Al-Mauj
{{Infobox song
| name = Al-Mauj
| cover = Akina Nakamori - Al-Mauj.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Akina Nakamori
| album = Best II
| language = Japanese
| English_title =
| B-side = Bara Hitoyo
| released = {{Start date|1988|01|27}}
| recorded = 1987
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Arabic music}}
| length = 4:07
| label = Reprise Records
| composer = Takashi Satō
| lyricist = Akira Ōtsu
| producer =
| prev_title = Nanpasen
| prev_year = 1987
| next_title = Tattoo
| next_year = 1988
| misc = {{External music video
| type = single
| header = Music videos
| 1 = {{YouTube|OOlhgqTQXpw|"Al-Mauj" (Live)}}
}}
}}
{{nihongo4|"Al-Mauj"|アルマージ|Al Māji}} (stylized as آلموج) is the 20th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Akira Ōtsu and Takashi Satō, the single was released on January 27, 1988, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label. It was also the fourth single from her fourth compilation album Best II.{{cite web |url=https://idol.ne.jp/nakamoriakina |title=中森明菜(なかもりあきな)ディスコグラフィ |website=Idol.ne.jp |date=28 December 2018 |accessdate=2022-08-22}}{{cite web |url=https://www.zakzak.co.jp/article/20220531-KYGPPFURRJN77GG2WDMOMLIJKM/ |title=反響呼んだ「ひらひら、みだら…」 新曲「ＡＬ―ＭＡＵＪ（アルマージ）」のキャッチコピー |website=Zakzak |publisher=Sankei Shimbun |date=2022-05-31 |accessdate=2022-08-22}}
Background
"Al-Mauj" is Arabic for "wave". The song was originally recorded by Takashi Satō as {{nihongo4|"Déraciné"|デラシネ|Derashine}} on his 1987 album {{nihongo4|Mizu no Naka no Taiyō|水の中の太陽||lit. Sun in the Water}}.{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvK4Ktrwk9I |title=デラシネ ( 動画 ) / 佐藤隆 |author=Takashi Satō |publisher=YouTube |date=2022-05-22 |accessdate=2022-08-22}} The jacket photo was taken in Mykonos. On live TV performances, Nakamori had her microphone stand wrapped with rubber snakes.
Chart performance
"Al-Mauj" became Nakamori's 18th No. 1 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 296,600 copies.{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/235370/products/5540/1/ |title=AL-MAUJ {{!}} 中森明菜 |publisher=Oricon |access-date=2022-08-22}}{{cite web |url=http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/akina.html |title=中森明菜 |website=Yamachan Land |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524165617/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/akina.html |access-date=2022-08-22|archive-date=2011-05-24}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Original release
| extra_column = Arrangement
| all_lyrics = Akira Ōtsu
| total_length = 8:50
| title1 = Al-Mauj
| note1 = {{nihongo4||AL-MAUJ（アルマージ）|Al Māji}}
| music1 = Takashi Satō
| extra1 = Satoshi Takebe
| length1 = 4:07
| title2 = Bara Hitoyo
| note2 = {{nihongo4||薔薇一夜||"One Night of Roses"}}
| music2 = Kisaburō Suzuki
| extra2 = Kazuo Ōtani
| length2 = 4:43
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 1998 reissue bonus track
| extra_column = Arrangement
| title3 = Al-Mauj (Live Version)
| note3 = {{nihongo4||AL-MAUJ（アルマージ）(LIVE VERSION)}}
| music3 = Satō
| length3 =
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Chart (1988)
! scope="col" | Peak |
|---|
| Japan (Oricon)
|style="text-align:center;"|1 |
Release history
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Serial number ! scope="col"| Label(s) ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| 1988
| 7inch LP, 8cm CD, CT | L-1755, 10SL-100, 10L5-4059 |
| 1998
| 12cm CD | WPC6-8677 |
| 2008
| Digital download | - |
| 2014
| Digital download - remaster | - |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://wmg.jp/akina/discography/5202/}}
- {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=6c3cccc2-750d-4a2e-8445-a66f203070ef|name=Al-Mauj|type=single}}
- {{Discogs master|master=1314036|name=Al-Mauj|type=single}}
{{Akina Nakamori singles}}
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Category:Warner Music Japan singles