"Blonde"
Single by Akina Nakamori
from the album Best II
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Amish"
ReleasedJune 3, 1987 (1987-06-03)
Recorded1987
Genre
Length3:53
LabelReprise Records
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
  • Biddu
  • Winston Sella
  • Keiko Asō
Akina Nakamori singles chronology
"Tango Noir"
(1987)		 "Blonde"
(1987)		 "Nanpasen"
(1987)
Music videos
"Blonde" (Live) on YouTube

"Blonde" (ブロンド, Burondo) is the 18th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Biddu, Winston Sela, and Keiko Asō, the single was released on June 3, 1987, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label. It was also the second single from her fourth compilation album Best II.[1][2]

Background

"Blonde" is the Japanese-language version of the song "The Look That Kills", which was from Nakamori's 1987 English-language album Cross My Palm. It was given a different arrangement by Satoshi Nakamura. On live TV performances, Nakamori wore a costume designed by Hermès.[2]

Nakamori has re-recorded "Blonde" for the 1995 compilation True Album Akina 95 Best.

Chart performance

"Blonde" became Nakamori's 16th No. 1 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 301,400 copies.[3][4]

Track listing

Original release
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Blonde"
  • Biddu
  • Winston Sella
  • Keiko Asō
  • Biddu
  • Sella
Satoshi Nakamura3:53
2."Amish" (Āmisshu (清教徒（アーミッシュ）))Yasushi AkimotoToshinobu KubotaSatoshi Takebe3:44
Total length:7:37
1998 reissue bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
3."Blonde" (Live Version)
  • Biddu
  • Sella
 

Cover versions

  • Hongkong singer Samantha Lam covered the song under title "Shang Xin Xi Yuan" in 1988 released under Hongkong´s Sony BMG Music Ent recording label.

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[3] 1

Release history

Year Format(s) Serial number Label(s) Ref.
1987 7inch LP L-1754 Warner Pioneer [5]
1988 8cm CD, CT 10SL-148, 10L5-4057 Warner Pioneer [6]
1998 12cm CD WPC6-8675 Warner Pioneer [7]
2008 Digital download - Warner Pioneer [8]
2014 Digital download - remaster - Warner Pioneer [9]

References

  1. ↑ "中森明菜(なかもりあきな)ディスコグラフィ". Idol.ne.jp. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  2. 1 2 "英語詞の冒険的シングル「ＢＬＯＮＤＥ」　アルバム収録の原曲とは別物　セールスはイマイチも…新しい分野を開拓". Zakzak. Sankei Shimbun. 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  3. 1 2 "BLONDE | 中森明菜". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  4. ↑ "中森明菜". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  5. ↑ "7inchシングル Blonde 中森明菜". hmv.co.jp (in Japanese). HMV Japan. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  6. ↑ "シングルCD　中森明菜 / Blonde (廃盤)". suruga-ya.jp (in Japanese). surugaya. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  7. ↑ "中森明菜 / Blonde CD" (in Japanese). WMJ. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  8. ↑ "中森明菜 / Blonde Digital Purchase-Archived". listen.jp (in Japanese). listen japan. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Blonde (+3) [2014 Remaster]". mora.jp (in Japanese). Mora. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
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