is a song written by Kazumi Yasui and Makoto Kawaguchi. It was originally recorded by Michiru Maki as the B-side of her 1969 single .

Mie Nakao version

"Kataomoi" was covered by

Mie Nakao Mie Nakao (Japanese: 中尾ミエ ; born 6 June 1946 in Kokura) is a Japanese actress and singer. With Yukari Ito and Mari Sono she co-starred in the hit 1963 teen movie ''Hai, Hai Sannin Musume'' ("Yes, Yes, The Three Girls"). The three actres ...

and released as a single on November 5, 1971, by

Victor Entertainment , also known as in Japan, is a subsidiary of JVCKenwood that produces and distributes music, movies and other entertainment products such as anime and television shows in Japan. It is known as JVC Entertainment in countries where Sony Music Ent ...

. The single did not chart upon its release, but requests for the song on a

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radio station in March 1977 prompted Victor to reissue the single on June 10. The reissued single peaked at No. 28 on

Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ...

's weekly singles chart and sold over 300,000 copies.

Track listing

All music is arranged by Makoto Kawaguchi, except where indicated.

Charts

Akina Nakamori version

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 ...

covered "Kataomoi" as her 28th single, released as a double-A single with " Aibu" on March 24, 1994, by

MCA Victor MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc., which later became part of Universal Music Group. Pre-history MCA Inc., a powerful talent agency and a television production company, entered the recorded music business in 1962 wit ...

. It was also the lead single from her first

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Utahime ''Utahime'' (歌姫) is a cover album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori. It was released on 24 March 1994 under the MCA Records label. It is Nakamori's first cover album, and her only cover album to be released in the 90s. On the same day the prom ...

''. The single peaked at No. 17 on

's weekly singles chart and sold over 133,900 copies.

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

Michiru Maki * Mie Nakao * * (1971) * (1977) Akina Nakamori * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kataomoi 1969 songs 1971 singles 1977 singles 1994 singles Akina Nakamori songs Japanese-language songs Victor Entertainment singles Universal Music Japan singles MCA Records singles