From: sana@McLaren.t-sisi.tis.co.jp (Kaz "ACID" Sanada)
Newsgroups: rec.music.misc,alt.music.alternative,soc.culture.japan
Subject: CHART: Japanese pop singles/albums(24/Aug)
Summary: ALBUM-REVIEW: Freestyle by Miho Morikawa
Date: 27 Aug 92 12:03:20 GMT
Reply-To: sana@McLaren.pontneuf.tis.co.jp
Followup-To: rec.music.misc
Organization: Toyo Information Systems Co.Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.


    We still have hot hot days in Japan, but the peak is over, I believe.

    BTW, here's a music chart from the "OBON is over" country. Hey,
    Thor, I'll try to send you your favorite Japanese CD's with my
    impressions on your tapes!

			ORICON SINGLES TOP 20

  LW  TW TITLES					ARTISTS

   1   1.Namida No Kiss				Southern All Stars
   2   2.Asai Nemuri				Miyuki Nakajima
   3   3.Shraba La Bamba/Kimi Dake Ni Yume Wo Mou Ichido Southern All Stars
   4   4.You're The Only...			Masatoshi Ono
   7   5.Glass No Memories			Tube
  11   6.Mata Aeru...				Kix's
   6   7.If					Chage & Aska
   -   8.Africa No Chou				Ebi
  10   9.Mou Koinante Shinai			Noriyuki Makihara
   5  10.Jealousy Wo Hohoemi Ni Kaete		Kouji Kikkawa
   8  11.Ame Ga Sakenderu			Toshihiko Tahara
  12  12.Blowin'/Time				B'z
  17  13.Sayonara				Gao
  15  14.Mou Namida Wa Iranai			Masayuki Suzuki
  18  15.Nemurenai Yoru Wo Daite		Zard
   9  16.Natsuzora No Dreamer			CoCo
  13  17.Kimi Ga Iru Dake De/Aishiteru		Kome-Kome Club
  14  18.Hagayui Kuchibiru			Mariko Takahashi
  19  19.Kokoro No Tobira			Taizo Jinnai
  23  20.Yuujo >= Ai				Bakufu-Slump

    Again SAS keep their top position and the third place. Miyuki
    Nakajima also keeps her good position. Behind these veteran artists
    there appears a new comer Masatoshi Ono. Gao and Masayuki Suzuki
    are climbing step by step and still trying to get better ranking.
    Kome-Kome Club's latest single have sold 2.66 million copies until
    this week.

			ORICON ALBUMS TOP 20

  LW  TW TITLES					ARTISTS

   1   1.Singles 1987-1992			Princess Princess
   2   2.Kimi Wa Boku No Takaramono		Noriyuki Makihara
   4   3.From Yesterday				Keisuke Kuwata
   3   4.Octave					Kome-Kome Club
   8   5.Nouryou				Tube
   5   6.Sweet 16				Motoharu Sano
   6   7.Hello Lovers				Misato Watanabe
   9   8.Neptune				Toshinobu Kubota
  11   9.Gamushara				Tunnels
  14  10.Super Best II				Chage & Aska
   7  11.Body & Soul				Keiko Terada
  16  12.Moana Lani				Anri
  12  13.Swing Time				Harry Conick Jr.
  10  14.Heart Of Diamonds II			Ayumi Nakamura
  15  15.Favorite Things			Hound Dog
  17  16.Vision Of Live(MTV Unplugged EP)	Mariah Carey
  18  17.Aru Ga Mama Ni				Toshiki Kadomatsu
  35  18.Love Goes On...			Dreams Come True
  25  19.Million Kisses				Dreams Come True
  31  20.Baby Blue				T-Bolan

    Princess^2 is still on the top of the album chart. Keiko Terada's
    first solo debuted at No.7 last week and this week at No.11.  Harry
    Conick Jr. debuts at No.13. C+A's second greatest hits album climbs
    again! Until this week the total sales of its copies is 2.42
    millions!

    ALBUM REVIEW: Freestyle by Miho Morikawa

    This is the second compilation of my recent favorite albums:-)

Artist: Miho Morikawa
Title: Freestyle
Production co: Toshiba EMI
Cat#: TOCT-6537
Release: 92.07.04
Price: 3000 yen
Length: 61:33 (12 tracks)
Track Data: 1.Opening - Freestyle
	    2.Africa No Kaze
	    3.Business Ka Koi Ka, Sore Ga Mondai!
	    4.Tooriame
	    5.Kitto...
	    6.Mezameta Venus
	    7.Omoide Ni Shitaku Nai
	    8.You! You! You!
	    9.Natsu No Joshuseki
	    10.Tsuki Ni Nurete
	    11.Koibito No Kinenbi
	    12.Atarashii Kisetsu

Goodies:

Comments: Miho Morikawa is a female singer with very cute voice. In one
sense, she's a kind of "Japanese Soul" singer. In spite of a few
differences of the style from the European-American soul singers like
Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner, she has still punching voice. When she
debuted, her promotors announced that she was an IDOL as Tiffany or
Debbie Gibson(sorry for the bad comparison, Tiffany & DG fans_o_).
Today she considers herself a SINGER. I mean, she does make efforts to
get a good reputation as a singer unlike many other GOOD-LOOKING-
TALENTLESS young singers.

--- Today's recommendation: Sayonara by Gao ---
           Kazuhiro Sanada
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