| Sand Beige (Sabaku e) | |
| Cover: | Akina Nakamori - Sand Beige.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Akina Nakamori |
| Album: | Best |
| Language: | Japanese |
| English Title: | Sand Beige (To the Desert) |
| B-Side: | Tsubaki Juliana |
| Recorded: | 1985 |
| Length: | 4:37 |
| Label: | Reprise Records |
| Composer: | Takashi Tsushimi |
| Lyricist: | Eiko Kyo |
| Producer: | Yūzō Shimada |
| Prev Title: | Akaitori Nigeta |
| Prev Year: | 1985 |
| Next Title: | Solitude |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
is the 12th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Eiko Kyo and Takashi Tsushimi, the single was released on June 19, 1985, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label. It was also the lead single from her second compilation album Best.[1] [2]
The theme of "Sand Beige (Sabaku e)" is a farewell trip, with the lyrics based on travel photos and tour guide books that Nakamori collected over the years. The foreign lyrics written in katakana are in Egyptian Arabic. The jacket photo was taken in Manila.
Nakamori has re-recorded "Sand Beige (Sabaku e)" for the 2002 self-cover compilation Utahime Double Decade.
"Sand Beige (Sabaku e)" became Nakamori's ninth No. 1 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 460,700 copies.[3] [4]
All music is arranged by Akira Inoue.
| Year | Format(s) | Serial number | Label(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 7inch LP | L-1669 | Warner Pioneer | [5] |
| 1988 | 8cm CD, CT | 10SL-142, 10L5-4051 | Warner Pioneer | [6] |
| 1998 | 12cm CD | WPC6-8668 | Warner Pioneer | [7] |
| 2008 | Digital download | - | Warner Pioneer | [8] |
| 2014 | Digital download - remaster | - | Warner Pioneer | [9] |