Folk Song: Utahime Jojouka (フォーク・ソング〜歌姫抒情歌) is a covers album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori. It was released on 24 December 2008 under Universal Music Japan. It is Nakamori's fifth covers album.
Background Unlike previous cover albums, this album was produced by Yuuji Toriyama. The album was released in the six editions with different cover jackets inspired by Andrew Warhol's piece Marilyn Diptych (1962), which portrays Marilyn Monroe (aside from the regular edition). The limited edition "A" includes DVD disc with recording footage of the album.
The album consist of folk songs that were released in Japan during the 1970s.
Stage performances In 2009, Nakamori performed "Watashi wa Naiteimasu", "Muenzaka", "22Sai no Wakare", "Ame no Monogatari" and "Koi" on Akina Nakamori Special Live 2009: "Empress at Yokohama". The DVD footage was released on 8 August 2010.
Chart performance Folk Song: Utahime Jojouka debuted at number 30 on the Oricon Album weekly chart, charted for 7 weeks and sold over 18,000 copies.
Track listing
Release history Year Format(s) Serial number Label(s) 2008 CD, CD+DVD UMCK-1291, UMCK-9256, UMCK-9257, UMCK-9258, UMCK-9259 UMJ 2017 UHQCD UPCH-7280 UMJ 2023 CD UPCY-7873 UMJ 2024 LP UPJY-9373 UMJ
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