Gekka
{{Infobox song
| name = Gekka
| cover = Akina Nakamori - Gekka.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Akina Nakamori
| album =
| language = Japanese
| English_title = Moon Flower
| B-side = Blue Lace
| released = {{Start date|1994|10|05}}
| recorded = 1994
| studio =
| genre = J-pop
| length = 5:02
| label = MCA Victor
| composer = Shūgō Kajiwara
| lyricist = Gorō Matsui
| producer =
| prev_title = Yoru no Doko ka de (Night Shift)
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = Genshi, Onna wa Taiyō Datta
| next_year = 1995
}}
{{nihongo4|"Gekka"|月華||lit. "Moon Flower"}} is the 30th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Gorō Matsui and Shūgō Kajiwara, the single was released on October 5, 1994, by MCA Victor.{{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 |accessdate=2022-08-23}}{{cite web |url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/185860 |title=中森明菜、特注プレイヤー付属のアナログBOX |website=Natalie.mu |date=2016-05-02 |access-date=2022-08-23}}
Background
"Gekka" was initially recorded by composer Kajiwara and released as a single on September 21, 1994, two weeks before Nakamori's version was released. Nakamori's version was used as an image song for Miki Corporation's "Boutique Joy" commercials.
Nakamori has re-recorded "Gekka" for the 1995 compilation True Album Akina 95 Best.
Chart performance
"Gekka" peaked at No. 8 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 137,400 copies.{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/235370/products/163510/1/ |title=夜のどこかで～night shift～ {{!}} 中森明菜 |publisher=Oricon |access-date=2022-08-23}}{{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=2022-08-23|archive-date=2011-05-24}} It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Original release
| extra_column = Arrangement
| total_length = 19:33
| title1 = Gekka
| note1 = {{nihongo4||月華||"Moon Flower"}}
| lyrics1 = Gorō Matsui
| music1 = Shūgō Kajiwara
| extra1 = Akihiko Matsumoto
| length1 = 5:02
| title2 = Blue Lace
| lyrics2 = Megumi Ayukawa
| music2 = Akemi Kakihara
| extra2 = Etsuko Yamakawa
| length2 = 4:45
| title3 = Gekka
| note3 = Original Karaoke
| length3 = 5:01
| title4 = Blue Lace
| note4 = Original Karaoke
| length4 = 4:45
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Chart (1994)
! scope="col" | Peak |
|---|
| Japan (Oricon)
|style="text-align:center;"|8 |
Certification
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|title=月華|artist=中森 明菜|award=Gold|relyear=1994|certyear=1994|certmonth=10|domestic=true|refname="RIAJ"|access-date=2022-08-23|type=single}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}
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Cover versions
- Shūgō Kajiwara, original composer of the songs self-cover the song and released it as a single "Gekka" in 1994.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=2cae1f1b-45b7-466d-af02-b87a801de3ef|name=Gekka|type=single}}
- {{Discogs release|id=9842875|name=Gekka|type=single}}
{{Akina Nakamori singles}}
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Category:Songs with lyrics by Gorō Matsui