Merry Merry

1989 studio album by Miho Nakayama
Merry Merry
Studio album by
Miho Nakayama
ReleasedDecember 5, 1989 (1989-12-05)
Recorded1989
Genre
  • J-pop
  • Christmas
Length34:26
Language
  • English
  • Japanese
LabelKing Records
Producer
  • Miho Nakayama
  • Akira Fukuzumi
Miho Nakayama chronology
Hide 'n' Seek
(1989)
Merry Merry
(1989)
All for You
(1990)
Alternate cover
Limited Edition cover

Merry Merry (メリー・メリー, Merī Merī) is the tenth studio album by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Released through King Records on December 5, 1989, it is a Christmas-themed album, featuring five song covers, two original songs written by Nakayama (under the pseudonym "Mizuho Kitayama"), and an instrumental version of her 1988 song "Long Distance to the Heaven". It is also the first album that Nakayama produced herself. A limited edition release included a 20-page hardcover storybook adaptation of "Long Distance to the Heaven".[1][2][3]

The album peaked at No. 9 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 110,000 copies.[4][5]

Track listing

All music is arranged by Kazuo Ōtani.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Some Day at Christmas"
  • Ron Miller
  • Bryan Wells
3:39
2."White Christmas"Irving Berlin4:54
3."Without You"Mizuho Kitayama5:38
4."I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"Tommie Connor2:37
5."Say Love Me"Kitayama5:56
6."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
  • Hugh Martin
  • Ralph Blane
4:52
7."Silent Night, Holy Night"
3:19
8."Long Distance to the Heaven" (Instrumental Version for the Short Story)Kitayama3:31
Total length:34:26

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 9

References

  1. ^ "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  2. ^ "中山美穂 / メリー・メリー [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  3. ^ "Merry Merry | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  4. ^ a b "Merry Merry | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  5. ^ "中山美穂". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  • Official website
  • Merry Merry at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
  • Merry Merry at Discogs (list of releases)
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