Slow Motion (Akina Nakamori song)

"Slow Motion"
Single by Akina Nakamori
from the album Prologue (Jomaku)
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Jōken Hansha"
ReleasedMay 1, 1982 (1982-05-01)
Recorded1982
Genre
Length4:07
LabelReprise Records
Composer(s)Takao Kisugi
Lyricist(s)Etsuko Kisugi
Producer(s)Hirō Oda
Akina Nakamori singles chronology
"Slow Motion"
(1982) 		"Shōjo A"
(1982)
Music videos
"Slow Motion" (Live) on YouTube

"Slow Motion" (スローモーション, Surō Mōshon) is the debut single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Etsuko Kisugi and Takao Kisugi, the single was released on May 1, 1982 by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label. It was also the first single from her debut studio album Prologue (Jomaku).[1][2]

Background

"Slow Motion" was recorded in Los Angeles, with the studio sessions filmed for the TV special Hajimemashite, Nakamori Akina (はじめまして 中森明菜, Nice to Meet You, Akina Nakamori), released in 1985.

The B-side is "Jōken Hansha", which was the lead song in Prologue (Jomaku).

Nakamori has re-recorded "Slow Motion" for the 1995 compilation True Album Akina 95 Best and the 2002 self-cover compilation Utahime Double Decade. In 2010, she re-recorded the song for the pachinko machine CR Nakamori Akina: Utahime Densetsu ~Koi Moni Dome nara~ (CR中森明菜・歌姫伝説〜恋も二度目なら〜, CR Akina Nakamori: Utahime Legend ~If Love Is For the Second Time~).[3]

Chart performance

"Slow Motion" peaked at No. 30 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 174,000 copies.[4][5]

Awards

"Slow Motion" earned Nakamori the Newcomer Awards at the 1st Megalopolis Kayo Festival, the 15th All-Japan Wired Broadcasting Awards, and the 10th KBC Newcomer Song Music Festival.

Track listing

All music is arranged by Motoki Funayama.

Original release
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Slow Motion" (Surō Mōshon (スローモーション))Etsuko KisugiTakao Kisugi4:07
2."Jōken Hansha" ((条件反射, "Conditional Reflection"))Tsuzuru NakasatoNoboru Mimuro4:03
Total length:8:10
1998 reissue bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
3."Slow Motion (Live Version)" ((スローモーション(LIVE VERSION)))E. KisugiT. Kisugi 

Charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[4] 30

Cover versions

  • Takao Kisugi self-covered the song on his 1983 album Visitor.
  • Ryuichi Kawamura covered the song on his 2006 cover album Evergreen ~Anata no Wasuremono~.
  • Mika Orihara covered the song as the B-side of her 2007 single "Oririn Trance ~Heartful Voice~".
  • Rie Kugimiya (as Mizore Shizuyuki) covered the song in the 2008 anime Rosario + Vampire.
  • Acid Black Cherry covered the song on their 2008 cover album Recreation.
  • Donna Fiore covered the song on her 2008 cover album Fiore.
  • Sara Takatsuki covered the song on bump.y's cover compilation album Sweet Hits.
  • Takeshi Tsuruno covered the song on his 2012 cover album Tsuruno Uta 2.
  • Yūji Nakada covered the song on his 2014 cover album Song Composite.
  • Hideaki Tokunaga covered the song on his 2015 cover album Vocalist 6.
  • Magokoro Brothers covered the song on their 2016 cover album Pack to the Future.

Release history

Year Format(s) Serial number Label(s) Ref.
1982 7inch LP L-1600 Warner Pioneer [6]
1988 8cm CD, CT 10SL-130, 10L5-4040 Warner Pioneer [7]
1998 12cm CD WPC6-8658 Warner Pioneer [8]
2008 Digital download - Warner Pioneer [9]
2014 Digital download - remaster - Warner Pioneer [10]
2022 7inch LP+BD WPZL-31955/6 Warner Pioneer [11]

See also

References

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  3. ^ "CR中森明菜 歌姫伝説～恋も二度目なら～". P-World. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  4. ^ a b "スローモーション | 中森明菜". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  5. ^ "中森明菜". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
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  7. ^ "シングルCD　中森明菜 / スローモーション(廃盤)". suruga-ya.jp (in Japanese). Surugaya. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
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  9. ^ "中森明菜 / Slow Motion Digital Purchase-Archived". listen.jp (in Japanese). listen japan. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  10. ^ "スローモーション (+3) [2014 Remaster]". mora.jp (in Japanese). Mora. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  11. ^ "「スローモーション」＆「はじめまして」BOX（7inchピクチャー・レコード＋Blu-ray）【完全生産限定】" (in Japanese). UMJ. Retrieved October 31, 2023.