Kana Nishino – to LOVE (a J!-ENT World Groove Album Review)
August 22, 2010 by Dennis Amith
A solid, well-produced second album for young pop artist Kana Nishino showcasing her maturity as a vocalist and songwriter.
ARTIST: 西野カナ (Kana Nishino)
ALBUM: to LOVE
LABEL: SME Records Inc.
CATALOG #: SECL-878
DURATION: 57:32
RELEASE DATE: June 23, 2010
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- *Prologue* ~What a nice~
- Best Friend
- Summer Girl
- Hey Boy
- もっと…
- love & smile
- このままで
- MAYBE
- WRONG
- Come on Yes Yes Oh Yeah!!
- Dear…
- 会いたくて 会いたくて
- You are the one
- *Epilogue* ~to LOVE~
Kana Nishino is quickly becoming my favorite young pop artist from Japan.
The young pop R&B artist has come a long way since she was named among the top performers in the Miss Phoenix Audition held by Sony back in 2005. Since being signed by SME Records in 2006, the pop singer who enjoys listening to Christina Aguilera, Ciara, Jennifer Lopez and various R&B and hip-hop artists has captured the attention of Japanese pop music listeners with a consistent number of singles that have appeared on the top 10 of Japan’s Oricon Singles Charts.
On June 23rd, Kana released her second full-length album titled “To LOVE” which debuted at #1 on the Oricon Album Charts.
With a total of 12 singles released in Japan, “To LOVE” features Kana’s 8th single “Motto…”, her double A-sided ninth single “Dear…/Maybe”, her tenth single “Best Friend” and her eleventh single “Aitakute Aitakute” and features a total of 14 tracks.
In a recent interview, Kana said that the wanted this album to express her growth in her values and her view of love and one can find that quite evident in her latest album.
As her singles showcased Kana’s ballads and pop melodies, there are a good number of tracks on this album that caught my attention. The pop song “Summer Girl” features a collaboration with MINMI, the rock track “Hey Boy”, the club-inspired dance track (and almost entirely in English) “Come One Yes Yes Oh Yeah!!” and the beautiful ballad “You Are the One”.
The CD insert features the lyrics to the songs on the album and production credits. Also, released is a CD+DVD version of “to LOVE” which features music videos for “Kimi no Koe wo” (feat. Verbal), “Motto…”, “Dear..”, “Best Friend”, “Aitakute Aitakute” and the making of each of the five music videos.
Overall, “to LOVE” is a well-balanced album that does show a maturity in Kana Nishino’s music and if you are a big fan of Kana Nishino, the album is definitely worth checking out!
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