Sand Beige (Sabaku e)
{{Infobox song
| name = Sand Beige (Sabaku e)
| cover = Akina Nakamori - Sand Beige.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Akina Nakamori
| album = Best
| language = Japanese
| English_title = Sand Beige (To the Desert)
| B-side = Tsubaki Juliana
| released = {{Start date|1985|06|19}}
| recorded = 1985
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|J-pop|kayōkyoku}}
| length = 4:37
| label = Reprise Records
| composer = Takashi Tsushimi
| lyricist = Eiko Kyo
| producer = Yūzō Shimada
| prev_title = Akaitori Nigeta
| prev_year = 1985
| next_title = Solitude
| next_year = 1985
| misc = {{External music video
| type = single
| header = Music videos
| 1 = {{YouTube|2rEGlQzIOL4|"Sand Beige (Sabaku e)" (Live)}}
}}
}}
{{nihongo4|"Sand Beige (Sabaku e)"|SAND BEIGE -砂漠へ-|Sando Beiji -Sabaku e-|lit. "Sand Beige (To the Desert)"}} is the 12th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Eiko Kyo and Takashi Tsushimi, the single was released on June 19, 1985, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label. It was also the lead single from her second compilation album Best.{{cite web |url=https://idol.ne.jp/nakamoriakina-sand-beige-sabaku-he |title=中森明菜『SAND BEIGE ～砂漠へ～』 |website=Idol.ne.jp |date=2019-01-03 |accessdate=2022-08-21}}{{cite web |url=http://www.soundfinder.jp/products/view/2475501/%E4%B8%AD%E6%A3%AE%E6%98%8E%E8%8F%9C_SAND_BEIGE__%E7%A0%82%E6%BC%A0%E3%81%B8_ |title=中森明菜/SAND BEIGE -砂漠へ- |website=SoundFinder |accessdate=2022-08-21}}
Background
The theme of "Sand Beige (Sabaku e)" is a farewell trip, with the lyrics based on travel photos and tour guide books that Nakamori collected over the years. The foreign lyrics written in katakana are in Egyptian Arabic. The jacket photo was taken in Manila.
Nakamori has re-recorded "Sand Beige (Sabaku e)" for the 2002 self-cover compilation Utahime Double Decade.
Chart performance
"Sand Beige (Sabaku e)" became Nakamori's ninth No. 1 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 460,700 copies.{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/235370/products/5578/1/ |title=SAND BEIGE {{!}} 中森明菜 |publisher=Oricon |access-date=2022-08-21}}{{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=2022-08-21|archive-date=2011-05-24}}
Track listing
All music is arranged by Akira Inoue.
{{Track listing
| headline = Original release
| extra_column = Arrangement
| total_length = 8:39
| title1 = Sand Beige (Sabaku e)
| note1 = {{nihongo4||SAND BEIGE -砂漠へ-|Sando Beiji -Sabaku e-|lit. "Sand Beige (To the Desert)"}}
| lyrics1 = Eiko Kyo
| music1 = Takashi Tsushimi
| length1 = 4:37
| title2 = Tsubaki Juliana
| note2 = {{nihongo4||椿姫ジュリアーナ|Tsubaki Juriāna|"Camelia Juliana"}}
| lyrics2 = Ikki Matsumoto
| music2 = Takashi Satō
| length2 = 4:02
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 1998 reissue bonus track
| extra_column = Arrangement
| title3 = Sand Beige (Sabaku e) (Live Version)
| note3 = {{nihongo4||SAND BEIGE -砂漠へ-(LIVE VERSION)}}
| lyrics3 = Kyo
| music3 = Tsushimi
| length3 =
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Chart (1985)
! 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}} |
| 1985
| 7inch LP | L-1669 |
| 1988
| 8cm CD, CT | 10SL-142, 10L5-4051 |
| 1998
| 12cm CD | WPC6-8668 |
| 2008
| Digital download | - |
| 2014
| Digital download - remaster | - |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://wmg.jp/akina/discography/5190/}}
- {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=e20fbb32-25ce-4499-8342-d48d66275431|name=Sand Beige (Sabaku e)|type=single}}
- {{Discogs master|master=1915737|name=Sand Beige (Sabaku e)|type=single}}
{{Akina Nakamori singles}}
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Category:Warner Music Japan singles