''Spoon'' is the eighteenth studio album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori and fourth studio album to be released during 1990's. It was released on 17 June 1998 under the Gauss Entertainment label. The album includes lead singles "

Kisei (Never Forget) is the 35th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Yasuhiro Suzu and Atsuko, the single was released on February 11, 1998, by Gauss Entertainment under the This One label. It was also the lead single from her 18th studio album ' ...

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Kon'ya, Nagareboshi is the 36th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Seriko Natsuno and Keiko Utsumi, the single was released on May 21, 1998, by Gauss Entertainment under the This One label. It was also the second single from her 18th studio al ...

". It was Nakamori's first album released under label This One from Gauss Entertainment. The second album released in Gauss, ''Will'' (1999) was produced by chief of the Gauss Entertainment recording label, Kazuhiro Chiba. It's considered as an unofficial album, since it isn't included in the official website and it was produced without Nakamori's approval. In December 1998, on the special press-con, said about Nakamori's existence as a ''troublemaker, who shouldn't exist in the music industry''. In the end of press-con was announced contract cancelation scheduled on the December 1999.

Promotion

Singles

It consists of two previously released singles. ''Kisei: Never Forget'' is the thirty-fifth single written by Yasuhiro Suzu and arranged by

Akira Senju is a Japanese composer, arranger and conductor. Biography Senju studied composition at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and received his master's degree with honors. Between 1994 and 2003, he produced series of cover albums ...

. It was released on 12 February 1998. It was her first single to be released in that year. The single was promoted as a theme song to the japanese television drama ''Tsumetai Tsuki'', in which Nakamori starred a main role for the first time in 6 years. The single was included in the compilation album Utahime Densetsu: 90's Best. The single debuted at number 19 on the Oricon Single Weekly Charts. in 2005, the single has received renewed arrangement in ballad compilation album ''Ballad Best: 25th Anniversary Selection''. ''Kon'ya, Nagareboshi'' is the thirty-sixth single written by Keiko Utsumi and Seriko Natsuno. It was released on 21 May 1998, it was her second single to be released in that year. The single was included in the compilation album ''Utahime Densetsu: 90's Best''. The single debuted at number 66 on the Oricon Single Weekly Charts.

Stage performances

The album tracks ''Your Birthday'', ''Rakuen no Megami'', ''Genwaku'', ''Konya, Nagare Hoshi'', ''Oishii Mizu'' and ''Akai Bara ga Yureta'' has been performed once in the live tour ''Spoon'' in 1998. ''Arashi no Naka de'' and has been performed in live tour Spoon and acoustic live tour ''21 Seiki no Tabidachi he'' in 2000. ''Ame no Hi wa Ningyo'' has been performed only in acoustic live tour ''21 Seiki no Tabidachi he''. ''Kisei (Never Forget)'' has been performed in the live tour ''Spoon'', symphonic concert in 1998, acoustic live tour ''21 Seiki no Tabidachi he'' and live tour Music Fiesta in 2002.

Chart performance

The album reached at number 17 on the Oricon Album Weekly Chart charted for the 3 consecutive weeks with the sales of 22,800 copies.

Track listing

References

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