Rosécolor
{{Short description|1989 single by Miho Nakayama}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Rosécolor
| cover = Miho Nakayama - Rosecolor.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Miho Nakayama
| album = Collection II
| released = {{start date|1989|02|21}}
| language = Japanese
| English_title =
| B-side = You and I
| recorded = 1988
| studio =
| genre = J-pop
| length =
| label = King Records
| composer = Cindy
| lyricist = Chinfa Kan
| producer =
| prev_title = Witches
| prev_year = 1988
| next_title = Virgin Eyes
| next_year = 1989
| misc =
}}
{{nihongo4|"Rosécolor"|ロゼカラー|Rozekarā}} is the 15th single by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Written by Chinfa Kan and Cindy, the single was released on February 21, 1989, by King Records.{{cite web |url=https://idol.ne.jp/nakayamamiho |title=中山美穂 |website=Idol.ne.jp |date=December 28, 2018 |access-date=2021-08-10}}{{cite web |url=https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/-/1190004149 |title=中山美穂 / ROSE COLOR [廃盤] |website=CDJournal |access-date=2021-08-10}}{{cite web |url=https://mora.jp/package/43000014/NOPA-2371/ |title=ROSÉCOLOR {{!}} 中山美穂 |website=Mora |access-date=2021-08-10}}
Background and release
"Rosécolor" was used by Shiseido for their spring 1989 commercials featuring Nakayama.
"Rosécolor" became Nakayama's fifth consecutive No. 1 on Oricon's weekly singles chart. It sold over 277,000 copies and was certified Gold by the RIAJ.{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/235308/products/128066/2/ |title=ROSECOLOR {{!}} 中山美穂 |publisher=Oricon |access-date=2021-08-10}}{{cite web |url=http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/miho.html |title=中山美穂(シングル) |website=Yamachan Land |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524144555/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/miho.html |language=Japanese |access-date=2021-08-10|archive-date=May 24, 2011 }}
Cindy self-covered the song on her 1991 album Don't Be Afraid and the 1997 album Surprise.
Track listing
All music is arranged by Yūji Toriyama.
{{Track listing
| headline = 7" single
| total_length =
| title1 = Rosécolor
| lyrics1 = Chinfa Kan
| music1 = Cindy
| length1 =
| title2 = You and I
| lyrics2 = Cindy
| music2 = Greg Moore
| length2 =
}}
Charts
Weekly charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
!Chart (1989) !Peak{{break}}position |
| scope="row" |Oricon Weekly Singles Chart{{cite book|title=1968-1997 オリコン チャート・ブック|year=1997|publisher=Oricon|location=Tokyo|language=ja|isbn=4871310418}}
|1 |
|---|
| scope="row" |The Best Ten
|5 |
| scope="row" |Uta no Top Ten
|3 |
Year-end charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
!Chart (1989) !Peak{{break}}position |
| scope="row" |Oricon Year-End Chart
|27 |
|---|
| scope="row" |The Best Ten Year-End Chart
|18 |
Certification
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|title=Rose Color（ロゼカラー）|artist=中山 美穂|award=Gold|relyear=1989|certyear=1989|certmonth=4|domestic=true|refname="RIAJ"|access-date=2021-08-10|type=single}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}
{{clear}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://nakayamamiho.com/musics/7931}}
- {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=990b5d5a-157a-47d4-9770-db09b425117c|name=Rosécolor|type=single}}
- {{Discogs master|master=1686189|name=Rosécolor|type=single}}
{{Miho Nakayama}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Songs with lyrics by Chinfa Kan