Mami Kawada Best: Birth
album by Mami Kawada
Mami Kawada Best Birth (styled as MAMI KAWADA BEST ~BIRTH~) is a compilation album by J-pop singer Mami Kawada. It was released on February 13, 2013 under Geneon Universal Entertainment. This album tentatively contains sixteen tracks which include her singles "Masterpiece" and her newly released song "Borderland". This BEST album does not feature the opening theme for the OVA series Shakugan no Shana S entitled "Prophecy".
The album came in a limited Blu-ray edition (GNCV-1032) and a regular CD-only edition (GNCV-1033). The Blu-ray edition contains footage from Kawada’s 2012 Live Tour ~ Square the Circle ~ captured at Ebisu Liquid Room on September 17, 2012. The album peaked at number 15 on Oricon Albums Chart.
Track listing
Radiance - 4:21
Lyrics by: Mami Kawada & Kotoko
Composition & Arrangement by: Tomoyuki Nakazawa
Performed by: Mami Kawada
Hishoku no Sora - 4:15
Lyrics: Mami Kawada
Composition/Arrangement by: Tomoyuki Nakazawa
Performed by: Mami Kawada
Akai Namida - 4:19
Lyrics: Mami Kawada
Composition: Tomoyuki Nakazawa
Arrangement: Tomoyuki Nakazawa
Performed by: Mami Kawada
Get My Way! - 2:56
Composition: Kazuya Takase
Arrangement by: Kazuya Takase, Takeshi Ozaki
Performed by: Mami Kawada
Lyrics: Mami Kawada
Joint - 4:01
Lyrics: Mami Kawada
Composition: Tomoyuki Nakazawa
Arrangement: Tomoyuki Nakazawa, Takeshi Ozaki
Performed by: Mami Kawada
PSI-Missing - 4:23
Lyrics: Mami Kawada
Composition: Tomoyuki Nakazawa
Arrangement by: Takeshi Ozaki
Performed by: Mami Kawada
Masterpiece - 4:37
Lyrics: Mami Kawada
Composition/Arrangement: Maiko Iuchi
Performed by: Mami Kawada
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