is the 10th single by Japanese entertainer

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. Written by

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, the single was released on November 14, 1984, by

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through the

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label. It was also the lead single from her seventh studio album '' Bitter and Sweet''.

Background

Producer Yūzō Shimada was initially not impressed with the song when he listened to the demo version, but he changed his mind and approved it as a single when songwriter Inoue performed it with Nakamori in a live studio recording. Inoue recorded "Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa" on his 1984 self-cover album '' 9.5 Carats''. Nakamori has re-recorded the song for the 1995 compilation ''

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'' and the 2002 self-cover compilation '' Utahime Double Decade''. In 2002, she performed the song on the 54th ''

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'', making her first and final appearance on

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's New Year's Eve special since 1988.

Chart performance

"Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa" became Nakamori's sixth No. 1 on

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's weekly singles chart and sold over 624,800 copies.

Track listing

All music is composed by

; all music is arranged by Mitsuo Hagita.

Charts

Cover versions

* Yasuko Naitō covered the song on her 1988 cover album ''Songs II''. *

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covered the song in English as "Tears" on their 1991 cover album '' Tidal Wave (Samishii Nettaigyo)''. * Fukuyama Engineering Golden Oldies Band covered the song on their 2002 cove album ''The Golden Oldies''. * Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami featuring

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covered the song on the 2003 album ''My Pleasure: Featuring Greatest Musicians''. * Aya Shimazu covered the song on her 2005 album ''BS Nippon no Uta III''. *

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covered the song on her 2008 cover album ''Dear Friends IV''. *

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covered the song on her 2008 cover album ''Songs: Uta ga Machi ni Nagareteita''. *

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covered the song on their 2008 cover album ''Doranoana 2''. *

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(with

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and Tairiku Sada) covered the song on his 2009 album ''Many Happy Returns''. * Yōko Kon covered the song on her 2013 album ''Konjaku Uta: Pinky to Otoko Uta''. * Megumi Mori covered the song on her 2013 cover album ''Re:Make1''. *

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covered the song as the B-side of their 2013 single "Gensō Catharsis". *

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covered the song on her 2014 album ''Japao 3''. * Juju covered the song as the B-side of her 2015 single "What You Want". *

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covered the song on the 2019 various artists album ''Yōsui Inoue Tribute''. * Shō Kiryūin covered the song on his 2020 cover album ''Utatte Kiririnpa''. * Ms. Ooja covered the song on her 2022 cover album ''Nagashi Ooja 2: Vintage Song Covers''.

References

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