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Enka (album)
''Enka'' (艶華 -Enka-) is the ''enka'' covers album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori. It was released on 27 June 2007 under Universal Music Japan. It is Nakamori's fourth covers album. Background The album was released in three editions: a cassette tape with A and B side, a limited edition "A", and a limited edition "B". Edition A includes a DVD disc with film footage of "Enka" and music video clips from the years 2002–2007. Edition B includes bonus track in disc 1 with a cover by Teresa Teng and disc 2 includes instrumental versions of the songs arranged by Akira Senju. The track-list was decided by the results of the inquiry, which fans could vote for on Nakamori's official website. In 2014, some of the songs from ''Enka'' were included in the compilation album ''All Time Best: Utahime Cover''. Chart performance ''Enka'' debuted at number 10 on the Oricon Album weekly chart, charted for 12 weeks and sold over 61,400 copies. The album has received golden disc from Recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akina Nakamori
is a Japanese singer and actress. She is one of the most popular and best-selling artists in Japan. Akina achieved national recognition after winning the 1981 season of the talent show ''Star Tanjō!''. Her debut single "Slow Motion" was released to moderate success, peaking at number thirty on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. Nakamori's popularity increased with the release of her follow-up single, " Shōjo A", which peaked at number five on the Oricon charts and sold over 390,000 copies. Her second album '' Variation'' became her first number-one on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart, staying in that position for three weeks. She made her acting debut in 1985 with an appearance in the Japanese romance movie '' Ai, Tabidachi''. After an extended hiatus from 2010 to 2014, Akina released two compilation albums, '' All Time Best: Original'' and ''All Time Best: Utahime Cover'', both of which were commercially successful. As of 2011, Akina has sold over 25.3 million records and was nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |