Persona (Mari Hamada album)

Persona (ペルソナ, Perusona) is the 13th studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on March 11, 1996. Produced by Hamada and Steve Tyrell, it was Hamada's final release by MCA Victor. The album was reissued alongside Hamada's past releases on January 15, 2014.[1][2]

Persona
Studio album by
Mari Hamada
ReleasedMarch 11, 1996 (1996-03-11)
Studio
Genre
Length67:31
LanguageJapanese
LabelMCA Victor
Producer
Mari Hamada chronology
All My Heart
(1994)		 Persona
(1996)		 Cats and Dogs: The Very Best of Mari Hamada
(1998)
Singles from Persona
  1. "Hey Mr. Broken Heart"
    Released: January 24, 1996 (1996-01-24)
  2. "Antique"
    Released: June 5, 1996 (1996-06-05)

Persona peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's albums chart. It was also certified Platinum by the RIAJ. It was her last top-10 album until Gracia in 2018.[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mari Hamada, except where indicated.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Luna Sympathy" 
  • Hamada
  • Yōichi Fujii
5:22
2."Hey Mr. Broken Heart" 
  • Hamada
  • Fujii
5:50
3."Crazy Love" 
  • Hamada
  • Hiroyuki Ohtsuki
3:48
4."Indian Summer" 
  • Hamada
  • Fujii
6:03
5."Love Forever"
  • Hamada
  • Stephania Tyrell
  • Steve Tyrell
  • Saviger
  • Gray
4:55
6."Anemos" Hamada4:39
7."Antique" 
  • Hamada
  • Takashi Masuzaki
6:46
8."Distance (Lost in Love)" 
  • Hamada
  • Fujii
6:01
9."Long Long Way from Home" 
  • Hamada
  • Ohtsuki
5:37
10."Be Yourself" 
6:37
11."Umbrella" 
  • Hamada
  • Ohtsuki
4:24
12."Can't Get You Close Enough"
  • Hamada
  • Stephania Tyrell
  • Steve Tyrell
  • Saviger
  • Hamada
  • Stephania Tyrell
  • Steve Tyrell
  • Saviger
4:24
13."Soleil" Ohtsuki3:05

Charts
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 2

Personnel
  • Michael Landau – guitar
  • Lee Ritenour – guitar
  • Tim Pierce – guitar
  • Dean Parks – guitar
  • Leland Sklar – bass
  • Abraham Laboriel – bass
  • Neil Stubenhaus – bass
  • Robbie Buchanan – keyboards
  • Kevin Savigor – keyboards
  • John Robinson – drums
  • Mike Baird – drums
  • Carlos Vega – drums
  • Lenny Castro – percussion

References
  1. "浜田麻里 / Persona [SHM-CD]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  2. "Persona/浜田麻里". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  3. "Persona/浜田麻里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
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