Return to Myself
{{Infobox album
| name = Return to Myself
| type = studio
| artist = Mari Hamada
| cover = Mari Hamada - Return to Myself.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| released = {{Start date|1989|06|07}}
| recorded = 1989
| studio = {{hlist|Rumbo Recorders|Victor Studio|Studio Birdman|Sound Atelier}}
| genre = {{hlist|J-pop|pop rock}}
| length = 43:16
| language = {{hlist|Japanese|English}}
| label = Invitation
| producer = Greg Edward
| prev_title = Heart and Soul: The Singles
| prev_year = 1988
| next_title = Sincerely
| next_year = 1990
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Return to Myself
| type = studio
| single1 = Return to Myself ~Shinai, Shinai, Natsu.
| single1date = {{Start date|1989|04|19}}
}}
}}
{{nihongo4|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.{{cite web |url=https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/return-to-myself/4113101806 |title=浜田麻里 / Return to Myself [SHM-CD] |website=CDJournal |accessdate=2020-04-19}}{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/goods/detail/433814 |title=Return to Myself/浜田麻里 |publisher=Billboard Japan |accessdate=2020-04-19}}
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. In addition, the title track "Return to Myself ~Shinai, Shinai, Natsu." became her first No. 1 on Oricon's singles chart.{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/246627/products/1051941/1/ |title=Return to Myself/浜田麻里 |publisher=Oricon |accessdate=2020-04-19}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_lyrics = Mari Hamada, except where indicated
| title1 = Return to Myself ~Shinai, Shinai, Natsu.
| note1 = {{nihongo4||Return to Myself 〜しない、しない、ナツ。||"Return to Myself ~Not, Not, Summer."}}
| music1 = Hiroyuki Ohtsuki
| length1 = 4:31
| title2 = Separate Lives
| music2 = Kazuhiro Hara
| length2 = 3:39
| title3 = Emotion in Motion
| music3 = Ohtsuki
| length3 = 4:32
| title4 = Walking on the Borderline
| note4 = English
| music4 = Ohtsuki
| length4 = 3:52
| title5 = Second Wind
| music5 = Takanobu Masuda
| length5 = 5:51
| title6 = Only in My Dreams
| music6 = Ohtsuki
| length6 = 3:55
| title7 = Take Me to Your Heart
| lyrics7 = {{hlist|Steve Diamond|Chris Farren|Hamada}}
| music7 = {{hlist|Diamond|Farren}}
| length7 = 4:46
| title8 = We Should Be So Lucky
| note8 = English
| music8 = {{hlist|Greg Edward|Randy Kerber}}
| length8 = 3:28
| title9 = With All My Love
| lyrics9 = {{hlist|Mark Mueller|Bruce Gaitsch|Hamada}}
| music9 = {{hlist|Mueller|Gaitsch}}
| length9 = 4:36
| title10 = Restless Kind
| music10 = Ohtsuki
| length10 = 4:06
}}
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
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (1989) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon)
| 1 |
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Certification
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|title=Return to Myself|artist=浜田 麻里|award=Platinum|relyear=1989|certyear=1989|certmonth=7|domestic=true|refname="RIAJ"|access-date=March 28, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.mari-hamada.com/discography/pages/old_al/al_return_to_myself.html}} (Mari Hamada)
- {{Official website|https://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/-/Discography/A000243/VICL-70115.html}} (Victor Entertainment)
- {{MusicBrainz release|mbid=cf201dbb-9534-423f-a2e8-66edd7449be0|name=Return to Myself}}
- {{Discogs release|id=3940346|name=Return to Myself|type=album}}
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