Gypsy Queen (song)

"Gypsy Queen" (ジプシー・クイーン, Jipushī Kuīn) is the 15th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Ikki Matsumoto and Wataru Kuniyasu, the single was released on May 26, 1986, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label. It was also the second single from her third compilation album CD'87.[1][2]

"Gypsy Queen"
Single by Akina Nakamori
from the album CD'87
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Saigo no Carmen"
ReleasedMay 26, 1986 (1986-05-26)
Recorded1986
Genre
Length4:27
LabelReprise Records
Composer(s)Wataru Kuniyasu
Lyricist(s)Ikki Matsumoto
Producer(s)Yūzō Shimada
Akina Nakamori singles chronology
"Desire (Jōnetsu)"
(1986)		 "Gypsy Queen"
(1986)		 "Fin"
(1986)
Music videos
"Gypsy Queen" (Live) on YouTube

The single became Nakamori's 12th No. 1 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 357,600 copies.[3][4]

Track listing
Original release
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Gypsy Queen" (Jipushī Kuīn (ジプシー・クイーン))Ikki MatsumotoWataru KuniyasuShingo Kobayashi4:27
2."Saigo no Carmen" (Saigo no Karumen (最後のカルメン, "The Final Carmen"))Keiko AsōTakashi TsushimiKazuo Shiina4:28
Total length:8:55
1998 reissue bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
3."Gypsy Queen (Live Version)" ((ジプシー・クイーン(LIVE VERSION)))MatsumotoKuniyasu 

Charts
Chart (1986) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[3] 1

Cover versions
  • Composer Wataru Kuniyasu self-covered the song on his 1988 compilation album Wataru Kuniyasu's Best Hits.
  • Yuki Murakami covered the song on her 2014 album Piano Woman: Tomodachi kara.

References
  1. "中森明菜(なかもりあきな)ディスコグラフィ". Idol.ne.jp. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  2. "中森明菜/ジプシー・クイーン". SoundFinder. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  3. "ジプシー・クイーン | 中森明菜". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  4. "中森明菜". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
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