Ballad Best 25th Anniversary Selection


is a compilation album by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori, released through Utahime Records and Universal Sigma on March 28, 2007, as a third compilation album to commemorate Nakamori's 25th anniversary.

Background

The album consists of the newly recorded song "Ano Natsu no Hi", self-covers of her classic singles from the Warner Pioneer, MRA and UMJ era recorded between 1995 and 2005. The album was released in 2 editions: regular with solo CD and limited CD+DVD. DVD contains previously unreleased footage of live concert Milkyway in 1983.

Chart performance

The album peaked at No. 13 on Oricon's weekly albums chart and charted for eight weeks. It sold over 26,000 copies.