is the 49th 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 Minako Kawae, Nakamori (under the pseudonym "Miran:Miran"), and Daisuke Asakura, the single was released on January 21, 2015, by Utahime Records and

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in two editions: CD single and the limited edition CD +

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edition. It was also the lead single from her 24th studio album '' Fixer''.

Background

"Rojo (Tierra)" is Spanish for "Red (Earth)". It was Nakamori's first physical single in over five years, after her 2009 release "

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". Due to Nakamori's intention to deliver the new song to fans as soon as possible, the teaser ringtone was distributed on December 24, 2014 as a Christmas present. The full single was first made available online on December 31. Nakamori debuted the song on the 65th ''

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'' via satellite from a recording studio in

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Chart performance

"Rojo (Tierra)" peaked at No. 8 on

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's weekly singles chart and sold over 25,400 copies, becoming Nakamori's first top-10 since "

Gekka is the 30th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Gorō Matsui and Shūgō Kajiwara, the single was released on October 5, 1994, by MCA Victor. Background "Gekka" was initially recorded by composer Kajiwara and released as a ...

" in 1994.

Track listing

Personnel

"Rojo (Tierra)" * Daisuke Asakura – digital programming * Yūji Toriyama – guitar * Masato Kawase – bass * Toshiya Matsunaga – percussion * Tadashi Satō – percussion "La Vida" * Jin Oki –

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guitar, palmas * Takamitsu Ishizuka – palmas * Jose Colón – palmas

Charts

References

External links

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