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1989 studio album by Mari Hamada
Return to Myself
Studio album by Mari Hamada
ReleasedJune 7, 1989 (1989-06-07)
Recorded1989
Studio
  • Rumbo Recorders
  • Victor Studio
  • Studio Birdman
  • Sound Atelier
Genre
Length43:16
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
LabelInvitation
ProducerGreg Edward
Mari Hamada chronology
Heart and Soul: The Singles
(1988) 		Return to Myself
(1989) 		Sincerely
(1990)
Singles from Return to Myself
  1. "Return to Myself ~Shinai, Shinai, Natsu."
    Released: April 19, 1989 (1989-04-19)

Return to Myself (リターン・トゥ・マイセルフ, Ritān tu Maiserufu) is the ninth studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on June 7, 1989 by Invitation. It is Hamada's second album to be produced by Greg Edward, and it features contributions by Chicago members Bill Champlin and Jason Scheff. It was also Hamada's last album to be issued on LP. The album was reissued alongside Hamada's past releases on January 15, 2014.

Return to Myself became Hamada's first album to hit No. 1 on Oricon's albums chart. It was also certified Platinum by the RIAJ. In addition, the title track "Return to Myself ~Shinai, Shinai, Natsu." became her first No. 1 on Oricon's singles chart.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mari Hamada, except where indicated

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Return to Myself ~Shinai, Shinai, Natsu." ((Return to Myself 〜しない、しない、ナツ。, "Return to Myself ~Not, Not, Summer.")) Hiroyuki Ohtsuki4:31
2."Separate Lives" Kazuhiro Hara3:39
3."Emotion in Motion" Ohtsuki4:32
4."Walking on the Borderline" (English) Ohtsuki3:52
5."Second Wind" Takanobu Masuda5:51
6."Only in My Dreams" Ohtsuki3:55
7."Take Me to Your Heart"
  • Steve Diamond
  • Chris Farren
  • Hamada
  • Diamond
  • Farren
4:46
8."We Should Be So Lucky" (English) 
  • Greg Edward
  • Randy Kerber
3:28
9."With All My Love"
  • Mark Mueller
  • Bruce Gaitsch
  • Hamada
  • Mueller
  • Gaitsch
4:36
10."Restless Kind" Ohtsuki4:06

Personnel

  • Michael Landau – guitar
  • Tim Pierce – guitar
  • John Pierce – bass
  • Randy Kerber – keyboards
  • Charles Judge – keyboards
  • John Keane – drums, percussion
  • Danny Fongheiser – percussion
  • Bill Champlin – backing vocals
  • Jason Scheff – backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) 1

Certification

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) Platinum 400,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "浜田麻里 / Return to Myself [SHM-CD]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  2. "Return to Myself/浜田麻里". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  3. ^ "Japanese certifications – 浜田 麻里 – Return to Myself" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved March 28, 2021. Select 1989年7月 on the drop-down menu
  4. ^ "Return to Myself/浜田麻里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-19.

External links

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