Pink Lady (also known in Japan as Pink Lady in the USA (ピンク・レディー・イン・USA, Pinku Redī in Yū Esu Ē)) is the fourth studio album by Japanese idol duo Pink Lady, released through Victor Entertainment on September 5, 1979, and through Elektra Records as their U.S. debut album on June 1, 1979. It was the duo's first and only English-language album, consisting of three original tracks. The lead single "Kiss in the Dark" Peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard Top 40 and at No. 19 on Oricon's weekly singles chart.[1][2][3][4]
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| Released | June 1, 1979 (U.S.) September 5, 1979 (Japan) | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
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| Length | 30:49 | |||
| Label | Elektra Records (U.S.) Victor (Japan) | |||
| Producer | Michael Lloyd | |||
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The album peaked at No. 30 on Oricon's weekly albums chart and sold over 17,000 copies.[5][6] It also reached No. 205 on Billboard's "Bubbling Under Top LPs" chart.[7]
Track listing
editAll music is arranged by John D'Andrea except "Walk Away Renée" by Erich Bulling.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kiss in the Dark" | Michael Lloyd | 2:54 | |
| 2. | "Dancing in the Halls of Love" |
| Alessi Brothers | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Show Me the Way to Love" | Lloyd | 3:22 | |
| 4. | "Walk Away Renée" |
| The Left Banke | 3:03 |
| 5. | "Strangers When We Kiss" | Lloyd | 3:28 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Me Tonight" | Tom Jones | 3:05 | |
| 2. | "I Want to Give You My Everything" | Larry Weiss | Carl Douglas | 2:14 |
| 3. | "Deeply (From the motion picture Happy)" | Norman Gimbel | Anson Williams | 2:15 |
| 4. | "Give Me Your Love" | Bob Gundry | Leslie and Kelly | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Love Countdown" |
| Luan Peters | 3:48 |
Charts
edit| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[5][6] | 30 |
| US Bubbling Under Top LPs[7] | 205 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "ピンク・レディー". Idol.ne.jp. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ "ピンク・レディー / ピンク･レディー・インUSA [紙ジャケット仕様] [限定]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ "ピンク・レディー・イン U S A | PINK LADY ピンク・レディー". Disk Union. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ "Pink Lady Albums". Archived from the original on 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ a b "ピンク・レディー イン U.S.A | ピンク・レディー". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ a b "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Pink Lady" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ a b "Billboard Magazine, September 1979" (in Japanese). 22 September 1979. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
External links
edit- Official website
- Pink Lady at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Pink Lady at Discogs (list of releases)