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 (Ten-Sei features newly arranged version of a song), 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 (flip side was live recording version of "Relay of the Soul" which was taken from Yakai). It was featured as a theme song for the television drama Kemonomichi (adaptation of the novel written by Seicho Matsumoto) 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 "" – 4:58 "" – 5:19 "" – 4:22 "" – 5:10 "" – 4:06 "" – 5:49 "" – 5:52 "" – 5:34 "" – 6:04 "" – 5:21 "" – 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 (Concertmaster) 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
Chart positions Album YearAlbumChartPositionWeeksSales2005Ten-SeiJapanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart (Top 300)121565,000+
Single YearSingleB-SideChartPositionWeeksSales2006"For Those Who Can't Go Home""Relay of the Soul" ['04 "Yakai" Version]Japanese Oricon Weekly (top 200)35713,000
Release history Country Date Label Format Catalog numberJapanNovember 16, 2005Yamaha Music CommunicationsCDYCCW-10017December 3, 2008YCCW-10085
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