Wagamama na Actress

1993 studio album by Miho Nakayama

Wagamama na Actress

Studio album by

Miho Nakayama

Released| June 23, 1993 (1993-06-23)
Recorded| 1993
Studio|

* Westlake Recording Studios
* Carve Studio
* M'Bila Studio
* Studio 56
* Studio 55
* Ground Control
* Jennie's Studio
* Sedic Studio
* Free Studio
* Delta Studio
* Nichion Studio

Genre|

* J-pop
* pop rock
* R&B
* dance-pop

Length| 50:32
Language| Japanese
Label| King Records
Producer|

* Miho Nakayama
* Masato Ohsumi
* Ken Shiguma
* Akira Fukuzumi

Miho Nakayama chronology
| Dramatic Songs
(1993)  | Wagamama na Actress
(1993)  | Blanket Privacy
(1993)

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Wagamama na Actress (わがままな あくとれす, Wagamama na Akutoresu; lit. Selfish Actress) is the 15th studio album by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Released through King Records on June 23, 1993, it is Nakayama's fifth studio release (after One and Only, Mind Game, Merry Merry, and Dé eaya) to not feature a single. It was also Nakayama's second album (after Mellow) to be self-produced and recorded in Los Angeles.[1][2][3]

The album peaked at No. 4 on Oricon's albums chart. It also sold over 145,000 copies and was certified Gold by the RIAJ.[4][5]

## Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Miho Nakayama, except where indicated.

No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Arrangement| Length

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1.| "Gakeppuchi" ((崖っぷち; "Cliff"))| Rui Serizawa| Pfeifer Broz|

* Pfeifer Broz
* Jerry Hey (horns)

| 5:07
2.| "Keep Awake"|  | Julia| Ian Prince| 4:21
3.| "A New Day"|  | Makoto Satō| Bruce Gaitsch| 3:11
4.| "Jara Jara Switch"|  | M. Rie|

* Tom Keane
* Hey (horns)

| 4:30
5.| "Dear My Friends"|  | Takashi Tsushimi| Bill Meyers| 4:28
6.| "Pastel in My Heart"|  | Julia| Prince| 5:47
7.| "Mayonaka no Kitchen kara" (Mayonaka no Kitchin kara (真夜中のキッチンから; "From the Kitchen at Midnight"))|  | Pfeifer Broz| Pfeifer Broz| 3:07
8.| "Wagamama na Actress" (Wagamama na Akutoresu (わがままな あくとれす; "Selfish Actress"))|  | Chiho Kiyooka|

* Meyers
* Hey (horns)

| 4:42
9.| "Horizon"| Masami Tozawa| Pfeifer Broz| Keane| 4:55
10.| "Love for You"|  | Cindy|

* Cindy
* Williams Broz

| 4:27
11.| "Konna Hi no Ame nara Daisuki (The Rain Came Down)" ((こんな日の雨なら大好き -The Rain Came Down-; "I Love the Rain on Such a Day (The Rain Came Down)"))|

* Nakayama
* Amie

* Marc Hoffman
* Elliot Weiss

| Ken Shiguma| 5:57
Total length:| 50:32

## Personnel

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* Miho Nakayama – vocals
* Rob Pfeifer – programming (1, 7)
* Ken Shiguma – programming (11)
* Atsushi Umehara – programming (11)
* Jeff Pfeifer – keyboards (1, 7)
* Ian Prince – keyboards, programming (2, 6)
* Tom Keane – keyboards, programming (4, 9)
* Bill Meyers – keyboards, programming (5, 8)
* Reggie Turner – keyboards, programming (10)
* Hidetoshi Yamada – keyboards (11)
* Randy Waldman – piano, bass (3)
* Michael Landau – guitar (1–2, 5–9)
* Bruce Gaitsch – guitar (3)
* David Williams – guitar (4)
* John Peña – bass (6)
* Mike Porcaro – bass (9)
* Carlos Vega – drums (9)
* Andre Williams – drums (10)
* Keith Williams – drums (10)
* Chris Trujillo – percussion (1, 5, 7–8)
* Paulinho da Costa – percussion (3)
* Jerry Hey – trumpet (1, 4, 8)
* Gary Grant – trumpet (1, 4, 8)
* Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (1, 4, 8)
* Dan Higgins – saxophone (1, 4), flute (7)
* Brandon Fields – saxophone (3)
* Dave Koz – saxophone (6, 9)
* Kim Hutcheroft – saxophone (8)
* Jake H. Concepcion – saxophone (11)
* Tetsuya Ochiai – strings (11)
* Hiroki Kashiwagi – strings (11)
* Jackie – backing vocals (1)
* Misa Nakayama – backing vocals (1)
* Joey Johnson – backing vocals (2)
* Warnel Johns – backing vocals (2)
* Yuiko Tsubokura – backing vocals (4, 8)
* Keiko Wada – backing vocals (4, 8)
* Junko Hirotani – backing vocals (5–6, 11)
* Kiyoshi Hiyama – backing vocals (5–6)
* Yasuhiro Kido – backing vocals (6)
* Cindy – backing vocals (10)
* Jacque Mastin – backing vocals (10)
* Don Jeffries – backing vocals (10)

## Charts

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Chart (1993)  | Peak
position

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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] | 4

## Certification

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Japan (RIAJ)[6] | Gold  | 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
2. ^ "中山美穂 / わがままなあくとれす [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
3. ^ "わがままなあくとれす | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
4. ^ a b "わがままなあくとれす | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
5. ^ "中山美穂". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
6. ^ "Japanese certifications – 中山 美穂 – わがままな あくとれす" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2021-08-07. Select 1993年7月 on the drop-down menu

## External links

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* Official website
* Wagamama na Actress at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
* Wagamama na Actress at Discogs

* v
* t
* e

Miho Nakayama

* Discography

Studio albums|

* C
* After School
* Summer Breeze
* Exotique
* One and Only
* Catch the Nite
* Mind Game
* Angel Hearts
* Hide 'n' Seek
* Merry Merry
* All for You
* Jeweluna
* Dé eaya
* Mellow
* Wagamama na Actress
* Pure White
* Mid Blue
* Deep Lip French
* Groovin' Blue
* Olive
* Manifesto
* Neuf Neuf

Live albums|

* Virgin Flight '86: Miho Nakayama First Concert
* Pure White Live '94

Compilations|

* Collection
* Ballads
* Collection II
* Miho's Select
* Dramatic Songs
* Blanket Privacy
* Collection III
* Ballads II
* Treasury
* Your Selection 1
* Your Selection 2
* Your Selection 3
* Your Selection 4
* Collection IV
* Miho Nakayama Perfect Best
* Miho Nakayama Perfect Best 2
* All Time Best

Remix albums|

* Makin' Dancin'
* Dance Box
* The Remixes: Miho Nakayama Meets New York Groove
* The Remixes: Miho Nakayama Meets Los Angeles Groove

Box sets|

* Miho Nakayama Complete DVD Box
* Complete Singles Box
* 30th Anniversary: The Perfect Singles Box
* Miho Nakayama 40th Anniversary: The Best Ten

Singles|

* "C"
* "Namaiki"
* "Be-Bop High School"
* "Iro White Blend"
* "Close Up"
* "Jingi Aishite Moraimasu"
* "Tsuiteru ne Notteru ne"
* "Waku Waku Sasete"
* "Hade!!!"
* "50/50"
* "Catch Me"
* "You're My Only Shinin' Star"
* "Mermaid"
* "Witches"
* "Rosécolor"
* "Virgin Eyes"
* "Midnight Taxi"
* "Semi-sweet Magic"
* "Megamitachi no Bōken"
* "Aishiterutte Iwanai!"
* "Kore kara no I Love You"
* "Rosa"
* "Tōi Machi no Doko ka de..."
* "Mellow"
* "Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto"
* "Shiawase ni Naru Tame ni"
* "Anata ni Nara..."
* "Tada Nakitaku Naru no"
* "Sea Paradise (OL no Hanran)"
* "Hero"
* "Cheers for You"
* "Hurt to Heart (Itami no Yukue)"
* "Thinking About You (Anata no Yoru wo Tsutsumitai)"
* "True Romance"
* "Mirai e no Present"
* "March Color"
* "Love Clover"
* "A Place Under the Sun"
* "Adore"

Videos|

* Virgin Flight '86: Miho Nakayama First Concert
* Miho Nakayama 38th Anniversary Concert: Trois
* Miho Nakayama Concert Tour 2024: Deux

Related articles|

* King Records
* Takashi Matsumoto
* Kyōhei Tsutsumi
* Toshiki Kadomatsu
* Chinfa Kan
* Cindy
* Gorō Matsui
* Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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