is the third studio album by

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duo

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, released by Polystar on December 1, 1989. It features the No. 1 singles "

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" and " One Night in Heaven (Mayonaka no Angel)". Also included in the album are Japanese-language covers of

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's " Special to Me", Paul Gurvitz's "I Never Stopped Loving You",

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's " In Your Letter",

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's "Never Marry a Railroad Man",

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's "

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", and

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's "

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". "Special to Me" was released as a promotional single in 2018 to celebrate the duo's 30th anniversary. The album peaked at No. 2 on

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's albums chart and sold over 454,000 copies. It was also certified Platinum by the

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Track listing

All music is arranged by Motoki Funayama, except where indicated.

Charts

Certification

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Twin Memories 1989 albums Wink (duo) albums 1980s Japanese-language albums