Akina Nakamori: フォーク・ソング~歌姫抒情歌~, ムード歌謡 〜歌姫昭和名曲集, フォーク・ソング2~歌姫抒情歌~ & DIVA

And so it ends. This is the final Akina posts, for now at least. I have been getting a great response from these and its been fun posting these over the last few months. This final post contains 4 albums, 3 of them covers and the last an original. Unfortunately, I was a little pressured for time and I was unable to compile together the originals of the cover albums. I will post that next when I get the chance, so I guess this wont be the last Akina post lol. Similar to the Enka album, the two フォーク・ソング albums maintain a "folk" theme featuring the works of famous singer songwriters in Japan. ムード歌謡 on the other hand, features Jazz/Big band renditions of popular Showa performance songs of the 60's & 70's. Finally, DIVA, Akina's last studio effort to date, is a heavily modern electronica/pop album that is comparable in sound to the like of J-Pop singers like Ayumi Hamasaki & Utada (but I think Akina is a much better singer!). Thanks again to the visitors of the page, I haven't decided what I will be posting next but hopefully it will be as popular as these have been. Enjoy!

フォーク・ソング~歌姫抒情歌~ (2008)

1. わたしは泣いています

2. 『いちご白書』をもう一度

3. 雨の物語

4. さよならをするために

5. 想い出まくら

6. 22才の別れ

7. 冬が來る前に

8. 無縁坂

9. 時には母のない子のように

10. 戀

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ムード歌謡 〜歌姫昭和名曲集 (2009)

1. 氣氛歌謡 Opening (Instrumental)

2. 経験

3. 恋の季節

4. 夢は夜ひらく

5. 他人の関係

6. 面影

7. 雨の御堂筋

8. ラブユー東京

9 .絹の靴下

10. コモエスタ赤坂

11. 非情のライセンス

12. 伊勢佐木町ブルース

13. 氣氛歌謡 Ending (Instrumental)

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フォーク・ソング2~歌姫抒情歌~ (2009)

1. I LOVE YOU

2. 旅の宿

3. なごり雪

4. 心もよう

5. ベルベット・イースター

6. 精霊流し

7. 悪女

8. シクラメンのかほり

9. 神田川

10. 学生街の喫茶店

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DIVA (2009)

Disc 1

1. Going home

2. GIVE TAKE

3. DIVA

4. thinking of you

5. REVERSE

6. 逢えなくて

7. X lady

8. HEARTBREAK

9. with

10. 茜色の風

Disc 2

1. DIVA (Michitomo Remix)

2. HEARTACHE (Michitomo Remix)

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