Flyin' High (Wink album)

Flyin' High (フライン・ハイ, Furain Hai) is the 14th studio album by Japanese idol duo Wink, released by Polystar on July 5, 1995. It features the singles "Watashitachi Rashii Rule" and "Jive Into the Night (Yaban na Yoru ni) [Hyper Euro Mix]". Also included in the album are Japanese-language covers of Chuck Wild's "One Kiss at a Time",[1] Chaka Khan's "Ain't Nobody", and Tasha's "My Turn". Flyin' High saw the duo abandon the retro pop sound from their two previous albums and return to their dance pop roots. It was also the first album since Aphrodite to feature songs by songwriter Neko Oikawa. The album became the duo's final studio release before disbanding in 1996 as a result of declining popularity and record sales.[2][3]

Flyin' High
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 5, 1995 (1995-07-05)
Recorded1994–1995
Genre
Length51:24
LanguageJapanese
LabelPolystar
ProducerHaruo Mizuhashi
Wink chronology
Back to Front
(1995)
Flyin' High
(1995)
Wink Remixes
(1995)
Singles from Flyin' High
  1. "Watashitachi Rashii Rule"
    Released: March 1, 1995 (1995-03-01)
  2. "Jive Into the Night (Yaban na Yoru ni) [Hyper Euro Mix]"
    Released: March 1, 1995 (1995-03-01)

The album peaked at No. 68 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 10,000 copies.[4][5]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Heaven ga Matteru[fn 1]" ((Heavenが待ってる, "Heaven Is Waiting"))Rui SerizawaChuck WildSatoshi Kadokura5:06
2."Atteru" ((あってる, "Correct"))Kanata AsamizuMasahito NakanoGEWDA(MASAandHit'C)4:44
3."Jive Into the Night (Yaban na Yoru ni) [House Mix]" ((JIVE INTO THE NIGHT 〜野蛮な夜に〜 [HOUSE MIX], "Jive Into the Night ~Savage Night~"))Neko Oikawa
  • Sergio Portaluri
  • David Sion
  • Fulvio Zafret
GEWDA(MASAandHit'C)4:42
4."Eien no Koibito (Ain't Nobody)" ((永遠の恋人 〜AIN'T NOBODY〜, "Eternal Lover ~Ain't Nobody~"))OikawaDavid WolinskiKeiji Tanabe4:32
5."Kanashimi Yori mo Shitataka ni (My Turn)" ((悲しみよりもしたたかに 〜MY TURN〜, "More Than Sadness ~My Turn~"))Oikawa
  • Jan Anna August Leyers
  • Werner Pensaert
Teddy & Melvin4:32
6."Watashi no Natsu ga Hajimaru" ((私の夏が始まる, "My Summer Begins"))SerizawaMasaya OzekiOtohiko Tahara4:44
7."Umi ni Kagayaite" ((海に輝いて, "Shining in the Sea"))Shoko AidaAidaTaku Iwasaki5:22
8."Koi no Junan ni Yōkoso" ((恋の受難にようこそ, "Welcome to the Suffering of Love"))OikawaOzekiMotoki Funayama4:36
9."Kore ga Koi to Yobenakute mo" ((これが恋と呼べなくても, "Even If This Can't Be Called Love"))SerizawaOsny S. MeloKadokura4:47
10."Watashitachi Rashii Rule" (Watashitachi Rashī Rūru (私たちらしいルール, "Our Own Rules"))Yasushi AkimotoMasamichi SugiKadokura4:13
11."Jive Into the Night (Yaban na Yoru ni) [Hyper Euro Mix]" ((JIVE INTO THE NIGHT 〜野蛮な夜に〜 [HYPER EURO MIX], "Jive Into the Night ~Savage Night~"))Oikawa
  • Portaluri
  • Sion
  • Zafret
MST4:06
Total length:51:24
2018 bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
12."Angel Love Story (Akiiro no Tenshi)" ((Angel Love Story 〜秋色の天使〜, "Angel Love Story ~Autumn Colored Angel~"))
  • Hiroshi Yamada
  • Katsuo Hana
Masahiro IkumiIkumi4:54
13."Angel Love Story (Akiiro no Tenshi) [Trance Mix]" ((Angel Love Story 〜秋色の天使〜 [Trance Mix]))
  • Yamada
  • Hana
IkumiD-RAM4:28
Total length:9:22

Charts

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Chart (1995) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 68

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Cover of Chuck Wild's "One Kiss at a Time".

References

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  1. ^ Olsen, John P. (2013-03-14). "Chuck Wild (Liquid Mind) Interview". New Age Music World.
  2. ^ "Wink(ういんく)ディスコグラフィ". Idol.ne.jp. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  3. ^ "Flyin' High | WINK ウインク". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  4. ^ a b "Flyin' High | WINK". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  5. ^ "Wink". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
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