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1990 studio album by Wink
Velvet
Studio album by Wink
ReleasedJuly 11, 1990 (1990-07-11)
Recorded1990
Genre
Length45:18
LanguageJapanese
LabelPolystar
ProducerHaruo Mizuhashi
Wink chronology
Wink First Live Shining Star
(1990) 		Velvet
(1990) 		Wink Hot Singles
(1990)
Singles from Velvet
  1. "Sexy Music"
    Released: March 28, 1990 (1990-03-28)

Velvet (ベルベット, Berubetto) is the fourth studio album by Japanese idol duo Wink, released by Polystar on July 11, 1990. It features the No. 1 single "Sexy Music", a Japanese-language cover of The Nolans' 1981 single. Also included in the album are covers of Carmin's "Dos Hombres", the Nolans' "I'm in the Mood for Dancing", Kool & the Gang's "Cherish", and Eddie Hodges' "I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door". Velvet was Wink's first album to feature Satoshi Kadokura as the duo's music arranger.

The album peaked at No. 4 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 198,000 copies. It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Neko Oikawa, except where indicated; all music is arranged by Satoshi Kadokura, except where indicated.

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Sexy Music " 
  • Ben Findon
  • Mike Myers
  • Bob Puzey
 5:03
2."Rainy Lonely Pavement"Sayako MorimotoHitoshi Haba 3:49
3."Natsufuku no Juliet (Dos Hombres)" (Natsufuku no Jurietto ~Dos Hombres~ (夏服のジュリエット 〜Dos Hombres〜, "Juliet in Summer Clothes ~Dos Hombres~")) 
  • Jamey Jaz
  • Ren Toppano
  • Gabriela Martinez
 5:07
4."Unshakable"Morimoto
  • Patrick DeRemer
  • Jan Buckingham
 5:01
5."Ame ni Negai wo" ((雨に願いを, "Wishing for the Rain")) Masaya Ozeki 4:17
6."Ginsei Club (I'm in Mood for Dancing)" ((銀星倶楽部 〜I'm In Mood For Dancing〜))Morimoto
  • Findon
  • Myers
  • Puzey
 4:19
7."Ano Natsu no Seagull (Cherish)" (Ano Natsu no Shīgaru ~Cherisshu~ (あの夏のシーガル 〜Cherish〜, "That Summer Seagull ~Cherish~"))  4:55
8."I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door"  4:06
9."Zeitaku na Kodoku" ((贅沢な孤独, "Luxury Loneliness"))MorimotoMotoki Funayama3:53
10."Tsukiyo no Shinjugai" ((月夜の真珠貝, "Moonlit Pearl Shell")) Ozeki 4:48
Total length:45:18
2018 bonus track
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
11."Ichiban Kanashii Bara" ((いちばん哀しい薔薇, "The Saddest Rose"))Kisaburō SuzukiFunayama4:25

Charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) 4

Certification

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) Gold 200,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "Wink(ういんく)ディスコグラフィ". Idol.ne.jp. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  2. "Velvet | WINK ウインク". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  3. ^ "VELVET | WINK". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  4. "Wink". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  5. ^ "Japanese certifications – Wink – Velvet" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2021-07-21. Select 1990年7月 on the drop-down menu

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