Utahime

Utahime (歌姫) is a cover album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori. It was released on 24 March 1994 under the MCA Records label. It is Nakamori's first cover album, and her only cover album to be released in the 90s.[1] On the same day the promotional cover single "Kataomoi" was released.[2][3]

Utahime
Studio album by
Akina Nakamori
Released24 March 1994
4 December 2002
Recorded1994
GenreKayōkyoku
Length45:23
LanguageJapanese
LabelMCA
ProducerAkina Nakamori
Akina Nakamori chronology
Unbalance+Balance
(1993)		 Utahime
(1994)		 La Alteración
(1995)
Singles from Utahime
  1. "Kataomoi"
    Released: 24 March 1994

The calligraphy on the album cover was written by Yousui Inoue.[4]

The re-printed version includes instrumental versions of the cover tracks arranged by Akira Senju. In 2002, Nakamori returned to her Utahime cover album series under Universal Music Japan.

Stage performance

In December 1994, Nakamori held a one-night "Utahime Akina Nakamori Live" show in Parco Theatre, where she performed "Aizenbashi", "Watashi wa Kaze", "Shishuuki" and "Dance wa Umaku Odorenai".[5]

Chart performance

Utahime debuted at number 5 on the Oricon Album Weekly Chart, charted for nine weeks and sold over 140,500 copies.[6][7]

Track listing
No.TitleOriginal performerLength
1."Dance wa Umaku Odorenai (ダンスはうまく踊れない)"Seri Ishikawa5:41
2."Aizenbashi (愛染橋)"Momoe Yamaguchi4:41
3."Kataomoi (片想い)"Mie Nakao4:43
4."Shishuuki (思秋期)"Hiromi Iwasaki4:43
5."Aitakute Aitakute (逢いたくて逢いたくて)"Mari Sono4:05
6."Shuuchaku Eki (終着駅)"Chiyo Okumura4:04
7."Maho no Kagami (魔法の鏡)"Arai Yumi4:00
8."Ikigai (生きがい)"Saori Yuki4:05
9."Watashi wa Kaze (私は風)"Maki Annette Lovelace10:09

References
  1. "歌姫<スペシャル・エディション> (中森明菜 ) UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN". universal music.
  2. "中森明菜 / 歌姫 [CD] [アルバム] - CDJournal.com". 音楽出版社.
  3. 能地祐子. "カバー・アルバム『歌姫』発表 中森明菜". CD Data. Kadokawa Shoten. 6 (6): 17.
  4. "MUSIC TOWN" (199). SHINSEIDO: 6. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. 編集部. "中森明菜/パルコ・シアター・ライヴ・歌姫 [DVD] - CDJournal.com". 音楽出版社. Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
  6. "検索結果-ORICON STYLE アーティスト/CD検索". 1994年04月第1週の邦楽アルバムランキング情報. オリコン. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  7. "検索結果-ORICON STYLE アーティスト/CD検索". 1994年04月第2週の邦楽アルバムランキング情報. オリコン. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
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