Ten-Sei


Ten-Sei is the 33rd studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in November 2005.
Like some previous albums 10 Wings, Hi -Wings- and Tsuki -Wings-, Tensei is composed of the songs Nakajima wrote for her experimental musical Yakai. All the materials appeared on the album were originally performed on Yakai Vol. 14: "24-Ji Chaku 0-Ji Hatsu" which was taken place at the Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon during January 2004. Except "The Mirage Hotel" which was already included on her 2003 Love Letter (Koibumi) album, most of the songs appeared on the studio album for the first time.
From the album, "For Those Who Can't Go Home" was later released as a single. It was featured as a theme song for the television drama Kemonomichi starring Ryoko Yonekura and aired on TV Asahi in 2006. "Relay of the Soul" was also used in the drama series called On'na no Ichidaiki aired on Fuji TV during autumn 2005.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Miyuki Nakajima, arranged by Ichizo Seo
  1. "Lost and Found" – 4:58
  2. "For Those Who Can't Go Home" – 5:19
  3. "The Scenery Off the Beaten Path" – 4:22
  4. "The Twisting Möbius Band" – 5:10
  5. "Fortune Cookies" – 4:06
  6. "Shady Midnight Table" – 5:49
  7. "My Homeland is Beyond the Wind" – 5:52
  8. "Relay of the Soul" – 5:34
  9. "The Mirage Hotel" – 6:04
  10. "Salmon Dance" – 5:21
  11. "Infinite Orbit" – 6:25

Personnel

  • Michael Thompson – Electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Nozomi Furukawa – Electric guitar, bouzouki
  • Shūji Nakamura – Acoustic guitar
  • Neil Stubenhaus – Electric bass
  • Satoshi Nakamura – Soprano sax, alto sax
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – Drums
  • Gregg Bissonette – Drums
  • Matarou Misawa – Cymbals, timpani
  • DJ Masterkey – Scratch
  • Jon Gilutin – Keyboards, acoustic piano, hammond organ, strings pad
  • Ichizo Seo – Computer programming, keyboards
  • Shingo Kobayashi – Computer programming, keyboards
  • Tomō Satō – Computer programming
  • Yousuke Sugimoto – Computer programming
  • Ittetsu Gen – Violin
  • Crusher Kimura – Violin
  • Sid Page – Violin
  • Susan Chatman – Violin
  • Mario De Leon – Violin
  • Kirstin File – Violin
  • Berj Garabedian – Violin
  • Peter Kent – Violin
  • Natalie Leggett – Violin
  • Robert Matsuda – Violin
  • Alyssa Park – Violin
  • Cameron Patrick – Violin
  • Robert Peterson – Violin
  • John Wittenberg – Violin
  • Takuya Mori – Viola
  • Denyse Buffum – Viola
  • Cheryl Kohfeld – Viola
  • Carole Mukogawa – Viola
  • David Stenske – Viola
  • Masami Horisawa – Cello
  • Tomoki Iwanaga – Cello
  • Larry Corbett – Cello
  • Maurice Grants – Cello
  • Dan Smith – Cello
  • Rudy Stein – Cello
  • Suzie Katayama – Strings conducting and contracting
  • Kazuyo Sugimoto – Harmony vocals
  • Fumikazu Miyashita – Harmony vocals
  • Julia Waters – Backing vocals
  • Oren Waters – Backing vocals
  • Maxine Waters – Backing vocals
  • Tery Wood – Backing vocals
  • Angie Jaree – Backing vocals
  • Wendy Fraser – Backing vocals
  • Carmen Carter – Backing vocals
  • Jim Glistrap – Backing vocals
  • Carmen Twillie – Backing vocals
  • Jess Wilard III – Backing vocals