La Alteración Explained

La Alteración
Type:	studio
Artist:	Akina Nakamori
Cover:	La Alteracion (Akina Nakamori album) cover jacket.jpg
Released:	21 July 1995 4 December 2002 (as La Alteración+4)
Recorded:	1994–1995
Genre:	Pop, rock, Latin
Length:	45:53 (original) 62:06 (reissue)
Language:	Japanese
Label:	MCA
Producer:	Akina Nakamori
Prev Title:	Utahime
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	True Album Akina 95 Best
Next Year:	1995

La Alteración is the sixteenth studio album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori and second studio album to be released during the 1990s. It was released on 21 July 1995 under the MCA Records label. The album includes the lead single "Genshi, Onna wa Taiyō Datta".^{[1] [2]}

In 2002 was released re-printed version of the album La Alteración+4 which includes original version of Genshi, Onna wa Taiyou Datta, single Tokyo Rose and B-sides Kirei and Yasashii Kankei, which was previously unreleased in the album recordings.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20030126093928/http://www.universal-music.co.jp/akina/umck1152.html. 中森明菜. アルテラシオン+4. ユニバーサルミュージック. 2012-07-28. 2003-01-26.
2. Web site: 中森明菜 / アルテラシオン [CD] [アルバム] - CDJournal.com|publisher=音楽出版社|access-date=2011-04-10].
3. Web site: JBOOK:アルテラシオン:中森明菜:CD. 文教堂. 2012-04-10.
4. Web site: Discography (中森明菜) - Alteranet. https://web.archive.org/web/19990223182912/http://www.meix-net.or.jp/~akina/disco2.html#albums. dead. 1999-02-23. meix-net.jp.
5. Web site: 中森明菜 / 歌姫伝説～90's BEST～ [3CD+DVD] [限定]]. cdjournal.com.
6. Web site: 歌姫伝説~'90s BEST [初回限定盤]]. UMJ.jp.
7. Book: Oricon Album Chart Book Complete Edition 1970-2005 . 25 April 2006 . オリコン・マーケティング・プロモーション . 4871310779 . 3, 455–457, 883.
8. 1995-08-07. アルバムチャート. オリコンウィークリー The Ichiban. 17. 63. オリコン.
9. Web site: 検索結果-ORICON STYLE アーティスト/CD検索. オリコン. 2012-04-09.
10. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums: Week of June 7, 2023. Billboard Japan. ja. June 7, 2023.
11. Web site: 中森明菜 / アルテラシオン [廃盤]]. HMV Japan. October 31, 2023. Japanese.
12. Web site: アルテラシオン+4. UMJ. October 31, 2023. Japanese.
13. Web site: La Alteración+4 [UHQCD]]. UMJ. October 31, 2023. Japanese.
14. Web site: 中森明菜 / la alteracion +4. cdjournal. October 31, 2023. Japanese.
15. Web site: 中森明菜 / アルテラシオン+4 [再発] [CD] [アルバム] - CDJournal.com|publisher=音楽出版社|access-date=2011-07-30}}

    Promotion

    Single

    It consists of one previously released single.^{[3] [4]}

    "Genshi, Onna wa Taiyou Datta" is the thirty-third single written by Masaki and Neko Oikawa. It was released on 21 June 1995, it was the first single to be released in that year. It includes renewed arrangement with the double echoes, compared to the original. The original version was included re-printed version of album, La Alteración+4 and compilation albums True Akina 96 Best Album, Utahime Densetsu: 90's Best and All Time Best: Originals under the Universal Music label.^{[5] [6]}

    The single debuted at number 15 on the Oricon Single Weekly Charts.

    Stage performances

    The album tracks "Tokyo Rose", "Gaia: Chikyuu no Sasayaki", "Tsurai Tsurai", "Shitataru Jounestsu", "Itai Koi wo Shita" and "Necessary" were performed on the special Nakamori Akina True Live tour in 1995.

    "Genshi, Onna wa Taiyou Datta" special live Nakamori Akina True Live, in live tour Music Fiesta in 2002 and Last Destination in 2006.

    Chart performance

    The album reached at number 7 on the Oricon Album Weekly Chart charted for the 8 consecutive weeks with the sales of 149,100 copies.^{[7] [8] [9]} It's Akina's last studio album which sold over 100,000 copies. During it´s re-release in 2023, it debut at number 66 on the Billboar Japan´s Album Weekly charts.^[10]

    Until 2002 cover album Zero Album Utahime 2, none of Nakamori albums didn't debut at Top 10 in the Oricon Album Weekly Charts.

    Track listing

    La Alteración+4

    Release history

    Year	Format(s)	Serial number	Label(s)
    1995	CD	MVCD-25	MCA	^[11]
    2002	CD	UMCK-1152	UMJ	^[12]
    2017	UHQCD	UPCH-7270	UMJ	^[13]
    2023	LP, CD	UPCY-7837, UPJY-9339/40	UMJ	^[14]

    Notes:

    • Re-releases since 2002 always includes additional 4 tracks, which were not included during its the first release time

    References

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