| Southern Wind | |
| Cover: | Akina Nakamori - Southern Wind.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Akina Nakamori |
| Album: | Possibility |
| Language: | Japanese |
| B-Side: | Yume Haruka |
| Recorded: | 1983 |
| Length: | 3:52 |
| Label: | Reprise Records |
| Composer: | Kōji Tamaki |
| Lyricist: | Etsuko Kisugi |
| Producer: | Yūzō Shimada |
| Prev Title: | Kita Wing |
| Prev Year: | 1984 |
| Next Title: | Jukkai (1984) |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
is the eighth single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Etsuko Kisugi and Kōji Tamaki, the single was released on April 11, 1984, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label. It was also the lead single from her sixth studio album Possibility.[1] [2]
The single became Nakamori's fourth No. 1 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 543,900 copies.[3] [4]
Hong Kong singer Alan Tam covered the song in the Chinsese, was included in the cover album Magic Cover released in 1984 under Polygram Records.
| Year | Format(s) | Serial number | Label(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 7inch LP | L-1664 | Warner Pioneer | [5] |
| 1988 | 8cm CD, CT | 10SL-137, 10L5-4047 | Warner Pioneer | [6] |
| 1998 | 12cm CD | WPC6-8665 | Warner Pioneer | [7] |
| 2008 | Digital download | - | Warner Pioneer | [8] |
| 2014 | Digital download - remaster | - | Warner Pioneer | [9] |