuted in 2001, but correct me if I'm wrong.

"Hitori" was a recut single and wasn't very successful. Notice they didn't put "Hi no tori" as well. It wasn't that successful either. I don't understand why there's no "Helpless Rain"... but I'll definitely buy this instead of the 2 "old" MM singles I wanted ><

There's also no "ONE SURVIVE"...or "Seppun". Then again, the latter was a cover, so.

ah cool, thank you. seems so early for a best cd...but then i know ayu did it too, lol.

i love love LOVE Oborozukiyo~Inori though. woudln't mind to pick this cd up... :D

Some pretty bad choice of tracks...what the heck is LEGEND, SEVEN, CRESCENT MOON and SPECIALLY "AMAZING GRACE" doing there? And Why aren't "Helpless Rain" and "Hi no Tori" on there? :eviltongu

Ooh. I only have 4/14 (MUSIC) of those tracks, but I'm mad that AMAZING GRACE is on there, because that's one of her worst. I want this because I'm too cheap to buy her first two albums and they made pretty good selections.

ouuuuu. i must get this one, since i only have MUSIC. :]

but i wished "Hi no Tori" was there instead of "SEVEN". i love that song. but other than that, it's looking pretty good! i can't wait to see the cover of this!

There's a trend for releasing "best" albums recently. I saw it on the news and music industry experts say that it's because the turnover for musicians & artists is much quicker than it used to be. Popularity now is much more fleeting for newer singers and record companies often release best albums for a few reasons: 1) more money in a shorter amount of time, 2) stores prefer it [they'd rather stock a compilation album of popular singles than every album someone releases, it saves space], 3) it's an easy way to get new fans who want to sample an artist's most popular work, possibly leading to buying a full original album.

^ I read that in the paper. That's why Hilary Duff has a best album out...

thats good news. i am looking forward to mika's compilation album

and hilary duff has a best of album too? i thought she has only released 2 albums!

I'll say this because moviebuffwwc didn't mention it - the version of "AMAZING GRACE" to be included on the album is a re-recorded version produced and performed by Ayado Chie, a renown pianist. I'd imagine they'd re-record Mika's vocals as well, so.

But I'm definitely upset "hi no tori" isn't there. And "GLAMOROUS SKY"? In between all her pop and ballads, this one sticks out like a sore thumb.

that's because they've all released three albums. Traditionally, in Japan, an artist's best album follows their third album.

Easy assumption to make, but that's too simple, and very easily refuted. B'z has been around for many, many years - I think they just released their 14th album this year. Kumi's follows after 4 albums (and in all honesty, I think her best album wouldn't have come about if not for the fact that she just made it big), and Hirai Ken's is to commemorate his 10 years in the industry.

Also, the brilliant green has released 4 albums so far, and no best album yet.

I think the three year trend is because people start getting bored of artistes by the third or fourth year since they started listening to the artist, whereby in most cases the artist would have released 3 albums already, hence the best album serves to sum up the 3 years' worth of music (and that's a lot given the crazy rates at which the Japanese release music) and reinterest old fans, as well as to draw new ones. And it's definitely a far easier way to make money. At least, that's my take on the whole thing.

Aw, no Helpless Rain? That makes me sad.

But yay, Mika-sama!

all my favourites are in there :)

YAY!!!She's getting a best album!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
awww man...Seppun is not on there :(

sure that this album will sell a lot

omg!!! Glamorous sky is in!!!!!!!!

hm..hopefully amazing grace was resung for BETTER PRONOUNCIATION.

^Amazing Glace...^ ><;

I am not getting this..unless the cover is stunningly beautiful
dissapointed by the track listing ^^''

>< I would like to see more singles .. not a best album :cry

This would be a better tracklist, for a single collection, this I would buy:

1.STARS
2.CRESCENT MOON
3.ONE SURVIVE
4.Helpless Rain
5.WILL
6.Aishiteru
7.Love Addict
8.Seppun
9.FIND THE WAY
10.Yuki no Hana
11.SEVEN
12.Hi no Tori
13.LEGEND
14.Sakurairo Maukoro
15.Hitori
16.GLAMOROUS SKY

Thanks for sharing, definately will get this.

Wait a minute, am I the only one that noticed the release date? 7-12-05? That can't be...

It's December, I believe.

Nothing's wrong with the release date, most countries lists dates as DD/MM/YY.

With so much time ahead of us, let's hope the tracklist might change for the better. Not that I'm getting it anyway...already have her 3 albums plus RESISTANCE and GLAM SKY.

I'll probably be picking this up as I don't own "TRUE" or "LOVE". But what is up with her and "AMAZING GRACE"?!?! Her redention is... well... bad. Anyways I am disappointed most with the fact that "Helpless Rain" isn't on there ;_; it's like one of the best tracks off "TRUE".

Anyways here is the tracklist I wanted:

01. STARS
02. RESISTANCE
03. Helpless Rain
04. CRESCENT MOON
05. SEVEN
06. Love Addict
07. HEAVEN ON EARTH
08. Sakurairo Mau Koro
09. Aishiteru
10. FIND THE WAY
11. LEGEND
12. Hi no Tori
13. Hitori (Single Version)
14. WILL
15. Oborozukiyo ~Inori
16. Yuki no Hana

wow great, i'm definitely gonna buy this, too bad some songs aren't included, i personally love the single version of hitori, and i also enjoy seppun, that's too bad, but this is a good news anyway, a BEST album! yay!

amazing glace? what i heard is amazing BLAZE, yaiks, mika...

Jeez. I hated Amazing Grace.

Yeah.... Amazing Glace.... *shudders*

I dunno if I'll be buying this. I could buy it just for the sake of owning all her albums... but the tracklist isn't appealling to me.

Tears, Aroma and Kumi no Ito are my favs, and none of them are on there *sigh...

I'd rather go buy the 'aishiteru' single for the original version and then another or two like ONE SURVIVE or Hi no tori to get some B-sides.

Well that's 'cause you already have all the albums...:P

Oops...

I think I'll get Oborozukiyo~Inori (OS) over this. Is it still available?! *checks*

Edit:YES! IT IS!! I'll buy it around Christmas when I order Road of Major's 2nd album CD+DVD OS for my twinny (She actually likes them!)...SARA is amazing, along with the other tracks and the incredible, super, duper tapir. ^-^

Eck, I've forgotten about Oboro OS, I still haven't gotten it myself. I hope I remember to get it on my next order because I love 'Sara' also. And I keep forgetting to use the AHS affiliate links! >_<