Paradise Cafe

Paradise Cafe (パラダイス・カフェ, Paradaisu Kafe)" is the 23rd studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in October 1996. The album includes a new recording of her 1995 chart-topping hit "Wanderer's Song", and also features her own interpretation of "Lie to Me Eternally", which was originally written for the Long Time No See album recorded by Takuro Yoshida.

Following the massive success of the single "Wanderer's Song", which sold over 1 million units, Paradise Cafe immediately gained an RIAJ a platinum award for shipments of over 400,000 copies. However, the album itself apparently sold beneath expectations, staying briefly on the charts and selling approximately 200,000 units in total.

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Track listing

All songs written and composed by Miyuki Nakajima.

"Wanderer's Song (旅人のうた, Tabibito no Uta)" [2nd ver.] – 5:02
"Legend (伝説, Densetsu)" – 4:45
"Lie to Me Eternally (永遠の嘘をついてくれ, Eien no Uso wo Tsuitekure)" – 6:00
"Leave Me Alone, Please" – 5:10
"This is Not Love (それは愛ではない, Sore wa Ai dewa Nai)" – 4:15
"Untamed Cat (なつかない猫, Natsukanai Neko)" – 4:42
"Singles Bar" – 5:54
"Blue Generation (蒼い時代, Aoi Jidai)" – 3:47
"It's Only Love (たかが愛, Takaga Ai)" – 5:45
"Under the Screw Pine Tree (阿檀の木の下で, Adan no Ki no Shita de)" – 6:39
"Paradise Cafe " – 5:21

Personnel

Miyuki Nakajima – vocals
Ichizo Seo – keyboards, computer programming
Russ Kunkel – drums
Gregg Bissonette – drums
Atsuo Okubo- drums
Michael Thompson – electric guitar, slide guitar
Dean Parks – electric and acoustic guitar
Tsuyoshi Kon – electric guitar
Nozomi Furukawa – electric guitar
Shuji Nakamura – gut guitar, 12 string acoustic guitar
Neil Stubenhaus – electric bass
Abraham Laboriel – electric bass
Chiharu Mikuzuki – electric bass
Chuck Domanico – upright bass
Keishi Urata – computer programming
Nobuhiko Nakayama – computer programming
Manabu Ogasawara – computer programming
Jon Giltin – acoustic piano, keyboards, hammond organ
Yasuharu Nakanishi – keyboards, synth bass, acoustic piano
Elton Nagata – keyboards
Toshihiko Furumura – alto sax, tenor sax
Julia Waters – background vocals
Maxine Waters – background vocals
Oren Waters – background vocals
Walfredo Reyes Jr – percussion
Nobu Saito – percussion

Additional personnel

Kiyoshi Hiyama – Background Vocals
Yasuhiro Kido- Background Vocals
Motoyoshi Iwasaki – Background Vocals
Keiko Yamada – Background Vocals
Mai Yamane – Background Vocals
Akira Yamane – Background Vocals
David Campbell – Strings Arrangement and Conduct
Suzie Katayama – String Contractor
Sid Page – Concertmaster
Ryoichi Fujimori – Cello

Production

Composer, writer, Producer and Performer: Miyuki Nakajima
Producer and Arranger: Ichizo Seo
Arranger: David Campbell
Recording Engineer and Mixer: David Thoener, Tad Gotoh
Additional Engineer: Wyn Davis, Takanobu Ichikawa, Yuta Uematsu, Chizuru Yamada
Assistant Engineer: Jennifer Monner, Jeff DeMorris, Milton Chan, Hideki Odera, Kensuke Miura, Yukiho Wada
Mixer: Joe Chiccarelli
Assistant Mixer: Chadd Munsey, Hiroshi Tokunaga
Digital Edit: Rieko Shimoji
A & R: Kohichi Suzuki
Production Supervisor: Michio Suzuki
Assistant for Producer: Tomoo Satoh
Music Coordinater: Ruriko Sakumi Duer, Kohji Kimura, Fumio Miyata, Tomoko Takaya
Photographer: Jin Tamura, Jeffrey Bender
Designer: Hirofumi Arai
Costume Coordination: Takeshi Hazama
Hair & Make-Up: Noriko Izumisawa
Location Coordinator: Chikako DeZonia, Dean Ichiyanagi
Artist Management: Kohji Suzuki, Kohichi Okazaki
Management Desk: Atsuko Hayashi
Artist Promotion: Yoshio Kan
Disc Promotion: Tsukihiko Yoshida, Shoko Sone
Sales Promotor: Ikuko Ishigame
General Management: Takahiro Uno
DAD: Genichi Kawakami
Mastering: Tom Baker at Future Disc Systems

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)	Position
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart^[1]	7
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart^[2]	20 †

†: Limited edition issued on APO-CD

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
Japanese Albums Chart^[3]	167

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[4]	Platinum	207,000^[3]

References

^ "パラダイス・カフェ／中島みゆき-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック" [(Highest position and charting weeks for Paradise Cafe (Standard Edition) by Miyuki Nakajima)]. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Original Confidence. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
^ "パラダイス・カフェ／中島みゆき-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック" [(Highest position and charting weeks for Paradise Cafe (APO-CD) by Miyuki Nakajima)]. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Original Confidence. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
^ "RIAJ > The Record > December 1996 > Certified Awards (October 1996)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 2, 2014.

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Discography
Studio albums	Minna Itte Shimatta Arigatō Aishiteiru to Ittekure Shin'ai Naru Mono e Okaerinasai Ikiteite mo Ii Desu ka Month of Parturition (Ringetsu) Kansuigyo Hunch (Yokan) How Do You Do (Hajimemashite) Change Miss M. 36.5°C Miyuki Nakajima Goodbye Girl Kaikinetsu Yoru o Yuke Uta de Shika Ienai East Asia Jidai: Time Goes Around Love or Nothing 10 Wings Paradise Cafe Be Like My Child (Watashi no Kodomo ni Narinasai) Sun: Wings Moon: Wings Short Stories (Tanpenshū) Lullaby for the Soul (Kokoromoriuta) Otogibanashi: Fairy Ring Koibumi (Love Letter) Ima no Kimochi Ten-Sei Lullaby Singer I Love You, Do You Hear Me? Midnight Zoo From the Icy Reaches Night-Light Hard Problems Musical Suite
Notable compilations	Daiginjō Singles 2000
Singles	"Time Goes Around" "The Parting Song" "Earthly Stars (Unsung Heroes)"
Other songs	"Rouge" "Sparrow"

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