is the tenth studio album

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 by Japanese

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 singer-songwriter

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 Miyuki Nakajima

Miyuki Nakajima

is a Japanese vocalist, guitarist, lyricist, composer and radio personality. As a principal Japanese female veteran singer-songwriter she is often compared to Yumi Matsutoya, she has released 37 studio albums, 40 singles, 2 live albums and multiple compilations to date, and whose sales have been...

, released in March 1983.

In addition to the songwriting and produce for the entire album, she also participated in arrangement for the first time, except five songs which were arranged by Takayuki Inoue and featured in the latter half of the LP.

The final track on Hunch became one of fan favorites for years, though none of the contents were released as a single when the album came out. "Fight" later appeared as a double A-Side of a chart topper single "Between the Sky and You", released in 1994 and sold over a million copies. The song which became well-known because of commercial success of a single has been covered several times, interpreted by artists such as Takuro Yoshida

Takuro Yoshida

is a Japanese male singer-songwriter. He was born on April 5, 1946 in Okuchi, Kagoshima and raised in Hiroshima. He made his debut with the single "Imeji no Uta / Maku II" on June 1, 1970...

, Noriyuki Makihara

Noriyuki Makihara

, nicknamed by his fans, is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter.- Biography :He was born on May 18, 1969 in Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan. He attended Aoyama Gakuin University to study English literature. In addition to creating songs for his own music career, he has written, produced and performed songs...

 and Masaharu Fukuyama

Masaharu Fukuyama

is a Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, actor, radio personality, and photographer from Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture. He is the best-selling male solo artist in Japan. He is a member of entertainment company Amuse, Inc. and is known for his low, deep voice. Among fans, he is...

.

Hunch debuted at the number-one on the Japanese Oricon and retained the position for 3 weeks, but quickly fell off the chart compared to its predecessors that likewise reached the top.

Side one

All songs arranged by Miyuki Nakajima

1. "" – 5:00
2. "" – 4:35
3. "" – 4:29
4. "" – 6:26

Side two

All songs arranged by Takayuki Inoue

1. "" – 6:30
2. "" – 3:3
3. "" – 3:16
4. "" – 3:05
5. "" – 7:04

Personnel

• Yuichi Tokashiki - drums
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   on "Only Two of Us", "Natsu Miyage", "Kami wo Arau On'na", "En"
• Hideo Yamaki - drums on "Bye Bye Dock of the Bay"
• Eiji himamura - drums on "Tequila wo Nomihoshite", "Kingyo", "Fight"
• Jun Moriya - drums on "Dare no Sei demo Nai Ame ga"
• Akira Okazawa - bass
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   on "Only Two of Us", "Natsu Miyage", "Kami wo Arai On'na", "Dare no Sei demo Nai Ame ga", "En"
• Yasuo Tomikura - bass on "Tequila wo Nomihoshite"
• Haruomi Hosono
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  , also known as Harry Hosono, is a Japanese popular musician, best known internationally as a key member of the rock band Happy End and the pioneering electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra.-Biography:...
  
   - bass on "Bye Bye Dock of the Bay"
• Fujimal Yoshino - electric guitar
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• Ben Bridges - electric guitar on "Bye Bye Dock of the Bay", "Dare no Sei demo Nai Ame ga"
• Chuei Yoshikawa - acoustic guitar
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  , 12-string guitar
• Nobuo Kurata - keyboards
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• Nobu Saito - percussion
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• Jake H Conception - tenor sax
• Eiji Arai - Trombone
  Trombone
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• Shin Nagaoka - horn on "Dare no Sei demo Nai Ame ga"
• Koji Hashima - French horn on "Dare no Sei demo Nai Ame ga"
• Yoshikazu Kishi - French horn on "Dare no Sei demo Nai Ame ga"
• Yukio Eto - flute on "En"
• Takeru Shinohara - alto flute on "Fight!"
• Mitsuru Aiba - alto flute on "Fight!", Piccolo on "En"
• Obata - fagot on "En"
• Kenji Shiraishi - timpani on "En"
• Isao Kaneyama - malimba
• Sanae Tanaka - mandolin
  Mandolin
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• Ohno ensemble - strings on "Natsu Miyage"
• Scramble - strings on "Kami wo Arau On'na"
• Yasuhiro Kido - chorus
• Makoto Matsushita - chorus
• Miyuki Nakajima - vocals

Album

Year	Country	Chart	Position	Weeks	Sales
1983	Japan	Oricon Weekly LP Albums Chart (top 100)	1	20	470,000+
		Oricon Weekly CT Albums Chart (top 100)	1	20
1990		Oricon Weekly CD Albums Chart (top 100)	100	1

Single

Year	Single	double A-Side	Chart	Position	Weeks	Sales	RIAJ Certification
1994	"Fight!"	"Between the Sky and You"	Japanese Oricon Weekly (top 100)	1	35	1,460,000+	6x Platinum