True (Mika Nakashima album)

True
Studio album by Mika Nakashima
Released 2002-08-28
Genre J-pop, Adult Contemporary, Easy Listening, International
Length 1:04:24
Label Sony Music Associated Records
Mika Nakashima chronology

True
(2002)		 Resistance
(2002)

True is Mika Nakashima's first Japanese album. In contrast to the typical Japanese J-Pop and Western Pop artist, this album was one in which Mika established a sound that would become her trademark for future albums: a mature, 'Adult Contemporary'-influenced mixture of smooth jazz and soft pop.

True topped the Oricon Album Chart for three straight weeks, selling 1 million copies within that time span, and has since sold over 1,173,534 copies. It won Nakashima the Album of the Year Award at the 2003 Japan Gold Disc Awards.

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s) Length
1. "Amazing Grace" (Album Version)John NewtonJohn NewtonDreamfield  
2. "Will" (Album Version)Yasushi AkimotoDaisuke KawaguchiKeiichi Tomita  
3. "One Survive" (Album Version)Minako YoshidaT2yaO Dash  
4. "Heaven on Earth"  Kenn KatoLori Fine (from Coldfeet)Coldfeet  
5. "Destiny's Lotus"  Mika Nakashima
RapDaizo (from Ketsumeishi)		GajinTowa Tei  
6. "Helpless Rain"  Masato Ochishinya (from three tight b)Daisuke Imai  
7. "I"  Mika NakashimaH (from three tight b)shinya  
8. "Tears~Konayuki ga Mau You ni...~" (粉雪が舞うように....; Like Powder Snow is Dancing...)Yasushi Akimoto, Mika NakashimaKoji HayashiDreamfield  
9. "True Eyes"  Hiromasa IjichiYoko KuzuyaChokkaku  
10. "Crescent Moon"  Takashi MatsumotoHiroaki OnoYoshito Tanaka  
11. "Just Trust in Our Love" (Album Version)HshinyaOctopussy  
12. "Stars" (Album Version)Yasushi AkimotoDaisuke KawaguchiKeiichi Tomita  
13. "A Miracle for You"  Mika NakashimaYasunari OkanoShin Kono  

Charts and sales

Oricon sales charts (Japan)

Release Chart Peak Position Sales Total Chart Run
2002-08-28 Oricon Daily Albums Chart 1
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 1 1,173,534 78 weeks
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart 8

Singles

Date Title Peak Position Sales Weeks
2001-11-07 Stars # 3 469,180 15
2002-02-06 Crescent Moon # 4 100,000 2
2002-03-06 One Survive # 8 86,600 7
2002-05-15 Helpless Rain # 8 82,830 6
2002-08-07 Will # 3 144,771 14

References