Mermaid (Miho Nakayama song)
1988 single by Miho Nakayama
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"Mermaid" (人魚姫 mermaid, Māmeido) is the 13th single by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Written by Chinfa Kan and Cindy, the single was released on July 11, 1988, by King Records.[1][2][3]
| "Mermaid" | ||||
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| Single by Miho Nakayama | ||||
| from the album Collection II | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| B-side | "In the Morning" | |||
| Released | July 11, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:10 | |||
| Label | King Records | |||
| Composer | Cindy | |||
| Lyricist | Chinfa Kan | |||
| Producer | Akira Fukuzumi | |||
| Miho Nakayama singles chronology | ||||
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Background and release
"Mermaid" marked the beginning of Nakayama's collaboration with songwriters Kan and Cindy, which lasted until "Rosécolor" (though Cindy sporadically continued to co-write songs with Nakayama throughout the 1990s). The song was used as the opening theme of the TBS drama series Waka Okusama wa Udemakuri! (若奥さまは腕まくり!; The Young Wife Rolls Her Arms!), which starred Nakayama.[1]
The jacket cover is a painting of Nakayama in a bikini by Robert Blue; this artwork was also used on her album Mind Game.
"Mermaid" became Nakayama's third consecutive No. 1 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 365,000 copies, becoming her biggest-selling single until "Tōi Machi no Doko ka de..." in 1991.[4][5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Mermaid" (Māmeido (人魚姫 mermaid)) | Chinfa Kan | Cindy | Rod Antoon | 4:10 |
| 2. | "In the Morning" | Masumi Kawamura | Toshinobu Kubota | Takao Sugiyama | 5:23 |