Blonde (Akina Nakamori song)
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| Single by Akina Nakamori | ||||
| from the album Best II | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| B-side | "Amish" | |||
| Released | June 3, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
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| Length | 3:53 | |||
| Label | Reprise Records | |||
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| "Blonde" (Live) on YouTube | ||||
"Blonde" (ブロンド, Burondo) is the 18th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Biddu, Winston Sela, and Keiko Asō, the single was released on June 3, 1987, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label. It was also the second single from her fourth compilation album Best II.[1][2]
"Blonde" is the Japanese-language version of the song "The Look That Kills", which was from Nakamori's 1987 English-language album Cross My Palm. It was given a different arrangement by Satoshi Nakamura. On live TV performances, Nakamori wore a costume designed by Hermès.[2]
Nakamori has re-recorded "Blonde" for the 1995 compilation True Album Akina 95 Best.
Chart performance
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Blonde" |
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| Satoshi Nakamura | 3:53 |
| 2. | "Amish" (Āmisshu (清教徒（アーミッシュ）)) | Yasushi Akimoto | Toshinobu Kubota | Satoshi Takebe | 3:44 |
| Total length: | 7:37 | ||||
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| 3. | "Blonde" (Live Version) |
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Cover versions
- Hongkong singer Samantha Lam covered the song under title "Shang Xin Xi Yuan" in 1988 released under Hongkong´s Sony BMG Music Ent recording label.
Charts
Release history
| Year | Format(s) | Serial number | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| 1987 | 7inch LP | L-1754 | Warner Pioneer | [5] |
| 1988 | 8cm CD, CT | 10SL-148, 10L5-4057 | Warner Pioneer | [6] |
| 1998 | 12cm CD | WPC6-8675 | Warner Pioneer | [7] |
| 2008 | Digital download | - | Warner Pioneer | [8] |
| 2014 | Digital download - remaster | - | Warner Pioneer | [9] |
