Best (Akina Nakamori album)
Best is the second greatest hits album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori,[1] released on April 1, 1986 by Warner Pioneer.
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| Released | April 1, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1982–1985 | |||
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| Length | 52:48 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Warner Pioneer | |||
| Akina Nakamori chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Best | ||||
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Background
It contains all the singles released between 1982 and 1985: from the "Slow Motion" to "Solitude".
The singles "Sand Beige (Sabaku e)" and "Solitude" were recorded in the album for first time. Although "Meu amor é..." was included in the studio album D404ME, the original version was recorded for first time as well.
Promotion
Singles
Sand Beige (Sabaku e) is the twelfth single released on 16 June 1985. It's her second A-side song with the far east rhythm instrumentation. The small part of the refrain performed in the Egyptian dialect.[2] The single debuted at number 1 on Oricon Single Weekly Chart and became the seventh best sold single in 1985. In the Best Ten ranking, it debuted on number 2 and stayed at number 8 in the yearly chart.
It has received three awards: award in the 11th Nihon TV Ongakusai, in the 18th Japan Cable Awards and in the 18th Zennihon Yuusen Housou Taishou.[3]
Solitude is the thirteenth single released on 9 October 1985. The single debuted at number 1 on Oricon Single Weekly Chart and became the 35th best sold single in 1985. In the Best Ten ranking, it debuted on number 2 and stayed at number 29 in the yearly chart.
It has received three awards: Yokohama Music Festival Award at the Yokohama Music Festival, Gold Award and Best Singing Award in the Zen Nihon Kayou Ongakusai and Broadcast Music Producer Federation Award in the 16th Japan Music Awards.[3]
Charting performance
The album debuted at number 1 on the Oricon Weekly Album Charts and remained in the same position for three consecutive weeks. LP Record version charted 23 weeks, Cassette tape charted 96 weeks and CD version charted 62 weeks. The album remained at number 6 on the Oricon Album Yearly Charts in 1986. The album totally sold more than 770,000 copies.[4] It won the Grand Prix Album of the Year and the Best Album of the Year – Pop (Solo) at the 1st Japan Gold Disc Awards.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Slow Motion" (スローモーション) | Etsuko Kisugi | Takao Kisugi | Motoki Funayama | 4:06 |
| 2. | "Second Love" (セカンド・ラブ) | E. Kisugi | T. Kisugi | Mitsuo Hagita | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Twilight (Yūgure Dayori)" (トワイライト -夕暮れ便り-) | E. Kisugi | T. Kisugi | Hagita | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Kita Wing" (北ウイング) | Chinfa Kan | Tetsuji Hayashi | Hayashi | 4:35 |
| 5. | "Southern Wind" (サザン・ウインド) | E. Kisugi | Kōji Tamaki | Ichizō Seo | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Sand Beige (Sabaku e)" (Sand Beige -砂漠へ-) | Eiko Kyo | Takashi Tsushimi | Akira Inoue | 4:37 |
| 7. | "Solitude" | Reiko Yukawa | Yukihide Takekawa | Satoshi Nakamura | 4:25 |
| 8. | "Meu amor é..." (ミ・アモーレ) | Kan | Naoya Matsuoka | Matsuoka | 3:52 |
| 9. | "Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa" (飾りじゃないのよ涙は) | Yōsui Inoue | Y. Inoue | Hagita | 4:10 |
| 10. | "Jukkai (1984)" (十戒 (1984)) | Masao Urino | Masayoshi Takanaka |
| 3:35 |
| 11. | "Kinku" (禁区) | Urino | Haruomi Hosono |
| 3:47 |
| 12. | "½ no Shinwa" (½の神話) | Urino | Yoshiyuki Ohsawa | Hagita | 3:18 |
| 13. | "Shōjo A" (少女A) | Urino | Hiroaki Serizawa | Hagita | 3:31 |
| Total length: | 52:48 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 14. | "Tsubaki Juliana" (椿姫ジュリアーナ) | Ikki Matsumoto | Takashi Satou | Akira Inoue | 4:02 |
| 15. | "Again" | Mai Arai | Arai | Satoshi Nakamura | 4:27 |
| Total length: | 52:48 | ||||
References
- "Japan Record Award" (in Japanese). Japan Composers' Association. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- In the certain episode of The Best Ten, Egyptian musician appear as a guest to explain to the viewers the part of lyrics Ana Aawisu Arou Hoto the host and Nakamori herself the origin of the word
- Akina Nakamori (1993). AKINA (CD Album; album notes by Yukiko Kitajima). Akina Nakamori. Japan: Warner Pioneer. (WPCL-770〜3)
- Oricon Album Chart Book Complete Edition 1970-2005. オリコン・マーケティング・プロモーション. 25 April 2006. pp. 3, 455–457, 882. ISBN 4871310779.
- "Gold Disc Hall of Fame 1st" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on April 6, 2009. Retrieved December 4, 2018.