''La Alteración'' is the sixteenth studio album by Japanese singer

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 ...

and second studio album to be released during the 1990s. It was released on 21 July 1995 under the

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label. The album includes the lead single " Genshi, Onna wa Taiyō Datta". In 2002 was released re-printed version of the album ''La Alteración+4'' which includes original version of ''Genshi, Onna wa Taiyou Datta'', single ''Tokyo Rose'' and B-sides ''Kirei'' and ''Yasashii Kankei'', which was previously unreleased in the album recordings.

Promotion

Single

It consists of one previously released single. "Genshi, Onna wa Taiyou Datta" is the thirty-third single written by Masaki and Neko Oikawa. It was released on 21 June 1995, it was the first single to be released in that year. It includes renewed arrangement with the double echoes, compared to the original. The original version was included re-printed version of album, ''La Alteración+4'' and compilation albums ''True Akina 96 Best Album'', ''Utahime Densetsu: 90's Best'' and ''All Time Best: Originals'' under the Universal Music label. The single debuted at number 15 on the Oricon Single Weekly Charts.

Stage performances

The album tracks "Tokyo Rose", "Gaia: Chikyuu no Sasayaki", "Tsurai Tsurai", "Shitataru Jounestsu", "Itai Koi wo Shita" and "Necessary" were performed on the special ''Nakamori Akina True Live'' tour in 1995. "Genshi, Onna wa Taiyou Datta" special live ''Nakamori Akina True Live'', in live tour ''Music Fiesta'' in 2002 and ''Last Destination'' in 2006.

Chart performance

The album reached at number 7 on the Oricon Album Weekly Chart charted for the 8 consecutive weeks with the sales of 149,100 copies. It's Akina's last studio album which sold over 100,000 copies. During it´s re-release in 2023, it debut at number 66 on the Billboar Japan´s Album Weekly charts. Until 2002 cover album ''Zero Album Utahime 2'', none of Nakamori albums didn't debut at Top 10 in the Oricon Album Weekly Charts.

Track listing

''La Alteración''

''La Alteración+4''

Release history

Notes: *Re-releases since 2002 always includes additional 4 tracks, which were not included during its the first release time

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alteración, La 1995 albums Japanese-language albums Akina Nakamori albums Albums produced by Akina Nakamori