Shaker (Akina Nakamori album)
Shaker is the seventeenth studio album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori and third studio album to be released during the 1990s. It was released on 21 March 1997 under the MCA Records label. The album includes lead singles "Moonlight Shadow: Tsuki ni Hoero" and "Appetite". It was Nakamori's final album released under MCA Records, before her transfer to Gauss Entertainment label.[1][2]
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| Released | 21 March 1997 4 December 2002 (as Shaker+3) 3 May 2017 (as Shaker+3 UHQCD) | |||
| Recorded | 1996-1997 | |||
| Studio | Victor Studio Sound Valley Studio Take One Art Works Studio Sound on Sound Studios Heart Beat Recording Studio Sedic Audio Studio One Voice Studio | |||
| Genre | Funk, Soul, Pop | |||
| Length | 55:34 (original) 70:40(re-printed) | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Akina Nakamori | |||
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In 2002 was released re-printed version of the album Shaker+3 which includes the original version of "Moonlight Shadow", "Appetite" and B-side track "Sweet Suspicion", which was previously unreleased in the album recordings.[3]
Promotion
Singles
It consists of two previously released singles.[4][5]
"Moonlight Shadow: Tsuki ni Hoero" is the thirty-third single written and produced by Tetsuya Komuro. It was released on 7 August 1996, her only single to be released in that year. It includes renewed arrangement with the slower intro start. The original version was included re-printed version of album, Shaker+3 and compilation album Utahime Densetsu: 90's Best under the Universal Music label.[6][7] The single debuted at number 14 on the Oricon Single Weekly Charts.
"Appetite" is the thirty-fourth single written by Uki. It was released on 21 February 1997, it was her only single to be released in that year. It includes renewed arrangement with the heavy sound of the synthesizer in the beginning, instead of the original bass sound. The original version was included re-printed version of album, Shaker+3 and compilation albums Utahime Densetsu: 90's Best and All Time Best: Original. The single debuted at number 46 on the Oricon Single Weekly Charts and become final single to be released under MCA Records label.
Stage performances
The album tracks "Tsuki ha Aoku", "Mangetsu", "Biyaku", "Yoru no Nioi", "Oishii Mizu" and "Akai Bara ga Yureta" has been performed once in the live tour Felicidad in 1997.
"Appetite" and "Moonlight Shadow" has been performed in the live tour Felicidad and Spoon in 1998, 'Music Fiesta in 2002 and The Last Destination in 2006.
Chart performance
The album reached at number 14 on the Oricon Album Weekly Chart charted for the 5 consecutive weeks with the sales of 43,600 copies.[8][9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Mangetsu (満月)" | Sho Saegusa | Kazuhisa Yamaguchi | Yamaguchi, Sumi Kazuhiro | 5:28 |
| 2. | "Spicy Heart" | Ryo Mama | Toshihide Uno | Shouhei Narabe | 4:11 |
| 3. | "Yoru no Nioi (夜の匂い)" | Mariko Okabe | Hirofumi Asamoto | Asamoto | 4:48 |
| 4. | "Oishii Mizu (おいしい水)" | Okabe | Asamoto | Asamoto | 5:37 |
| 5. | "Moonlight Shadow: Tsuki ni Hoero (月に吠えろ)" (album mix) | Toshihiko Takamizawa | Tetsuya Komuro | Komuro | 5:33 |
| 6. | "Akai Bara ga Yureta (赤い薔薇が揺れた)" | Seriko Natsuno | Miki Watanabe | Shingo Tamaki | 4:58 |
| 7. | "Appetite: Horror Plants Benjamin" | Natsuno | U-ki | U-ki | 5:01 |
| 8. | "Yume Miruyouni Nemuritai (夢みるように眠りたい)" | Okabe | Hitoshi Chizawa | Itaru Sakota | 4:06 |
| 9. | "Biyaku (桜)" | Natsuno | U-ki | U-ki | 4:57 |
| 10. | "Kaze wo Dakishimete (風を抱き締めて)" | Yuuko Matsuzaki | Masanori Shimada | Shimada | 5:36 |
| 11. | "Tsuki wa Aoku (月は青く)" | Okabe | Toshikazu Noda | Tamaki | 5:13 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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| 12. | "Moonlight Shadow" | Takamizawa | Komuro | Komuro | 5:10 |
| 13. | "Appetite" | Natsuno | U-ki | U-ki | 5:18 |
| 14. | "Sweet Suspicion" | Kanon Kuwa | Chizawa | Sakota | 4:53 |
Charts
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[10] | 91 |
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