"Adore" (アドア, Adoa) is the 39th and final physical single by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Written by Masato Odake and Shinyo Kanazawa, the single was released on September 16, 1999, by King Records.[1][2][3]
| "Adore" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Miho Nakayama | ||||
| from the album Collection IV | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| B-side | "Adore (For Movie) Sweetest Lover" | |||
| Released | September 16, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | King Records | |||
| Composer(s) | Shinyo Kanazawa | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Masato Odake | |||
| Miho Nakayama singles chronology | ||||
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Background and release
edit"Adore" was used as the theme song of the 1999 Toei film Jubaku: Spellbound. Director Masato Harada approached Nakayama to record the song after listening to her single "A Place Under the Sun" and felt that the musical style would suit the film's main character Hiroshi Kitano (Kōji Yakusho).
The B-side is a re-recording of the song "Sweetest Lover". Originally featured in the 1988 album Angel Hearts, the song was rearranged by Little Creatures as part of Nakayama's 1999 album Manifesto.
"Adore" peaked at No. 35 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 11,000 copies.[4][5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Adore" | Masato Odake | Shinyo Kanazawa | Yōichi Shimada | |
| 2. | "Adore" (For Movie) | Odake | Kanazawa | Shimada | |
| 3. | "Sweetest Lover" | Mizuho Kitayama | Cindy | Little Creatures | |
| 4. | "Adore" (Original Karaoke) |
Charts
edit| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[4] | 35 |
References
edit- ^ "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. December 28, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ "中山美穂 / Adore [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ "Adore | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ a b "Adore | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ "中山美穂(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
External links
edit- Official website
- "Adore" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- "Adore" at Discogs