Close Up (Miho Nakayama song)

"Close Up"
Single by Miho Nakayama
from the album Summer Breeze
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Hitomi no Kageri"
ReleasedMay 16, 1986 (1986-05-16)
Recorded1986
Genre
LabelKing Records
Composer(s)Kazuo Zaitsu
Lyricist(s)Takashi Matsumoto
Miho Nakayama singles chronology
"Iro White Blend"
(1986) 		"Close Up"
(1986) 		"Jingi Aishite Moraimasu"
(1986)

"Close Up" (クローズ・アップ, Kurōzu Appu) is the fifth single by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Written by Takashi Matsumoto and Kazuo Zaitsu, the single was released on May 16, 1986, by King Records.[1][2][3]

Background and release

"Close Up" marked Nakayama's first collaboration with composer Kazuo Zaitsu and arranger Masaaki Ōmura; Matsumoto, Zaitsu, and Ōmura previously worked together on songs for Seiko Matsuda.

"Close Up" peaked at No. 4 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 128,000 copies.[4][5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Takashi Matsumoto; all music is composed by Kazuo Zaitsu

7" single
No.TitleArrangementLength
1."Close Up" (Kurōzu Appu (クローズ・アップ))Masaaki Ōmura 
2."Hitomi no Kageri" ((瞳のかげり, "Shadow of the Eyes"))Tatsumi Yano 

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[6] 4
The Best Ten 4
Uta no Top Ten 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Oricon Year-End Chart[6] 95

References

  1. ^ "中山美穂『クローズ・アップ』". Idol.ne.jp. January 3, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "中山美穂 / クローズ・アップ [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "クローズ・アップ | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "クローズ・アップ | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "中山美穂(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  6. ^ a b 1968-1997 オリコン チャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. ISBN 4871310418.