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Sincerely (Mari Hamada album)

1989 compilation album by Mari Hamada

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 10, 2026
Entity authorityQ11246250 ↗
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Sincerely" (シンシアリー, Shinshiarī) is a compilation album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on December 16, 1989 by Invitation. It is Hamada's first ballad-oriented album, featuring four new songs and three re-recordings of her past hits. The album was last reissued on October 22, 2008.

Hamada's 1994 international release All My Heart features "Over the Rainbow" and "Open Your Heart" rewritten in English as "With All My Heart" and "Out of My Hands", respectively.

Sincerely peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's albums chart.

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The public source identifies “Sincerely (Mari Hamada album)” as 1989 compilation album by Mari Hamada. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Sincerely, Mari and Hamada.

Editorial reviewA useful identification and reception guide that helps separate the work itself from editions, performances, ownership and later interpretation. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1989, 2008, 1994—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1989-12-16. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Sincerely, Mari and Hamada providing the first useful test.
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