is the debut single by Japanese entertainer

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. Written by Etsuko Kisugi and

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, the single was released on May 1, 1982 by

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through the

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label. It was also the first single from her debut studio album ''

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''.

Background

"Slow Motion" was recorded in

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, with the studio sessions filmed for the TV special . The B-side is "Jōken Hansha", which was the lead song in ''Prologue (Jomaku)''. Nakamori has re-recorded "Slow Motion" for the 1995 compilation '' True Album Akina 95 Best'' and the 2002 self-cover compilation '' Utahime Double Decade''. In 2010, she re-recorded the song for the pachinko machine .

Chart performance

"Slow Motion" peaked at No. 30 on

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's weekly singles chart and sold over 174,000 copies.

Awards

"Slow Motion" earned Nakamori the Newcomer Awards at the 1st Megalopolis Kayo Festival, the 15th All-Japan Wired Broadcasting Awards, and the 10th KBC Newcomer Song Music Festival.

Track listing

All music is arranged by Motoki Funayama.

Charts

Cover versions

self-covered the song on his 1983 album ''Visitor''. *

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covered the song on his 2006 cover album ''Evergreen ~Anata no Wasuremono~''. * Mika Orihara covered the song as the B-side of her 2007 single "Oririn Trance ~Heartful Voice~". *

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(as Mizore Shizuyuki) covered the song in the 2008 anime '' Rosario + Vampire''. *

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covered the song on their 2008 cover album ''Recreation''. * Donna Fiore covered the song on her 2008 cover album ''Fiore''. *

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covered the song on bump.y's cover compilation album ''Sweet Hits''. *

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covered the song on his 2012 cover album ''Tsuruno Uta 2''. * Yūji Nakada covered the song on his 2014 cover album ''Song Composite''. *

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covered the song on his 2015 cover album ''Vocalist 6''. * Magokoro Brothers covered the song on their 2016 cover album ''Pack to the Future''.

References

External links

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