Wonder (Akina Nakamori album) explained

Wonder
Type:ep
Artist:Akina Nakamori
Cover:File:Wonder_(Akina_Nakamori_album_cover_jacket).jpg
Released:1 June 1988
Recorded:1988
Genre:New wave, ethereal wave
Length:21:40
Language:Japanese
Label:Warner Pioneer
Producer:Akina Nakamori
Prev Title:Stock
Prev Year:1988
Next Title:Femme Fatale
Next Year:1988

Wonder is the third mini studio album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori. It was released on 1 June 1988 under the Warner Pioneer label. The reprinted version was published on 17 September 1991.[1]

Background

Wonder is her last mini album to be released under Warner Pioneer. It's also her first mini album to be released for the first time in four years. The album consists of re-recorded and re-arranged songs from her first self-produced album Fushigi along with previously unreleased track, Fushigi. The original song has been created during the production of album Fushigi, but wasn't included in the 1986 album and instead released on this album.[2] [3] [4]

Nakamori performed her new song, Fushigi in her live tour Femme Fatale in 1988.[5] [6]

Chart performance

The album debuted at number 2 on the Oricon Album Weekly Charts, remained in top 100 chart for 10 weeks and sold over 117,600 copies.[7] [8]

Release history

YearFormat(s)Serial numberLabel(s)
1988CD, Golden CD28XL-194, 43XL-2001Warner Pioneer[9]
1991CDWPCL-425Warner Pioneer[10]
2023CD, LPWPCL-13508, WPJL10185Warner Pioneer[11]
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 中森明菜 / WONDER [再発] [CD] [アルバム] - CDJournal.com|publisher=音楽出版社|accessdate=2012-03-19].
  2. Book: 馬飼野, 元宏. 2006-07-20. Hotwax presents 歌謡曲 名曲名盤ガイド 1980's. シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント. 64, 221–222. 440175106X.
  3. Web site: 中森明菜 / WONDER. cdjournal.com.
  4. Album notes from mini studio album Wonder (Akina Nakamori), 1 June 1988, 12cmCD. Warner Pioneer (WPCL-425).
  5. VHS notes from VHS Live in '88 Femme Fatale (Akina Nakamori), 25 August 1993, 12cmCD. Warner Pioneer (WPVL-8160).
  6. Akina Nakamori: Tour Pamphlet Femme Fatale, published by Ken-On Group.
  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. 1988年06月第2週の邦楽アルバムランキング情報. オリコン. 2012-04-12.
  9. Web site: 中森明菜 / Wonder (1988). oricon.co.jp. Oricon. October 31, 2023. Japanese.
  10. Web site: 中森明菜 / Wonder (1991). Book Off. October 31, 2023. Japanese.
  11. Web site: 中森明菜 / Wonder【オリジナル・カラオケ付】〈2023ラッカーマスターサウンド〉 [2CD]]. cdjournal. October 31, 2023. Japanese.