"Solitude" was released in September 1985, and hit the top spot on Oricon. As mentioned, it ended up as the 35th-ranked song of the year.
I've been a fan of Japanese popular music for 40 years, and have managed to collect a lot of material during that time. So I decided I wanted to talk about Showa Era music with like-minded fans. My particular era is the 70s and 80s (thus the "kayo kyoku"). The plus part includes a number of songs and artists from the last 30 years and also the early kayo. So, let's talk about New Music, aidoru, City Pop and enka.
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I would like to give credit where credit is due. Videos are from YouTube and other sources such as NicoNico while Oricon rankings and other information are translated from the Japanese Wikipedia unless noted.
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Akina Nakamori -- Solitude
"Solitude" was released in September 1985, and hit the top spot on Oricon. As mentioned, it ended up as the 35th-ranked song of the year.
Labels:
1985,
Akina Nakamori,
City Pop,
Pop,
Reiko Yukawa,
Single,
Yukihide Takekawa
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SOLITUDE is probably my favorite Akina ballad from the 80s. It's not really a ballad, but a mid-tempo song.
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Before listening to this song I didn't know what the word solitude meant. I found out the meaning and it helped me connect to the song even more, although I can't understand the lyrics.
And I agree that it could have ranked better. It's a pretty solid Akina release.