Shaker (Akina Nakamori album) explained

Shaker
Type:	album
Artist:	Akina Nakamori
Cover:	File:Shaker_(Akina_Nakamori_album_cover).jpg
Released:	21 March 1997 4 December 2002 (as Shaker+3) 3 May 2017 (as Shaker+3 UHQCD)
Recorded:	1996−1997
Studio:	Victor Studio Sound Valley Studio Take One Art Works Studio Sound on Sound Studios Heart Beat Recording Studio Sedic Audio Studio One Voice Studio
Genre:	Funk, soul, pop
Length:	55:34 (original) 70:40 (re-printed)
Language:	Japanese
Label:	MCA
Producer:	Akina Nakamori
Prev Title:	Vamp
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Spoon
Next Year:	1998

Shaker is the seventeenth studio album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori and third studio album to be released during the 1990s. It was released on 21 March 1997 under the MCA Records label. The album includes lead singles "" and "Appetite". It was Nakamori's final album released under MCA Records, before her transfer to Gauss Entertainment label.^{[1] [2]}

In 2002 was released re-printed version of the album Shaker+3 which includes the original version of "Moonlight Shadow", "Appetite" and B-side track "Sweet Suspicion", which was previously unreleased in the album recordings.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20030417101139/http://www.universal-music.co.jp/akina/umck1153.html. 中森明菜. シェイカー+3. ユニバーサルミュージック. 2012-07-28. 2003-04-17.
2. Web site: 中森明菜 / シェイカー [CD] [アルバム] - CDJournal.com|publisher=音楽出版社|accessdate=2012-02-14].
3. Web site: JBOOK:SHAKER: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. Web site: 検索結果-ORICON STYLE アーティスト/CD検索. オリコン. 2012-04-11.
9. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums: Week of June 7, 2023. Billboard Japan. ja. June 7, 2023.
10. Web site: 中森明菜 / Shaker [廃盤]]. HMV Japan. October 31, 2023. Japanese.
11. Web site: Shaker+3. UMJ. October 31, 2023. Japanese.
12. Web site: Shaker+3 [UHQCD]]. UMJ. October 31, 2023. Japanese.
13. Web site: 中森明菜 / Shaker+3. cdjournal. October 31, 2023. Japanese.
14. Web site: 中森明菜 / シェイカー+3 [再発] [CD] [アルバム] - CDJournal.com|publisher=音楽出版社|accessdate=2012-04-11}}

    Promotion

    Singles

    It consists of two previously released singles.^{[3] [4]}

    "Moonlight Shadow: Tsuki ni Hoero" is the thirty-third single written and produced by Tetsuya Komuro. It was released on 7 August 1996, her only single to be released in that year. It includes renewed arrangement with the slower intro start. The original version was included re-printed version of album, Shaker+3 and compilation album Utahime Densetsu: 90's Best under the Universal Music label.^{[5] [6]} The single debuted at number 14 on the Oricon Single Weekly Charts.

    "Appetite" is the thirty-fourth single written by Uki. It was released on 21 February 1997, it was her only single to be released in that year. It includes renewed arrangement with the heavy sound of the synthesizer in the beginning, instead of the original bass sound. The original version was included re-printed version of album, Shaker+3 and compilation albums Utahime Densetsu: 90's Best and All Time Best: Original. The single debuted at number 46 on the Oricon Single Weekly Charts and become final single to be released under MCA Records label.

    Stage performances

    The album tracks "Tsuki ha Aoku", "Mangetsu", "Biyaku", "Yoru no Nioi", "Oishii Mizu" and "Akai Bara ga Yureta" has been performed once in the live tour Felicidad in 1997.

    "Appetite" and "Moonlight Shadow" has been performed in the live tour Felicidad and Spoon in 1998, 'Music Fiesta in 2002 and The Last Destination in 2006.

    Chart performance

    The album reached at number 14 on the Oricon Album Weekly Chart charted for the 5 consecutive weeks with the sales of 43,600 copies.^{[7] [8]} During its re-release in 2023, it debut at number 91 on the Billboard Japan´s Album Weekly Charts. ^[9]

    Release history

    Year	Format(s)	Serial number	Label(s)
    1997	CD	MVCD-38	MCA	^[10]
    2002	CD	UMCK-1153	UMJ	^[11]
    2017	UHQCD	UPCH-7271	UMJ	^[12]
    2023	LP, CD	UPCY-7838, UPJY-9341/2	UMJ	^[13]

    Notes:

    • Re-releases since 2002 always includes additional 3 tracks, which were not included during its the first release time.

    References

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