Misslim


Misslim, is the second studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Yumi Arai, released in October 1974.

Overview

The album title Misslim is derived from the word "Miss" and "Slim" after the slim appearance of Yumi Arai at that time. Its jacket cover was taken from Kajiko Kawazoe's house and the grand piano also belongs to her too. The dress Arai was wearing was from Yves Saint Laurent. Before the album was released, the lead single "Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara" was released first, the song would get re-recorded as part of this album. The single version was included in her album Yuming Brand.
This was the first time that Tatsuro Yamashita collaborated with Yumi Arai as a chorus for five years until her album Olive in 1979. In 1989, the album version of the song "Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara" was used as the ending theme for the Japanese release of Kiki's Delivery Service. A cover of "Jūnigatsu no Ame", by Chay, was used as the opening theme for the NTV drama series Pretty Proofreader. A cover of "Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara", by Maaya Sakamoto, was used as the opening for the original Tamayura OVA series in 2010.

Release history

Misslim was released in October 1974 by Toshiba-EMI/Express. The album was also distributed by Alfa Records for a period of time, as Alfa also held ancillary rights to this and the other LPs Arai released during the time Alfa was still a publishing company; those rights later reverted to EMI Japan in 1994-thereabouts, when EMI regained distribution of Alfa's catalogue except for the artists who were published by Alfa and were distributed by other labels. On April 26, 2000, the recording was digitally remastered for re-release on CD by Bernie Grundman. Internet sales of the album began March 10, 2005.

Track listing

Lyrics and composition: Yumi Arai
Arrangements: Masataka Matsutoya

Personnel