Best Finger 25th Anniversary Selection

Best Finger 25th Anniversary Selection
Compilation album by
Akina Nakamori
ReleasedJanuary 11, 2006 (2006-01-11)
Recorded1995–2005
Studio
  • Hitokuchizaka Studio
  • Burnish Stone Recording Studio
  • Westside Studios
Genre
Length74:37
LanguageJapanese
LabelUtahime Records
Universal Sigma
ProducerAkina Nakamori
Akina Nakamori chronology
Utahime 3: Shūmaku
(2003) 		Best Finger 25th Anniversary Selection
(2006) 		Destination
(2006)
Singles from Best Finger 25th Anniversary Selection
  1. "Akai Hana"
    Released: May 12, 2004
  2. "Hajimete Deatta Hi no Yō ni"
    Released: July 7, 2004
  3. "Rakka Ryūsui"
    Released: December 7, 2005

Best Finger 25th Anniversary Selection (ベスト・フィンガー~中森明菜25周年記念セレクション, Besuto Fingā ~ Nakamori Akina 25 Shūnenkinen Serekushon) is a compilation album by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori, released through Utahime Records and Universal Sigma on January 11, 2006 to commemorate Nakamori's 25th anniversary. The album consists of the singles "Akai Hana", "Hajimete Deatta Hi no Yō ni", and "Rakka Ryūsui", plus self-covers of her classic singles from the Warner Pioneer era.[1]

Background

The album cover features Nakamori's handprint. The first edition of the album was available in five different colors.[1]

To commemorate Nakamori's 25th anniversary, Universal Sigma launched a mobile phone campaign from January 11 to 24. Fans sent messages to Nakamori's hotline; the winning messages were selected to be read by Nakamori herself, and campaign winners received autographed goods.[2]

Chart performance

The album peaked at No. 29 on Oricon's weekly albums chart and charted for eight weeks.[3] It sold over 16,000 copies.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Rakka Ryūsui" ((落花流水, "Falling Flower Running Water"))Takashi MatsumotoKenji HayashidaMasayuki Sakamoto4:07
2."Slow Motion [True Album Akina 95 Best Version]" (Surō Mōshon (スローモーション))Etsuko KisugiTakao KisugiIkurō Fujiwara5:11
3."Desire (Jōnetsu) [2005 Version]" ((DESIRE -情熱-))Yoko AkiKisaburō SuzukiHiroshi Uesugi4:23
4."Shōjo A [2005 Version]" ((少女A, "Girl A"))Masao UrinoHiroaki SerizawaUesugi3:33
5."Hajimete Deatta Hi no Yō ni" ((初めて出逢った日のように, "Like the Day I First Met You"))
KimSatoshi Takebe4:28
6."Kita Wing [2005 Version]" (Kita Uingu (北ウイング, "North Wing"))Chinfa KanTetsuji HayashiUesugi4:44
7."Jukkai (1984) [2005 Version]" ((十戒 (1984), "Ten Commandments (1984)"))Masao UrinoMasayoshi TakanakaUesugi3:31
8."Days"Akina NakamoriTetsurō OdaTakebe4:57
9."Meu amor é... [True Album Akina 95 Best Version]" (Mi Amōre (ミ・アモーレ))KanNaoya MatsuokaFujiwara4:23
10."Tattoo [True Album Akina 95 Best Version]"Yuri MorikoAnri SekineKōichi Korenaga4:01
11."½ no Shinwa [2005 Version]" (Nibun no Ichi no Shinwa (1/2の神話, "Half the Myth"))Masao UrinoYoshiyuki OhsawaUesugi3:22
12."Nanpasen [True Album Akina 95 Best Version]" ((難破船, "Shipwreck"))Tokiko KatoKatoMasahiro Sayama4:06
13."Akai Hana" ((赤い花, "Red Flower"))
  • Kim
  • Minako Kawae
KimTakebe5:28
14."The Heat (Musica Fiesta)"AdyaUruUru4:10
15."Tango Noir [True Album Akina 95 Best Version]"Kayoko FuyumoriTakashi TsushimiFujiwara4:31
16."Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa [Utahime Double Decade Version]" ((飾りじゃないのよ涙は, "The Tears Are Not a Decoration"))Yōsui InoueY. InoueYōichi Murata4:27
17."Hana" ((華 -HANA-, "Flower"))Seriko NatsunoHidekazu UchiikeYūji Toriyama4:46
Total length:74:37

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 29

References

  1. ^ a b "中森明菜 / 25周年記念セレクション ベスト・フィンガー". CDJournal. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  2. ^ "中森明菜のスペシャル着信メッセージのリクエストを募集". IT Media. 2006-01-11. Archived from the original on 2006-03-13. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  3. ^ a b "中森明菜 25周年記念セレクション ベスト・フィンガー | 中森明菜". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  4. ^ "中森明菜". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-28.