Shaker (Akina Nakamori album)

Shaker is the seventeenth studio album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori and third studio album to be released during 1990's. It was released on 21 March 1997 under the MCA Records label. The album includes lead singles Moonlight Shadow and Appetite. It was Nakamori's final album released under MCA Records, before her transfer to Gauss Entertainment label.[1][2]

Shaker
Studio album by Akina Nakamori
Released	21 March 1997 4 December 2002 (as Shaker+3)
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
Akina Nakamori chronology
Vamp (1996) Shaker (1997) Spoon (1998)
Singles from Shaker
"Moonlight Shadow" Released: 7 August 1996 "Appetite" Released: 21 February 1997

In 2002 was released re-printed version of the album Shaker+3 which includes 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, it was 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
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	Toshiichi Noda	Tamaki	5:13

Shaker+3

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
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

References

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