Desire (Jōnetsu)

"Desire (Jōnetsu)" (Japanese: DESIRE -情熱-) is a song recorded by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. It was written by Kisaburō Suzuki, Yoko Aki, and Kazuo Sheena. The song was released through Warner Pioneer on February 3, 1986 as the lead single from her third compilation album CD'87 (1987).

"Desire (Jōnetsu)"
Single by Akina Nakamori
from the album CD'87
Released	February 3, 1986
Recorded	1985
Genre	Kayōkyoku J-pop
Length	4:24
Label	Warner Pioneer
Songwriter(s)	Kisaburō Suzuki Yoko Aki Kazuo Sheena
Akina Nakamori singles chronology
"Solitude" (1985) "Desire (Jōnetsu)" (1986) "Gypsy Queen" (1986)

The song topped in Japan and has sold 516,000 copies in Japan, becoming second best-selling single of 1986 there.[1] It won the Grand Prix at the numerous awards including 28th Japan Record Awards, 1st Japan Gold Disc Award, and 13th FNS Music Festival.

Track listing

7-inch single/Mini CD/digital download

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Desire (Jōnetsu)"	Kisaburō Suzuki Yoko Aki	Kazuo Sheena	4:24
2.	"La Bohème"	Reiko Yukawa Takashi Tsushimi	Kazuo Sheena	4:39
Total length:				9:03

Cassette

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Desire (Jōnetsu)"	Kisaburō Suzuki Yoko Aki	Kazuo Sheena	4:24
2.	"Desire (Jōnetsu)" (Original karaoke)	Kisaburō Suzuki Yoko Aki	Kazuo Sheena
3.	"La Bohème"	Reiko Yukawa Takashi Tsushimi	Kazuo Sheena	4:39
4.	"La Bohème" (Original karaoke)	Reiko Yukawa Takashi Tsushimi	Kazuo Sheena

Maxi single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Desire (Jōnetsu)"	Kisaburō Suzuki Yoko Aki	Kazuo Sheena	4:24
2.	"La Bohème"	Reiko Yukawa Takashi Tsushimi	Kazuo Sheena	4:39
3.	"Desire (Jōnetsu)" (Live version)	Kisaburō Suzuki Yoko Aki	Kazuo Sheena
Total length:				13:32

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1986) Peak position Japan (Oricon) 1 Japan (The Best Ten) 1 Japan (The Top Ten) 1

Year-end charts Chart (1986) Position Japan (Oricon) 2 Japan (The Best Ten) 2 Japan (The Top Ten) 2

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalog Num.	Ref.
Japan	February 3, 1986	7-inch single	Warner Pioneer	L-1750	[2]
	June 25, 1988	Mini CD	Warner Music Japan	10SL144	[3]
	December 21, 1988	Cassette	Warner Music Japan	10L5-4053	[4]
	November 26, 1998	Maxi single	WEA Japan	WPC6-8671	[5]
	December 10, 2008	Digital download	Warner Music Japan		[6]

References

1. "オリコンCDシングル年間売上ランキング - 1986年". ミュージック・あみ～ご. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
2. "中森明菜/DESIRE". サウンドファイター. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
3. "Desire 情熱: 中森明菜". HMV. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
4. "Release "DESIRE-情熱-"by 中森明菜". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
5. "DESIRE－情熱－/中森明菜". TSUTAYA. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
6. "DESIRE-情熱-/中森明菜". mora. Retrieved 2018-11-21.