Return to Myself

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.^[1][2]

Return to Myself
Studio album by Mari Hamada
Released	June 7, 1989 (1989-06-07)
Recorded	1989
Studio	Rumbo Recorders Victor Studio Studio Birdman Sound Atelier
Genre	J-pop pop rock
Length	43:16
Language	Japanese English
Label	Invitation
Producer	Greg Edward
Mari Hamada chronology
Heart and Soul: The Singles (1988) Return to Myself (1989) Sincerely (1990)
Singles from Return to Myself
"Return to Myself ~Shinai, Shinai, Natsu." Released: April 19, 1989 (1989-04-19)

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.^[3] In addition, the title track "Return to Myself ~Shinai, Shinai, Natsu." became her first No. 1 on Oricon's singles chart.^[4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mari Hamada, except where indicated.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Return to Myself ~Shinai, Shinai, Natsu." ((Return to Myself 〜しない、しない、ナツ。; "Return to Myself ~Not, Not, Summer."))		Hiroyuki Ohtsuki	4:31
2.	"Separate Lives"		Kazuhiro Hara	3:39
3.	"Emotion in Motion"		Ohtsuki	4:32
4.	"Walking on the Borderline" (English)		Ohtsuki	3:52
5.	"Second Wind"		Takanobu Masuda	5:51
6.	"Only in My Dreams"		Ohtsuki	3:55
7.	"Take Me to Your Heart"	Steve Diamond Chris Farren Hamada	Diamond Farren	4:46
8.	"We Should Be So Lucky" (English)		Greg Edward Randy Kerber	3:28
9.	"With All My Love"	Mark Mueller Bruce Gaitsch Hamada	Mueller Gaitsch	4:36
10.	"Restless Kind"		Ohtsuki	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

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4]	1

Certification

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[3]	Platinum	400,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.