New Akina Etranger is the fourth studio album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori. It was released on August 10, 1983, under the Warner Pioneer label. It was Nakamori's first album to receive an award for The Album of the Year in the 25th Japan Record Awards.Akina Nakamori (1993). AKINA (CD Album; album notes by Yukiko Kitajima). Akina Nakamori. Japan: Warner Pioneer. (WPCL-770〜3)
Background New Akina Etranger is the second studio album released in 1983, five months after the release of the album Fantasy.
The music production team consists of collaborators who produced music for the former idol singer, Momoe Yamaguchi, such as Mitsuo Hagita, Shinji Tanimura and Yoko Aki along with previous collaborators such as Takao and Etsuko Kisugi, Masao Urino and Haruomi Hosono.
It's Nakamori's first album which doesn't include any single tracks. All 10 tracks are newly recorded album tracks.
Promotion Drama theme song Sukoshi Dake no Scandal was promoted as the theme song to the Japanese television drama Ruriiro Generation, which was broadcast on Nippon TV.
Music Home Video On December 12, 1983, the music home video New Akina Etranger in Europe was released. It's Nakamori's first video release to be published. The music videoclips were filmed in various places of Europe, such as Paris, Geneva and Rome. Aside of the album tracks, it also includes a filmed recording of the single Kinku, which wasn't released in the original album but instead to the first compilation album Best Akina Memorial.
Stage performances Nakamori performed most of the songs from the album at her Rainbow Shower live tour in 1983, such as Sayonara ne, Sukoshi dake Scandal, Stripe, Wakurabairo no Love Song and Toki ni wa Ennui.
She performed Venus Tanjou at her first dinner show Dinner Show 1996: An evening with Miss Akina Nakamori.
Chart performance The album reached number one on the Oricon Album Weekly Chart for two consecutive weeks, charted 16 weeks and sold over 482,100 copies. The album was ranked at number 10 on the Oricon Album Yearly Chart in 1983. In December 1983 it was nominated in 25th Japan Record Awards and won the title The Album of the Year.
Track listing All tracks are arranged by Mitsuo Hagita, except "Mon Amour (Glass ni Hanbun no Tasogare)" by Haruomi Hosono.
Covers Kanshou Kikou Shinji Tanimura, original composer of the song covered during his live tour recital 2022 The Singer: Yume no Sono Saki and was released as a live album "Live at National Theatre of Japan" in 2022.
Release history Year Format(s) Serial number Label(s) 1983 LP, CT, CD, SD L-12580, LKF-8080, 35XL-15, SDM-15010 Warner Pioneer 1985 CD 32XL-95 Warner Pioneer 1991 CD WPCL-413 Warner Pioneer 1996 CD WPC6-8185 Warner Pioneer 2006 CD, digital download WPCL-10279 Warner Pioneer 2012 Super Audio CD, CD hybrid WPCL-11137 Warner Pioneer 2014 CD WPCL-11725 Warner Pioneer 2018 LP WPJL-10086 Warner Pioneer 2022 2CD, 2CD+BD WPCL-13416/7, WPZL-32020/2 Warner Pioneer Notes: 2006 re-release includes 24-bit digitally remastered sound source 2012 and 2014 re-release includes subtitles in the tracks "2012 remaster" 2022 re-release includes lacquer remaster which includes subtitles in the tracks "2022 lacquer remaster" along with original karaoke version of the tracks
See also 1983 in Japanese music
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