Wonder (Akina Nakamori album)

Wonder
EP by
Akina Nakamori
Released1 June 1988
Recorded1988
GenreNew wave, ethereal wave
Length21:40
LanguageJapanese
LabelWarner Pioneer
ProducerAkina Nakamori
Akina Nakamori chronology
Stock
(1988) 		Wonder
(1988) 		Femme Fatale
(1988)

Wonder is the third mini studio album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori. It was released on 1 June 1988 under the Warner Pioneer label. The reprinted version was published on 17 September 1991.[1]

Background

Wonder is her last mini album to be released under Warner Pioneer. It's also her first mini album to be released for the first time in four years. The album consists of re-recorded and re-arranged songs from her first self-produced album Fushigi along with previously unreleased track, Fushigi. The original song has been created during the production of album Fushigi, but wasn't included in the 1986 album and instead released on this album.[2][3][4]

Nakamori performed her new song, Fushigi in her live tour Femme Fatale in 1988.[5][6]

Chart performance

The album debuted at number 2 on the Oricon Album Weekly Charts, remained in top 100 chart for 10 weeks and sold over 117,600 copies.[7][8]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Labyrinth"Keiko AsoEuroxEurox4:58
2."Okibi"Minako YoshidaYoshidaYoshida, Kazuo Shiina4:16
3."Fushigi"YoshidaYoshidaAkira Inoue4:34
4."Glass no Kokoro"SandiiMakoto KubotaInoue4:31
5."Marionette"Takaaki YasuokaYasuokaEurox4:18
6."Teen-age blue"YoshidaYoshidaShiina4:11

Release history

Year Format(s) Serial number Label(s) Ref.
1988 CD, Golden CD 28XL-194, 43XL-2001 Warner Pioneer [9]
1991 CD WPCL-425 Warner Pioneer [10]
2023 CD, LP WPCL-13508, WPJL10185 Warner Pioneer [11]

Notes:

  • 2023 re-release includes lacquer remaster which includes subtitles in the tracks "2022 lacquer remaster" along with original karaoke version of the tracks

References

  1. ^ "中森明菜 / WONDER [再発] [CD] [アルバム] - CDJournal.com". 音楽出版社. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  2. ^ 馬飼野, 元宏 (2006-07-20). Hotwax presents 歌謡曲 名曲名盤ガイド 1980's. シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント. pp. 64, 221–222. ISBN 440175106X.
  3. ^ "中森明菜 / WONDER". cdjournal.com.
  4. ^ Album notes from mini studio album Wonder (Akina Nakamori), 1 June 1988, 12cmCD. Warner Pioneer (WPCL-425).
  5. ^ VHS notes from VHS Live in '88 Femme Fatale (Akina Nakamori), 25 August 1993, 12cmCD. Warner Pioneer (WPVL-8160).
  6. ^ Akina Nakamori: Tour Pamphlet Femme Fatale, published by Ken-On Group.
  7. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book Complete Edition 1970-2005. オリコン・マーケティング・プロモーション. 25 April 2006. pp. 3, 455–457, 883. ISBN 4871310779.
  8. ^ "検索結果-ORICON STYLE アーティスト/CD検索". 1988年06月第2週の邦楽アルバムランキング情報. オリコン. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  9. ^ "中森明菜 / Wonder (1988)". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  10. ^ "中森明菜 / Wonder (1991)" (in Japanese). Book Off. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  11. ^ "中森明菜 / Wonder【オリジナル・カラオケ付】〈2023ラッカーマスターサウンド〉 [2CD]" (in Japanese). cdjournal. Retrieved October 31, 2023.