Tidal Wave (Samishii Nettaigyo)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Tidal Wave (Samishii Nettaigyo)
| type = studio
| artist = The Nolans
| cover = The Nolans - Tidal Wave.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|1991|09|21|df=y}} (Japan)
| recorded = 1991
| studio = {{hlist|Clive Scott (musician){{!}}Clive Scott|Ray Hedges}}
| genre = {{hlist|Pop|pop rock}}
| length = 46:32
| label = Teichiku Records
| producer = {{hlist|Clive Scott|Ray Hedges}}
| prev_title = Rock and Rolling Idol
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Christmas Pops in Japan
| next_year = 1991
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Tidal Wave (Samishii Nettaigyo)
| type = studio
| single1 = Tidal Wave
| single1date = {{Start date|1991|09|21|df=y}}
}}
}}
{{nihongo4|Tidal Wave (Samishii Nettaigyo)|淋しい熱帯魚||Lonely Tropical Fish}} is the eleventh studio album by the Irish pop group The Nolans. Released on 21 September 1991 exclusively in Japan by Teichiku Records, the album consists of 12 English-language covers of popular J-pop songs from the 1970s and 1980s.{{cite web |url=https://nolansisters.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-166.html |title=CD- TAIDAL WAVE（淋しい熱帯魚）（Japan）（ノーランズ博物館） |website=The Nolans Museum |date=1 June 2018 |access-date=3 July 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/-/1291110269 |title=ノーランズ / 淋しい熱帯魚 [廃盤] |website=CDJournal |access-date=3 July 2021}} The title track, a cover of Wink's "Samishii Nettaigyo", was released as a single.{{cite web |url=https://nolansisters.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-167.html |title=CD-Single Tidal Wave（淋しい熱帯魚）(Japan）（ノーランズ博物館） |website=The Nolans Museum |date=8 June 2016 |access-date=5 September 2021}}
The album peaked at No. 99 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 3,000 copies.{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/121652/products/247300/1/ |title=淋しい熱帯魚 {{!}} ノーランズ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=3 July 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/album/al_norans.html |title=ノーランズ |website=Yamachan Land |access-date=3 July 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070619175006/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/album/al_norans.html |archive-date=19 June 2007 |url-status=dead}}
Track listing
All English lyrics are written by Clive Scott and Des Dyer except track 1 by M. Jordan.
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Original artist
| total_length = 46:32
| title1 = Never Ending Wind
| note1 = {{nihongo4||風立ちぬ|Kaze Tachinu|"The Wind Rises"}}
| writer1 = {{hlist|Takashi Matsumoto|Eiichi Ohtaki}}
| extra1 = Seiko Matsuda
| length1 = 4:27
| title2 = Tidal Wave
| note2 = {{nihongo4||淋しい熱帯魚|Samishii Nettaigyo|"Lonely Tropical Fish"}}
| writer2 = {{hlist|Neko Oikawa|Masaya Ozeki}}
| extra2 = Wink
| length2 = 4:28
| title3 = Desire
| note3 = {{nihongo4||DESIRE～情熱～|Dezaia (Jōnetsu)}}
| writer3 = {{hlist|Yoko Aki|Kisaburō Suzuki}}
| extra3 = Akina Nakamori
| length3 = 4:39
| title4 = Wait for Me
| note4 = {{nihongo4||渚のバルコニー|Nagisa no Barukonī|"The Balcony by the Beach"}}
| writer4 = {{hlist|Matsumoto|Karuho Kureta}}
| extra4 = Seiko Matsuda
| length4 = 3:40
| title5 = Tears
| note5 = {{nihongo4||飾りじゃないのよ涙は|Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa|"The Tears Are Not a Decoration"}}
| writer5 = Yōsui Inoue
| extra5 = Akina Nakamori
| length5 = 4:05
| title6 = Toy Boy
| note6 = {{nihongo4||年下の男の子|Toshishita no Otokonoko|"Younger Boy"}}
| writer6 = {{hlist|Kazuya Senke|Yūsuke Hoguchi}}
| extra6 = Candies
| length6 = 3:26
| title7 = Sweet Little Devil
| note7 = {{nihongo4||やさしい悪魔|Yasashii Akuma}}
| writer7 = {{hlist|Makoto Kitajō|Takuro Yoshida}}
| extra7 = Candies
| length7 = 3:36
| title8 = Roppongi Street
| note8 = {{nihongo4||六本木純情派る|Roppongi Junjōha|"Roppongi Pure-Heart Clique"}}
| writer8 = {{hlist|Masao Urino|Akihiro Yoshimi}}
| extra8 = Yōko Oginome
| length8 = 3:28
| title9 = Blue Heaven
| note9 = {{nihongo4||天国のキッス|Tengoku no Kissu|"Heavenly Kiss"}}
| writer9 = {{hlist|Matsumoto|Haruomi Hosono}}
| extra9 = Seiko Matsuda
| length9 = 3:59
| title10 = Ace of Hearts
| note10 = {{nihongo4||ハートのエースが出てこない|Hāto no Ēsu ga Detekonai}}
| writer10 = {{hlist|Machiko Ryū|Kōichi Morita}}
| extra10 = Candies
| length10 = 3:07
| title11 = Simple Handkerchief
| note11 = {{nihongo4||木綿のハンカチーフ|Momen no Hankachīfu|"Cotton Handkerchief"}}
| writer11 = {{hlist|Matsumoto|Kyōhei Tsutsumi}}
| extra11 = Hiromi Ōta
| length11 = 3:47
| title12 = Johnny
| note12 = {{nihongo4||じゃあね|Jā ne|"See Ya"}}
| writer12 = {{hlist|Yasushi Akimoto|Ken Takahashi}}
| extra12 = Onyanko Club
| length12 = 3:54
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (1991) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon)
| 99 |
|---|
References
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External links
- {{Discogs release|release=2614140|name=Tidal Wave|type=album}}
{{The Nolans}}
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