| Meu amor é... | |
| Cover: | Akina Nakamori - Meu amor e.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Akina Nakamori |
| Album: | D404ME |
| Language: | Japanese |
| English Title: | My Love |
| B-Side: | Lonely Journey |
| Recorded: | 1984 |
| Length: | 3:53 |
| Label: | Reprise Records |
| Composer: | Naoya Matsuoka |
| Lyricist: | Chinfa Kan |
| Producer: | Yūzō Shimada |
| Prev Title: | Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa |
| Prev Year: | 1984 |
| Next Title: | Akaitori Nigeta |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
(alternatively spelled "Mi Amore") is the 11th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Chinfa Kan and Naoya Matsuoka, the single was released on March 8, 1985, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label. It was also the lead single from her eighth studio album D404ME.[1] [2]
"Meu amor é..." was composed by Naoya Matsuoka, a Japanese Latin fusion musician and jazz pianist. The title is Brazilian Portuguese for "My love is...". In addition, the single jacket cover uses the title "Mi Amore", as the song was originally titled with the Spanish word "Mi" and the Italian word "Amore". Nakamori's follow-up single "Akaitori Nigeta" is the original version of the song with completely different lyrics.
Nakamori performed the song on the 36th Kōhaku Uta Gassen, making her third appearance on NHK's New Year's Eve special.[3]
Matsuoka recorded "Meu amor é..." as an instrumental on his 1985 compilation album One Last Farewell: Naoya Matsuoka the Best Selection.[4] Nakamori has re-recorded the song 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 .[5]
"Meu amor é..." became Nakamori's seventh No. 1 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 630,700 copies.[6] [7]
"Meu amor é..." won the Grand Prix at the 27th Japan Record Awards.[8]
| Year | Format(s) | Serial number | Label(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 7inch LP | L-1668 | Warner Pioneer | [9] |
| 1988 | 8cm CD, CT | 10SL-140, 10L5-4050 | Warner Pioneer | [10] |
| 1998 | 12cm CD | WPC6-8668 | Warner Pioneer | [11] |
| 2008 | Digital download | - | Warner Pioneer | [12] |
| 2014 | Digital download - remaster | - | Warner Pioneer | [13] |
| Meu amor é... | |
| Cover: | Nana Katase - Meu amor e.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Nana Katase |
| Album: | Extended |
| Language: | Japanese |
| English Title: | My Love |
| Recorded: | 2003 |
| Length: | 4:08 |
| Label: | Avex Trax |
| Composer: | Naoya Matsuoka |
| Lyricist: | Chinfa Kan |
| Producer: | Shōichirō Hirata |
| Prev Title: | Necessary/Every |
| Prev Year: | 2003 |
| Next Title: | Kindan no Telepathy |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
Nana Katase covered "Meu amor é..." as her fifth single, released on March 10, 2004, by Avex Trax as the lead single from her second album Extended.[14] [15] It peaked at No. 39 on Oricon's weekly singles chart.[16]
All lyrics are written by Chinfa Kan; all music is composed by Naoya Matsuoka; all music is arranged by Shōichirō Hirata.
Akina Nakamori
Nana Katase