Genshi, Onna wa Taiyō Datta

"Genshi, Onna wa Taiyō Datta"
Single by Akina Nakamori
from the album La Alteración
Language	Japanese
English title	Primitive, the Woman Was the Sun
B-side	"Kirei"
Released	June 21, 1995 (1995-06-21)
Recorded	1995
Genre	J-pop Latin
Length	4:46
Label	MCA Victor
Composer(s)	Masaki
Lyricist(s)	Neko Oikawa
Akina Nakamori singles chronology
"Gekka" (1994) "Genshi, Onna wa Taiyō Datta" (1995) "Tokyo Rose" (1995)

"Genshi, Onna wa Taiyō Datta" (原始、女は太陽だった, lit. "Primitive, the Woman Was the Sun") is the 31st single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Neko Oikawa and Masaki, the single was released on June 21, 1995, by MCA Victor. It was also the lead single from her 16th studio album La Alteración.[1][2]

The single peaked at No. 15 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 100,200 copies.[3][4]

Track listing

All music is arranged by Yasunori Iwasaki.

Original release

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Genshi, Onna wa Taiyō Datta" ((原始、女は太陽だった, "Primitive, the Woman Was the Sun"))	Neko Oikawa	Masaki	4:46
2.	"Kirei" ((綺麗, "Beautiful"))	Seriko Natsuno	Chiho Kiyooka	4:09
3.	"Genshi, Onna wa Taiyō Datta" (Original Karaoke)			4:46
4.	"Kirei" (Original Karaoke)			4:09
Total length:				18:10

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon)[3]	15

References

1. "中森明菜(なかもりあきな)ディスコグラフィ". Idol.ne.jp. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
2. "中森明菜、特注プレイヤー付属のアナログBOX". Natalie.mu. 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
3. "夜のどこかで～night shift～ | 中森明菜". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
4. "中森明菜". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2022-08-23.

External links

• "Genshi, Onna wa Taiyō Datta" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• "Genshi, Onna wa Taiyō Datta" at Discogs