Best III (Akina Nakamori album)
Best III is a compilation album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori.[1] It was released on 10 November 1992 through Warner Music Japan label.
Best III | ||||
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Released | 10 November 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1989-1991 | |||
Genre | J-pop | |||
Length | 52:41 | |||
Language | Japanese | |||
Label | Warner Music Japan | |||
Akina Nakamori chronology | ||||
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Singles from Best III | ||||
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Background
The album followed the earlier Best and Best II onto the album charts. It was released after Nakamori's leave from the Warner Music Japan. The album jacket is taken from the photo book Cruise released in 1989.
The compilation album contains all the singles released between 1989 and 1991: from the single Liar until latest single released in 1991 Futari Shizuka and all their B-sides. Aside of the singles, the album includes alternative take of Meur Amore, Akai Tori ga Nigeta, b-side of Desire "La Bohème", Eki and Oh Yes Oh Yes taken from original album Crimson.
Promotion
Singles
Akai Tori ga Nigeta is the special single to be released on the Nakamori's third debut anniversary. It has different name and lyrics song from the Meur Amore. Nakamori herself refused to perform the single in the music shows, she performed in twice: in the live tour Bitter and Sweet instead of Meur Amore and NHK's music television program Young Studio. The single debuted at number 5 on the Oricon Weekly Single Charts and became the 20th best sold single in 1985. In the Best Ten ranking, it debuted on number 6 and stayed at number 45 in the yearly chart. [2]
Dear Friend is the twenty-fourth single on 17 July 1990. It was Nakamori's first single to be released after one year of hiatus. The single debuted at number 1 on Oricon Single Weekly Chart and became the 6th best sold single in 1990.
Mizu ni Sashita Hana is the twenty-fifth single on 6 November 1990. It was promoted as a theme song to the wednesday series of the japanese television drama Wednesday Grand Romance.[3] The single debuted at number 1 on Oricon Single Weekly Chart and became the 92nd best sold single in 1990 and 76th best sold single in 1991.
Futari Shizuka is the twenty-sixth single released on 25 March 1991. While the writes's version of the song, Makoto Sekiguchi (ex. C-C-B) was used as a theme song to the movie Tenkawa Densetsu Satsujin Jiken, Nakamori's version was used as a commercial song to the movie.[4][5] The single debuted at number 3 on Oricon Single Weekly Chart and became the 21st best sold single in 1991.
Chart performance
The album debuted at number 6 on the Oricon Weekly Album Charts and charted for 7 weeks.[6]
Track list
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Futari Shizuka: Tengawa Densetsu Satsujin Jiken yori" | Takashi Matsumoto | Makoto Sekiguchi | Akira Inoue | 4:09 |
2. | "Dear Friend" | Mayumi Ito | Kazuya Izumi | Izumi, Kei Wakakusa | 4:41 |
3. | "La bohème" | Reiko Yukawa | Takashi Tsushimi | Kazuo Shiina | 4:39 |
4. | "Eki" | Mariya Takeuchi | Takeuchi | Shiina | 5:01 |
5. | "Blue on Pink" | Yoshiko Miura | Wataru Kuniyasu | Wakakusa | 3:42 |
6. | "Mizu ni Sashita Hana" | Natsumi Tadano | Junko Hirotani | Akira Nishihira | 4:25 |
7. | "Liar" (single version) | Mitsuko Shiramine | Izumi | Nishihira | 4:35 |
8. | "Caribbean" | Miho Onishi | Izumi | Izumi | 4:37 |
9. | "Akai Tori ga Nigeta" | Chinfa Kan | Naoya Matsuoka | Matsuoka | 5:06 |
10. | "Angel Eyes" | Gorō Matsui | Chika Ueda | Satoshi Nakamura, Satoshi Takebe | 4:32 |
11. | "Wasurete..." | Akina Nakamori | Kenji Hasama | Atsushi Onozawa | 2:50 |
12. | "Oh No, Oh Yes!" | Takeuchi | Takeuchi | Shiina | 4:46 |
Total length: | 52:41 |
References
- Japan Composers' Association Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- Akina Nakamori (1993). AKINA (CD Album; album notes by Yukiko Kitajima). Akina Nakamori. Japan: Warner Pioneer. (WPCL-770〜3)
- "JBOOK:水に挿した花:中森明菜:CD". 文教堂. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- "JBOOK:天河伝説殺人事件:関口誠人:CD". 文教堂. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- "中森明菜 / 二人静 [CD] [シングル] - CDJournal.com". 音楽出版社. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
- “検索結果-ORICON STYLE アーティスト/CD検索”. 1992年11月第4週の邦楽アルバムランキング情報. オリコン. 2012年4月12日閲覧。