Best III (Akina Nakamori album)

Best III
Best III
Compilation album by Akina Nakamori
Released	10 November 1992
Recorded	1989-1991
Genre	J-pop
Length	52:41
Language	Japanese
Label	Warner Music Japan
Akina Nakamori chronology
Singles from Best III
	"Akai Tori ga Nigeta"; Released: 19 June 1986; "Dear Friend"; Released: 30 September 1987; "Mizu ni Sashita Hana"; Released: 27 January 1988; "Futari Shizuka"; Released: 18 May 1988;

Best III is the fifth compilation album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori.^[1] It was released on 10 November 1992 through Warner Music Japan label.

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
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". . Retrieved 2012-08-10.
^ "JBOOK:天河伝説殺人事件:関口誠人:CD". . 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。

[1] Japan Composers' Association Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[Akina_1993_liner_notes-2] Akina Nakamori (1993). AKINA (CD Album; album notes by Yukiko Kitajima). Akina Nakamori. Japan: Warner Pioneer. (WPCL-770〜3)

[jbook-3] "JBOOK：水に挿した花：中森明菜：CD". . Retrieved 2012-08-10.

[4] "JBOOK:天河伝説殺人事件:関口誠人:CD". . Retrieved 2012-10-15.

[5] "中森明菜 / 二人静 [CD] [シングル] - CDJournal.com". 音楽出版社. Retrieved 2011-08-03.

[6] “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。

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