Akiko Nakamura
Akiko Nakamura (Japanese: 中村晃子) is a Japanese singer and actress. Her song Nijiiro No Mizuumi (Japanese: 虹色の湖) (1967)[1] reached number 3 on the Oricon Singles Chart.[2][3]
Discography
Singles
- Aoi Ochiba (Japanese: 青い落葉) (1965)[4]
- Mujou (Japanese: 霧情) (1966)[5]
- Watashi No Sei Ja Nai (Japanese: 私のせいじゃない) (1966)[6]
- Watashi Wa Majoreena (Japanese: 私はマジョリーナ) (1966)[7]
- Anata Wa Doko E (Japanese: あなたはどこへ) (1967)[8]
- Taiyou Ni Koi Wo Shite (Japanese: 太陽に恋をして) (1967)[9]
- Nijiiro No Mizuumi (1967)[10] This single reached number 1 on the Cash Box local singles chart.[11]
- Suna No Jujika (Japanese: 砂の十字架) (1968).[12] This single reached number 21 on the Oricon chart.[2]
- Nageki No Shinju (Japanese: なげきの真珠) (1968).[13] This single reached number 20 on the Oricon chart.[2]
- Namida No Mori No Monogatari (Japanese: 涙の森の物語) (1969)[14] This single reached number 39 on the Oricon chart.[2]
- Rome No Tomoshibi (Japanese: ローマの灯) (1969)[15]
- Kaze To Bara No Kouya (Japanese: 風とバラの荒野) (1969)[16]
- Itsuka Aishite (Japanese: いつか愛して) (1970)[17]
- Ai No Shouzou (Japanese: 愛の肖像) (1970)[18]
- Mizuumi Wa Tenshi No Namida (Japanese: 湖は天使の涙) (1970)[19]
- Hadashi No Blues (Japanese: 裸足のブルース) (1971)[20]
- Utsukushiki Challenger (Japanese: 美しきチャレンジャー) (1971)[21]
- Jounetsu No Umi (Japanese: 情熱の海) (1971)[22]
- Ryoshu-Rome (Japanese: 旅愁〜ローマ) (1971)[23]
- Aishu No Tabi (Japanese: 哀愁の旅) (1971)[24]
- Glass No Shiro (Japanese: ガラスの城) (1972)[25]
- Ano Machi Wa Doko E Itta (Japanese: あの街はどこへいった) (1972)[26]
- Kurashiki, Namida Mo Niou Machi (Japanese: 倉敷・涙も匂う町) (1972)[27]
- Hageshii Koi (Japanese: 激しい恋) (1973)[28]
- Bara No Sasayaki (Japanese: 薔薇の囁き) (1974)[29]
- Koi Shigure (Japanese: 恋しぐれ) (1975)[30]
- Tabiji (Japanese: 旅路) (1975)[31]
- What Have They Done To My Song, Ma (Japanese: 傷ついた小鳥 (Kizutsuita Kotori)) (1976)[32]
- Meguri Awanainoni (Japanese: めぐり逢わないのに) (1977)[33]
- Jajauma Narashi (Japanese: じゃじゃ馬ならし) (1978)[34]
- "Through the Eyes of Love", Theme from Ice Castles (Japanese: この愛に生きる (Kono Ai Ni Ikiru)) (1979)[35]
- Koi No Tsunawatari (Japanese: 恋の綱わたり) (1980)[36] This single reached number 4 on the Oricon chart,[2] the Music Labo chart[37] and the Cash Box of Japan chart.[38]
- Sasayaki No Kubikazari (Japanese: ささやきの首飾り) (1981)[39]
Duets:
- Midori No Tonbo (Japanese: みどりのとんぼ) (1972)[40]
- Amai Sasayaki (Japanese: あまい囁き) (1973). Duet with Toshiyuki Hosokawa.[41]
- Dakara Tango de... (Japanese: だからタンゴで… ) (1990)[42][43]
Albums
- Nijiiro No Mizuumi: Akiko Nakamura Hit Album (虹色の湖: 中村晃子ヒット・アルバム) (1968).[44] Reissued on vinyl in 1984[45] and in the 2020s.[46][47][48]
- Akko Wa Utau: Akiko Nakamura Hit Album Vol. 2 (Japanese: アッコはうたう〜中村晃子ヒット・アルバム第2集〜) (1970)[49]
- Akiko Nakamura Double Deluxe (Japanese: 中村晃子ダブル・デラックス) (1970)[50]
- Akiko Nakamura Attack Schubert (Japanese: 中村晃子 アタックシューベルト) (1971)[51]
- Hadashi No Blues: Akiko Nakamura Hit 14 (Japanese: 裸足のブルース〜中村晃子 ヒット14〜) (1971)[52]
- Amai Sasayaki: Akiko Nakamura Best Album (Japanese: 「あまい囁き」〜中村晃子ベストアルバム〜) (1974)[53]
- Akiko! Jane Birkin mitai dane (Japanese: AKIKO!-ジェーン・バーキンみたいだね-) (1977)[54]
- Mokuyōza (Japanese: 木曜座) (1980)[55]
- Koi-tachi Onna-tachi (Japanese: 恋たち・女たち) (1981)[56]
- Rokku Tengoku (Japanese: ロック天国) (1998)[57]
- Nijiiro No Mizuumi (Japanese: 虹色の湖) (2002)[58][59]
Films
She co-starred with The Jaguars in the film Susume! Jagazu Tekizen Joriku (Japanese: 進め!ジャガーズ 敵前上陸) (Shochiku, 1968),[60] also called Make Way For The Jaguars.[61] She also starred in Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie (1982).[62] Other film roles include, in particular, Detective Story (1983).[63]
Television
She performed in the 19th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (1968).[64] She appeared on Yoru no Hit Studio.[65][66] She starred in an episode of Ima Mo Tokimeki Waga Kokoro No Poppusu (Japanese: 今もトキメキ・我が心のポップス) on NHK.[67][68]
References
- 中村晃子. CDJournal.
- 1967年10月10日、中村晃子の「虹色の湖」が発売~“一人GS”と呼ばれる理由. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 10 October 2018.
- GS時代のガールズ歌謡を代表する名曲、中村晃子「虹色の湖」. 大人のMusic Calendar. 10 October 2015.
- 中村晃子さん(「虹色の湖」がヒットした). Yahoo! Japan. 13 January 2008. From Nikkan Gendai.
- 中村晃子、キングレコードからリリースしたシングル・アルバムがサブスク解禁. CDJournal. 31 January 2025.
- 中村晃子『ハイレゾ・ベストコレクション』配信スタート、細川俊之とのカヴァー「あまい囁き」も収録. CDJournal. 13 July 2015.
- 紅白歌合戦「女たちの熾烈バトル」全秘話(3)<直撃3・中村晃子>. Asagei plus. 14 December 2017.
- 現代女性名鑑. 野田経済データサービス株式会社. 1988. p 40.
- 早田雄二. Danʼyū, gaikoku, kashu hen. 1992. p 195.
- 日本映画人名辞典. 科学書院. 2005. vol 3. p 1313.
- ^ Nijiiro No Mizuumi. Provided by King Records.
- ^ a b c d e シングル売上TOP5作品. Oricon News.
- ^ Billboard. 2 March 1968. p 44.
- ^ King Records catalogue number BS-314
- ^ King Records catalogue number BS-370
- ^ King Records catalogue number BS-415
- ^ King Records catalogue number BS-502
- ^ King Records catalogue number BS-575
- ^ King Records catalogue number BS-628
- ^ King Records catalogue number BS-724
- ^ Cash Box. 24 February 1968, p 70. 2 March 1968, p 60. 9 March 1968, p 54.
- ^ King Records catalogue number BS-800
- ^ King Records catalogue number BS-880
- ^ King Records catalogue number BS-934
- ^ King Records catalogue number BS-991
- ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1073
- ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1135
- ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1225
- ^ King Records catalogue BS-1256
- ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1309
- ^ King Records catalogue number ES(H)-1013
- ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1389
- ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1440
- ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1472
- ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1543
- ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1586
- ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1630
- ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1731
- ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1823
- ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1885
- ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1981
- ^ King Records catalogue number GK-31
- ^ King Records catalogue number GK-73
- ^ King Records catalogue number GK-212
- ^ King Records catalogue number GK-316
- ^ Teichiku Records catalogue number RS-218
- ^ Billboard. 2 August 1980. p 53. 9 August 1980. p 65.
- ^ Cash Box. 9 August 1980. p 37.
- ^ Teichiku Records catalogue number RS-508
- ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1575
- ^ King Records catalogue number BS-1737
- ^ King Records catalogue number KIDD 136
- ^ Oricon
- ^ King Records catalogue number SKD 2
- ^ King Records catalogue K20A-590
- ^ Ship To Shore Phono Co catalogue number STS-072
- ^ E H. Our 10 favourite new vinyl releases this week (22nd January). The Vinyl Factory. 2021.
- ^ For a review of this album, see Hannah Vettese, "Akiko Nakamura: Hit Album" in "Archives", Uncut, April 2021, p 49.
- ^ King Records catalogue number SKD-31
- ^ King Records catalogue number SKW-19~20
- ^ King Records catalogue number SKD-73
- ^ King Records catalogue number SKD-99
- ^ King Records catalogue number SKA-71
- ^ King Records catalogue number SKA-169
- ^ Teichiku Records catalogue number GM-106
- ^ Teichiku Records catalogue number GM-117
- ^ For a review of this album, see 中村晃子 / ロック天国, CDJournal.
- ^ King Records catalogue number KICX-7094
- ^ 中村晃子 / 虹色の湖 (廃盤). CDJournal.
- ^ 銀幕を彩る映画人たち: はりま・シネマの夢. 2005. p 36.
- ^ Yomota Inuhiko. What Is Japanese Cinema?: A History.
- ^ 映画『コブラ』公開40周年記念で12月に4K特別上映 主人公・コブラ役は松崎しげる【予告映像公開】. アニメ&ゲーム by Oricon News. 4 November 2022.
- ^ 松田優作さん:薬師丸ひろ子と共演 1983年の大ヒット映画「探偵物語」がBS12 トゥエルビで. Mantan Web. 5 October 2023.
- ^ 中村晃子、キングレコードからリリースしたシングル&アルバムのサブスク解禁. Musicman. 31 January 2025.
- ^ 中村晃子は密かに…巨泉も称えた話術の名人「マエタケ」. Zakzak. 8 August 2011.
- ^ 小林大輔が『夜のヒットスタジオ』最高視聴率を叩きだした夜. 週刊女性Prime. 27 March 2015.
- ^ 今もトキメキ・我が心のポップス. NHK. Broadcast 5 September 1993.
- ^ 朝日新聞縮刷版 (Asahi Shimbun shukusatsuban). Number 867. 1993.