is the 30th single by Japanese entertainer

Akina Nakamori is a Japanese Singing, singer and Actor, 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 M ...

. Written by

Gorō Matsui is a Japanese lyricist born 11 December 1957 in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, though he considers Tokyo to be his hometown. Beginning with participation in the Yamaha Popular Song Contests, he made his debut writing the lyrics for the 1981 Chage and As ...

and Shūgō Kajiwara, the single was released on October 5, 1994, by

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Background

"Gekka" was initially recorded by composer Kajiwara and released as a single on September 21, 1994, two weeks before Nakamori's version was released. Nakamori's version was used as an image song for Miki Corporation's "Boutique Joy" commercials. Nakamori has re-recorded "Gekka" for the 1995 compilation '' True Album Akina 95 Best''.

Chart performance

"Gekka" peaked at No. 8 on

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's weekly singles chart and sold over 137,400 copies. It was also certified Gold by the

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Track listing

Charts

Certification

Cover versions

* Shūgō Kajiwara, original composer of the songs self-cover the song and released it as a single "Gekka" in 1994.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gekka 1994 singles 1994 songs Akina Nakamori songs Japanese-language songs Songs with lyrics by Gorō Matsui Universal Music Japan singles MCA Records singles