is the 37th single by Japanese entertainer

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. Written by Takuro and Nakayama, the single was released on April 8, 1998, by King Records.

Background and release

Production of "Love Clover" began when

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guitarist Takuro recorded a demo and Nakayama answered a request for a female singer to do the vocals. As Glay was busy producing their fifth album ''

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'', the vocals and instrumentals were recorded at separate studios, with Nakayama and Takuro communicating through telephone and fax exchanges. Glay lead vocalist

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has an uncredited role on backing vocals. The song was used as the ending theme of the

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variety show . "Love Clover" peaked at No. 14 on

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's weekly singles chart and sold over 38,000 copies. It was also Nakayama's last single to be certified Gold by the

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Track listing

Charts

Certification

References

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* * * {{Authority control 1998 singles 1998 songs Songs in Japanese Miho Nakayama songs King Records (Japan) singles