Utahime 4: My Eggs Benedict
Utahime 4: My Eggs Benedict (歌姫4 -My Eggs Benedict-) is a covers album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori. It was released on 10 January 2015 under Universal Music Japan. It is Nakamori's eighth covers album.[1][2] It was also Nakamori's first album to be published after 6 years after being on hiatus.
| Utahime 4: My Eggs Benedict | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 10 January 2015 | |||
| Recorded | United States, autumn 2014 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 54:11 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Universal Music Japan | |||
| Producer | Yuuji Toriyama | |||
| Akina Nakamori chronology | ||||
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It was the final album to be produced by producer Yuuji Toriyama.
The album is officially considered as the fourth album of the Utahime cover series.[3] The album consists of covers of pop songs released in Japan during the 1990s and 2000s.[4][5][6]
The album was released in regular and first-press editions. The limited edition includes recording footage of the album. Both of the album jackets were taken with a film camera by Nakamori herself.
Chart performance
Utahime 4: My Eggs Benedict debuted at number 5 on the Oricon Album weekly chart, charted for 11 weeks and sold over 26,500 copies.[7]。
Track listing
| No. | Title | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Standard Number" | Yoshitaka Minami | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Mayonaka no Door" | Miki Matsubara | 4:40 |
| 3. | "Lovers Again" | Exile | 5:11 |
| 4. | "Nagai Aida" | Kiroro | 5:42 |
| 5. | "Hanamizuki" | Yo Hitoto | 5:42 |
| 6. | "Ai no Uta" | Koda Kumi | 4:55 |
| 7. | "Fragile" | Every Little Thing | 5:27 |
| 8. | "Seppun Kiss" | Original Love | 5:09 |
| 9. | "Soshite Boku wa Touhou ni Kureru" | Yoshiyuki Oosawa | 4:43 |
| 10. | "Yasashii Kiss wo Shite" | Dreams Come True | 3:31 |
| 11. | "Yuki no Hana" | Mika Nakashima | 5:09 |
Release history
| Year | Format(s) | Serial number | Label(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CD, CD+DVD | UPCH-2017, UPCH-9988 | UMJ | [8] |
| 2017 | UHQCD | UPCH-7286 | UMJ | [9] |
| 2023 | CD | UPCY-7875 | UMJ | [10] |
| 2024 | 2LP | UPJY-9381/2 | UMJ | [11] |
References
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- "中森明菜カヴァー企画の第4弾『歌姫4』で、20年ぶりの快挙達成". エキサイト. 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
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- "中森明菜、EXILEを歌う 『歌姫』収録曲発表". オリコン. 2015-01-10. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
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- "歌姫4 -My Eggs Benedict-(初回限定盤) -ORICON STYLE". オリコン. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- "中森明菜 / 歌姫4 -My Eggs Benedict-[CD]" (in Japanese). UMJ. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- "中森明菜 / 歌姫4 -My Eggs Benedict- [UHQCD]" (in Japanese). UMJ. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- "中森明菜 / 歌姫4 -My Eggs Benedict-" (in Japanese). Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- "中森明菜 / 歌姫4 -My Eggs Benedict-集 [限定盤]" (in Japanese). UMJ. Retrieved October 31, 2023.