''Utahime'' (歌姫) is a cover 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 ...

. It was released on 24 March 1994 under the MCA Records label. It is Nakamori's first cover album, and her only cover album to be released in the 90s. On the same day the promotional cover single " Kataomoi" was released. The calligraphy on the album cover was written by Yousui Inoue. The re-printed version includes instrumental versions of the cover tracks 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 ...

. In 2002, Nakamori returned to her ''Utahime'' cover album series under Universal Music Japan.

Stage performance

In December 1994, Nakamori held a one-night "''Utahime'' Akina Nakamori Live" show in Parco Theatre, where she performed "Aizenbashi", "Watashi wa Kaze", "Shishuuki" and "Dance wa Umaku Odorenai".

Chart performance

''Utahime'' debuted at number 5 on the Oricon Album Weekly Chart, charted for nine weeks and sold over 140,500 copies.

Track listing

References

{{Authority control 1994 albums Japanese-language albums Akina Nakamori albums Albums produced by Akina Nakamori