| Gypsy Queen | |
| Cover: | Akina Nakamori - Gypsy Queen.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Akina Nakamori |
| Album: | CD'87 |
| Language: | Japanese |
| B-Side: | Saigo no Carmen |
| Recorded: | 1986 |
| Length: | 4:27 |
| Label: | Reprise Records |
| Composer: | Wataru Kuniyasu |
| Lyricist: | Ikki Matsumoto |
| Producer: | Yūzō Shimada |
| Prev Title: | Desire (Jōnetsu) |
| Prev Year: | 1986 |
| Next Title: | Fin |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
is the 15th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Ikki Matsumoto and Wataru Kuniyasu, the single was released on May 26, 1986, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label. It was also the second single from her third compilation album CD'87.[1] [2]
The first day of recording occurred on 13 April 1986, on the same day, when fellow younger idol-singer Yukiko Okada committed suicide.[3] Knowing this new, Akina was unable to start recording due to intense emotional impact, resulting recording to be finished on the last minute.[3]
Nakamori self-covered the song twice: in 1995, under subtitle "Renewal" and was included in the compilation album True Album Akina 95 Best and in 2024 under subtitle "Jazz version".[4]
The single became Nakamori's 12th No. 1 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 357,600 copies.[5] [6]
| Year | Format(s) | Serial number | Label(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 7inch LP | L-1670 | Warner Pioneer | [7] |
| 1988 | 8cm CD, CT | 10SL-145, 10L5-4054 | Warner Pioneer | [8] |
| 1998 | 12cm CD | WPC6-8672 | Warner Pioneer | [9] |
| 2008 | Digital download | - | Warner Pioneer | [10] |
| 2014 | Digital download - remaster | - | Warner Pioneer | [11] |