1992
Nouvelle Vague
Sony
CD SRCL 2364, released March 25, 1992
Produced
by Seiko Matsuda & Ryo Ogura, Directed by Hirofumi Sato, Arranged
by Yuji Toriyama. All lead & backing vocals performed by Seiko.
All lyrics by Seiko, all music by Seiko & Ryo Ogura. Photography
by Kaoru Ijima. Copyright 1992 Sony Music Entertainment.
This album
represented a major turning point in Seiko's career. Utilizing
what she had learned from renowned U.S.A. producers David Foster
("Citron") and Phil Ramone ("Sound of My Heart"),
she stepped forward with collaborator Ryo Ogura for the first
in a series of remarkable self-produced efforts.
The songs:
1992 Nouvelle Vague, Believe In Love, Eien No Shima, I Want You
So Bad, Shinin' Shinin', Kitto Mata Aeru, Baby Baby, Anata No Subete Ni Naritai,
You Wanna Know My Name, Fight and Believe.
You can
find selected songs from "1992 Nouvelle Vague" on the
following Bible collections: Bible II (Kitto Mata Aeru, Anata
No Subete Naritai, Baby Baby, I Want You So Bad)...Bible III (Believe
In Love, Kitto Mata Aeru)...Complete Bible (Kitto Mata Aeru, Anata
No Subete Ni Naritai, Shinin' Shinin').
Memories from Siu Bee:
"1992 Nouvelle Vague used
to be my "wake up music" as I put the disc into my Hi
Fi and set the "auto on" alarm. Every morning the first
song "1992 Nouvelle Vague" gave me power...with the
stepping sounds, it encourages you to progress. "Believe
In Love" really can melt every person's heart. I would play
"I Want You So Bad" several times a day...it made my
little brother complain about the loud volume whenever I played
this song!
Seiko was given the "Best
Song of the Year" award for "Kito Mata Aeru" that
year. Although I don't feel this song is really that special,
I still feel so happy that she was awarded this prize. Seiko performed
an English version of "Anata No Subete Ni Naritai" (called
"Forever Your Everything") on the "A Time For Love"
album, but the Japanese version would be better for this song.
It helped me to cry when I felt sad...you know, it's uncomfortable
if you want to cry but can't make your tears some out! "Baby
Baby" and "Shinin' Shinin'" seem similar in melody,
they are not very special songs. Regarding the clips, Seiko did
a very good job dancing on "I Want You So Bad." I remember
that's about the time she showed great improvement in her dancing.
Her hair style was in vogue with Hong Kong actresses (even though
they may not know Seiko started it...she is always running ahead
of the trend).
Memories from Yacchin:
"This album is one of
my favorites. I attended the concert four times, and she was just
fabulous! The media was very mean to Seiko in those days, and
her single "We Are Love" didn't do so good. BUT, thanks
to the hit single "Kitto Mata Aeru" she proved that
she was still a "JPOP Diva." At the second day in Budokan,
my seat was second row from the stage! She performed all of the
songs from this album."
Memories from Tzing:
"I have listened to the
album over and over ever since you announced that the February
CD Spotlight would be on "1992 Nouvelle Vague." Thank
you Mike, for as a result of that, I have rediscovered many pleasures
from this album which I hadn't before. My favorite is the super
title song...which incidentally had described the "new wave"
in Seiko's career perfectly."
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