Tidal Wave (Samishii Nettaigyo)
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| Released | 21 September 1991 (Japan) | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
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| Length | 46:32 | |||
| Label | Teichiku Records | |||
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Tidal Wave (Samishii Nettaigyo) (淋しい熱帯魚, Lonely Tropical Fish) is a cover album by the Irish pop group The Nolans. Released on 21 September 1991 exclusively in Japan by Teichiku Records, the album consists of 12 English-language covers of popular J-pop songs from the 1970s and 1980s.[1][2] The title track, a cover of Wink's "Samishii Nettaigyo", was released as a single.[3]
The album peaked at No. 99 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 3,000 copies.[4][5]
Track listing
[edit]All English lyrics are written by Clive Scott and Des Dyer except track 1 by M. Jordan.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Never Ending Wind" (Kaze Tachinu (風立ちぬ, "The Wind Rises")) | Seiko Matsuda | 4:27 | |
| 2. | "Tidal Wave" (Samishii Nettaigyo (淋しい熱帯魚, "Lonely Tropical Fish")) |
| Wink | 4:28 |
| 3. | "Desire" (Dezaia (Jōnetsu) (DESIRE～情熱～)) | Akina Nakamori | 4:39 | |
| 4. | "Wait for Me" (Nagisa no Barukonī (渚のバルコニー, "The Balcony by the Beach")) |
| Seiko Matsuda | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Tears" (Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa (飾りじゃないのよ涙は, "The Tears Are Not a Decoration")) | Yōsui Inoue | Akina Nakamori | 4:05 |
| 6. | "Toy Boy" (Toshishita no Otokonoko (年下の男の子, "Younger Boy")) |
| Candies | 3:26 |
| 7. | "Sweet Little Devil" (Yasashii Akuma (やさしい悪魔)) |
| Candies | 3:36 |
| 8. | "Roppongi Street" (Roppongi Junjōha (六本木純情派る, "Roppongi Pure-Heart Clique")) |
| Yōko Oginome | 3:28 |
| 9. | "Blue Heaven" (Tengoku no Kissu (天国のキッス, "Heavenly Kiss")) |
| Seiko Matsuda | 3:59 |
| 10. | "Ace of Hearts" (Hāto no Ēsu ga Detekonai (ハートのエースが出てこない)) |
| Candies | 3:07 |
| 11. | "Simple Handkerchief" (Momen no Hankachīfu (木綿のハンカチーフ, "Cotton Handkerchief")) |
| Hiromi Ōta | 3:47 |
| 12. | "Johnny" (Jā ne (じゃあね, "See Ya")) |
| Onyanko Club | 3:54 |
| Total length: | 46:32 | |||
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] | 99 |
References
[edit]- ^ "CD- TAIDAL WAVE（淋しい熱帯魚）（Japan）（ノーランズ博物館）". The Nolans Museum. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "ノーランズ / 淋しい熱帯魚 [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "CD-Single Tidal Wave（淋しい熱帯魚）(Japan）（ノーランズ博物館）". The Nolans Museum. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ a b . Oricon. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "ノーランズ". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 19 June 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2021.