Midsummer's Eve (CD single)

"Midsummer's Eve"
Single by Mariko Nagai
from the album Tenchi the Movie 2 The Daughter of Darkness: Original Movie Soundtrack
Released	July 9, 1997
Studio	Mastering Onkyo House
Length	12:55
Label	EMI
Songwriter(s)	Mariko Nagai · Masato Nakamura
Producer(s)	Masato Nakamura
Product Information
Catalog number	TODT-5021
Price	List Price ¥1,020 Pre-tax ¥971
Barcode	JAN 4988006144118

"Midsummer's Eve" (真夏のイヴ, phonetic: Manatsu no ibu) is a song by Japanese artist Mariko Nagai. The song was the first and only single released for the 1997 film Tenchi the Movie 2: The Daughter of Darkness. A special sticker featuring the characters from the film was placed on the back of the case to promote the film's release. The single was produced by Dreams Come True bass player and main songwriter, Masato Nakamura. Promotional material for the single promoted this fact, as the band's hit single "Love Love Love" was number 1 on the Oricon chart upon release, and is the tenth best-selling Japanese single of all time.

Track listing

All lyrics by Mariko Nagai. Music composition and arrangement by Masato Nakamura.

Midsummer's Eve track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"真夏のイヴ"	4:13
2.	"真夏のイヴ ~DOCTOR MASA MIX~"	4:29
3.	"真夏のイヴ (ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTAL)"	4:13
Total length:		12:55

Personnel

Main

• Mariko Nagai – lead vocals
• Masato Nakamura – synthesizers, strings, brass, percussion programming, bass, backing vocals
• Yuichi Tokashiki – drums
• Koh Otani – piano
• Jiro Takada – guitar

Additional personnel

• Takahiro Nishikawa – production assistant
• Shouji Goto – recording & mixing engineer
• Masao Nakazato – recording engineer

Gallery

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  Front cover

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  Back cover

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  Back cover sticker

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  Inside booklet

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  Mini CD

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  Spine