Ringetsu

Month of Parturition (Ringetsu)
Studio album by Miyuki Nakajima
Released March 5, 1981
Recorded Epicurus Studio, Hitokuchizaka Studio, Media Studio
Genre J-pop (folk, kayokyoku)
Length 45:29
Label Canyon/AARD-VARK
Producer Miyuki Nakajima
Miyuki Nakajima chronology
Ikiteitemo Iidesuka
(1980)
Month of Parturition (Ringetsu)
(1981)
Kansuigyo
(1982)
Singles from Month of Parturition (Ringetsu)
  1. "Hitori Jouzu"
    Released: October 21, 1980
  2. "Ashita Tenki ni Nare"
    Released: March 21, 1981


Month of Parturition (臨月 Ringetsu) is the eighth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in March 1981.

The album features "Hitori Jouzu", a song released as a lead single in October 1980 and became her second top-ten hit on the Japanese Oricon (since her 1977 chart-topper "The Parting Song").

Month of Parturition topped the Japanese albums chart for two weeks, and marked the number-six on the country's year-end chart of 1981.[1] Also in December 1981, the album received honor of winning the 23rd Japan Record Awards for "Album Best 10", a category acclaimed the ten most magnificent long-playing records.

Along with a follow-up Kansuigyo released in the following year, Month of Parturition has been one of her best-selling non-compilation albums to date, selling over 590,000 copies.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Miyuki Nakajima.

Side one

  1. "Ashita Tenki ni Nare (あした天気になれ)" – 3:19
  2. "Anata ga Umi wo Miteiru Uchi ni (あなたが海を見ているうちに)" – 5:42
  3. "Self Portrait in Two Mirrors (あわせ鏡 Awase Kagami)" – 5:13
  4. "Hitori Jouzu (ひとり上手)" – 4:12
  5. "Snow ( Yuki)" – 4:55

Side two

  1. "Bus Dōri (バス通り Basu Dōri)" – 4:18
  2. "Friendship (友情 Yūjou)" – 6:56
  3. "Seijin Sedai (成人世代)" – 4:06
  4. "Yakyoku (夜曲)" – 6:48

Personnel

Production

Awards

Japan Record Awards
Year Title Category Winner
1981 (23rd) Month of Parturition (Ringetsu)[2] Best 10 Albums Miyuki Nakajima

Chart positions

Album

Year Album Country Chart Position Weeks Sales
1981 Month of Parturition (Ringetsu) Japan Oricon Weekly LP Albums Chart (top 100) 1 48 590,000[3]
Oricon Weekly CT Albums Chart (top 100) 1 33

Singles

Year Single B-Side Chart Position Weeks Sales
1980 "Hitori Jouzu" "Kanashimi ni" Japanese Oricon Weekly (top 100) 6 23 444,000[4]
1981 "Ashita Tenki ni Nare" "Anzu Mura kara" 25 12 79,000[4]

References

Preceded by
Thank Ai You by Masahiko Kondo
Japanese Oricon LP Chart number-one album
March 23 - April 5, 1981 (2 weeks)
Succeeded by
Heart and Soul by the Chanels
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