Return to Myself

Return to Myself (リターン・トゥ・マイセルフ, Ritān tu Maiserufu) is the ninth studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on June 7, 1989 by Invitation. It is Hamada's second album to be produced by Greg Edward, and it features contributions by Chicago members Bill Champlin and Jason Scheff. It was also Hamada's last album to be issued on LP. The album was reissued alongside Hamada's past releases on January 15, 2014.[1][2]

Return to Myself
Studio album by
Mari Hamada
ReleasedJune 7, 1989 (1989-06-07)
Studio
  • Rumbo Recorders
  • Victor Studio
  • Studio Birdman
  • Sound Atelier
Genre
Length43:16
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
LabelInvitation
ProducerGreg Edward
Mari Hamada chronology
Heart and Soul "The Singles"
(1988)		 Return to Myself
(1989)		 Sincerely
(1990)
Singles from Return to Myself
  1. "Return to Myself ~Shinai, Shinai, Natsu."
    Released: April 19, 1989 (1989-04-19)

Return to Myself became Hamada's first album to hit No. 1 on Oricon's albums chart. It was also certified Platinum by the RIAJ.[3] In addition, the title track "Return to Myself ~Shinai, Shinai, Natsu." became her first No. 1 on Oricon's singles chart.[4]

Track listing

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

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Return to Myself ~Shinai, Shinai, Natsu." ((Return to Myself 〜しない、しない、ナツ。, "Return to Myself ~Not, Not, Summer.")) Hiroyuki Ohtsuki4:31
2."Separate Lives" Kazuhiro Hara3:39
3."Emotion in Motion" Ohtsuki4:32
4."Walking on the Borderline" (English) Ohtsuki3:52
5."Second Wind" Takanobu Masuda5:51
6."Only in My Dreams" Ohtsuki3:55
7."Take Me to Your Heart"
  • Steve Diamond
  • Chris Farren
  • Hamada
  • Diamond
  • Farren
4:46
8."We Should Be So Lucky" (English) 
  • Greg Edward
  • Randy Kerber
3:28
9."With All My Love"
  • Mark Mueller
  • Bruce Gaitsch
  • Hamada
  • Mueller
  • Gaitsch
4:36
10."Restless Kind" Ohtsuki4:06

Charts
Chart (1989) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 1

Personnel
  • Michael Landau – guitar
  • Tim Pierce – guitar
  • John Pierce – bass
  • Randy Kerber – keyboards
  • Charles Judge – keyboards
  • John Keane – drums, percussion
  • Danny Fongheiser – percussion
  • Bill Champlin – backing vocals
  • Jason Scheff – backing vocals

References
  1. "浜田麻里 / Return to Myself [SHM-CD]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  2. "Return to Myself/浜田麻里". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  3. "ゴールドディスク認定". RIAJ. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  4. "Return to Myself/浜田麻里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
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