True (Mika Nakashima album)

True is Mika Nakashima's first Japanese album. In contrast to the typical Japanese J-pop and Western pop artist, this album was one in which Mika established a sound that would become her trademark for future albums: a mature, adult contemporary-influenced mixture of smooth jazz and soft pop.

True
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 28, 2002
Genre
Length1:04:24
LabelSony Music Associated Records
Mika Nakashima chronology
True
(2002)
Resistance
(2002)

True topped the Oricon albums chart for three straight weeks, selling one million copies within that time span, and has since sold over 1,173,534 copies. It won Nakashima the Album of the Year Award at the 2003 Japan Gold Disc Awards.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Amazing Grace" (Album Version)John NewtonJohn NewtonDreamfield3:48
2."Will" (Album Version)Yasushi AkimotoDaisuke KawaguchiKeiichi Tomita5:30
3."One Survive" (Album Version)Minako YoshidaT2yaO Dash4:50
4."Heaven on Earth"Kenn KatoLori Fine (from Coldfeet)Coldfeet3:56
5."Destiny's Lotus"Mika Nakashima
RapDaizo (from Ketsumeishi)
GajinTowa Tei3:59
6."Helpless Rain"Masato Ochishinya (from three tight b)Daisuke Imai5:23
7."I"Mika NakashimaH (from three tight b)shinya4:35
8."Tears~Konayuki ga Mau You ni...~" (粉雪が舞うように....; Like Powder Snow is Dancing...)Yasushi Akimoto, Mika NakashimaKoji HayashiDreamfield6:47
9."True Eyes"Hiromasa IjichiYoko KuzuyaChokkaku4:08
10."Crescent Moon"Takashi MatsumotoHiroaki OnoYoshito Tanaka4:16
11."Just Trust in Our Love" (Album Version)HshinyaOctopussy4:45
12."Stars" (Album Version)Yasushi AkimotoDaisuke KawaguchiKeiichi Tomita6:07
13."A Miracle for You"Mika NakashimaYasunari OkanoShin Kono6:23

Charts and sales

Oricon sales charts (Japan)

Release Chart Peak position Sales total
2002-08-28 Oricon Daily Albums Chart 1
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 1 1,173,534
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart 8

Singles

Date Title Peak position Sales
2001-11-07 Stars 3 469,180
2002-02-06 Crescent Moon 4 100,000
2002-03-06 One Survive 8 86,600
2002-05-15 Helpless Rain 8 82,830
2002-08-07 Will 3 144,771

References

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