D404ME

D404ME is the 8th studio album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori. It was released on 10 August 1985 under the Warner Pioneer label. The album includes renewed version of the smash hit Meu Amor é.

D404ME
Studio album by Akina Nakamori
Released	10 August 1985
Recorded	1985
Genre	Synth-pop
Length	43:09
Language	Japanese
Label	Warner Pioneer
Akina Nakamori chronology
Bitter and Sweet (1985) D404ME (1985) Best (1986)
Singles from D404ME
"Meu Amor é" Released: 8 March 1985

Background

D404ME is the second studio album released in 1985, four months after her previous studio album Bitter and Sweet. The initial number and letters from the album means "Dashi Oshimi"(出し惜しみ).[1][2]

The music production team consist a various big hit makers during 80's period such as Aska from duo Chage and Aska, Joe Hisaishi, Takashi Tsushimi, Kiyoshiro Imawano from rock band RC Succession, Taeko Ohnuki or Tsugutoshi Gotō.[3][4]

In the earlier editions of newsletter from Nakamori's fanclub Milkyway, was included prototype version of lyrics of "Nocturne" and "Blue Ocean".[5]

Promotion

Single

It consists of one previously released single, Mi Amore. The single has received the highest claimed musical award in the 27th Japan Record Awards in 1985.[6] The album version has subtitle New Re-mix version and includes renewed arrangement. The intro begins with the sound of acoustic instruments, while the original version starts with the heavy orchestral instrumentation. The original version of Mi Amore was included in the second compilation album "Best" in 1986.

Following studio albums for four years doesn't include any promotion single, instead they include completely new recorded album tracks.

Stage performances

Endless, Allegro Vivace, Nocturne, Mona Lisa and Blue Ocean were performed in Nakamori's live tour Light and Shade in 1986. As of 2019, it doesn't exist a live footage neither it was broadcast in the TV.

None of the original album tracks (aside of original version of Mi Amore) hasn't been performed in the television music programs.

Charting performance

The album reached number 1 on the Oricon Album Weekly Charts. LP Record version charted 28 weeks, Cassette tape version debuted on number 1 as well and charted 36 weeks and sold over 651,100 copies. The album remained at number 7 on the Oricon Album Yearly Charts in 1985.[7] As result, in the December 1985 it was nominated in 27th Japan Record Awards and won title The Album of the Year.[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Endless"	Ikki Matsumoto	Taeko Ohnuki	Akira Inoue	4:23
2.	"Nocturne"	Aska	Aska	AKAGUY	4:21
3.	"Allegro Vivace"	Keiko Miura	Tsugutoshi Gotō	Gotō	5:02
4.	"Kanashii Romance"	Eiko Kyo	Takashi Tsushimi	Satoshi Nakamura	4:15
5.	"Pierce"	Fumiko Okada	Yukihide Takekawa	Nakamura	4:02
6.	"Blue Ocean"	Reiko Yukawa	Nobody[9]	Joe Hisaishi	4:01
7.	"Magnetic Love"	Epo	Ohnuki	Nobuyuki Shimizu	3:38
8.	"Star Pilot"	Tetsuya Chiaki	Kiyoshiro Imawano	Gotō	4:04
9.	"Monalisa"	Ichiko Takehana	Gotō	Gotō	5:18
10.	"Meu Amor é (New Remix Version)"	Takeuchi	Naoya Matsuoka	Chinfa Kan	4:18

Notes:

• "Endless," "Blue Ocean" and "Star Pilot" are stylised in all uppercase.

Covers

Japanese singer from rock band RC Succession, Kiyoshiro Imawano covered Star Pilot under different title "Sky Pilot" and was released as a single on 21 November 1995.[10]

Japanese idol-singer, Miho Nakayama covered "Mona Lisa" in her first live tour Virgin Flight in 1986.[11]

References

1. shi is another way how to spell number 4 in Japanese language (the most used one is yon instead of shi), O can be seen and 0 and includes "mi" is a written pronunciation of "me"
2. Motohiro Ukaino (2006-07-20). Hotwax presents Kaiyoukyoku Meikyoku Meiban Guide 1980's. SHINKO MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. pp. 65–68. ISBN 440175106X.
3. "D404ME (中森明菜 ) - Warner Music Japan". wmg.jp. Archived from the original on 2008-03-02.
4. "中森明菜 D404ME". cdjournal.com.
5. （1985）Nakamori Akina Fanclub「Milky House」Newsletter Ken-On
6. Club House (1998-11-01). Oricon No.1 HITS 500 1968〜1985 (Part 1) Oricon Chart No.1 Hit Songs. Club House. pp. 215、267頁. ISBN 4906496121.
7. Oricon Album Chart Book Complete Edition 1970-2005. オリコン・マーケティング・プロモーション. 25 April 2006. pp. 3, 455–457, 883. ISBN 4871310779.
8. "優秀アルバム賞「D404ME」（ワーナー・パイオニア） 歌手：中森明菜". JACOMPA.JP.
9. Nobody is a Japanese rock band which debuted in 1981
10. "RC Succession: Heart Ace (1985)". RC Succession Discography from Universal Japan Music.
11. "中山美穂 / バージン・フライト / 中山美穂ファースト・コンサート". cdjournal.com.