is the second studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter

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, released on March 25, 1988, by

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. In contrast to the

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-oriented debut album '' New Season'', ''Mi-ha'' is a mix of rock and pop tunes, with its tagline: . The album also marked Moritaka's songwriting debut with the title track. The album peaked at No. 17 on

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's albums chart and sold over 72,000 copies.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by

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, except where indicated; all music is composed and arranged by Hideo Saitō, except where indicated.

Personnel

* Chisato Moritaka – vocals,

Fender Rhodes The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional piano, the Rhodes generates sound with keys and hammers, but instead of strings, t ...

(A5),

timbales Timbales () or pailas are shallow single-headed drums with metal casing. They are shallower than single-headed tom-toms and usually tuned much higher, especially for their size.Orovio, Helio 1981. ''Diccionario de la música cubana: biográfic ...

(B4) * Hideo Saitō – guitar, backing vocals, drum and synthesizer programming (all tracks except where indicated) * Nobita Tsukada – keyboards, synthesizer programming (all tracks except where indicated) * Ken Shima – keyboards, piano, backing vocals (A3, B5) * Hatsuho Furukawa – keyboards (B3) * Takayuki Negishi – synthesizer programming (A3, B5) * Tomoaki Arima – synthesizer programming (A3, B3) * Junro Satō – guitar (A3, B3) * Chiharu Mikuzugi – bass (B3, B5) * Reuben Tsujino – percussion (A1, B2) * Shingo Kanno –

conga The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest ...

s (A1),

güiro The güiro () is a percussion instrument consisting of an open-ended, hollow gourd with parallel notches cut in one side. It is played by rubbing a stick or tines (see photo) along the notches to produce a ratchet sound. The güiro is commonly ...

(A2), tambourine (B2) * Jake H. Concepcion – tenor saxophone (A2–A3, B5) * Misa Nakayama – backing vocals (A1, A2, B4) * Nana – backing vocals (A3, B3) * Takumi Yamamoto – backing vocals (B3) * Yukari Fujio – backing vocals (A3, B3, B5)

Charts

Video album

The video album for ''Mi-ha'' was released on CDV format on April 25, 1988.

Track listing

References

External links

* * * {{Authority control 1988 albums 1980s Japanese-language albums Chisato Moritaka albums Warner Music Japan albums