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Commonly regarded, with Seiko Matsuda, as one of two queens of '80s Japanese pop, Akina Nakamori is a popular and best-selling performer renowned for her emotive love songs and sustained chart dominance. The mature themes in Nakamori's songs are dealt with candidly, and often delivered in a sultry and seemingly world-weary tone, making her stand out from more conventional peers. She sent 12 studio albums, three compilations, and 22 singles to number one during her golden period, and is one of only a few artists to place an album in the Top Ten of Japan's Oricon Charts in four straight decades.

Born in Tokyo in 1965, Nakamori showed a knack for the performing arts from kindergarten age, and by 14 she entered the popular talent search TV show, Star Tanjo!, winning it on her third attempt in 1981, when she scored the top result in the show's history, as well as a deal with Warner Pioneer. Her debut single, "Slow Motion," recorded in Los Angeles, reached a modest number 39, but its follow-up, "Shoujo A," a song about a motorcycle-riding girl, took the number five slot. The more conventional ballad "Second Love," Nakamori's third single, set her personal record, selling close to one million in total sales, and spending nine weeks at the top of the charts. Nakamori didn't miss the chance to strike while the iron was hot, and released two studio albums in 1982, Prologue and Variation. Crimson is her tenth studio album and includes the original version of "Eki", which is one of her the most famous album tracks, however the song became more famous after Mariya Takeuchi's cover, which was released in 1987 as a B-side track for the single After Years. Takeuchi's version was used as a theme song in the movie 'Good-bye, Mama'. — via Label

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Label: Warner Music Japan
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Clear Vinyl
Reissued: 2024 / Original Release: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Synth-pop, City Pop, Kayōkyoku, Ballad, Vocal

File under: Japanese Pop
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