Kataomoi (Michiru Maki song)

"Kataomoi"
Song by Michiru Maki
Language	Japanese
English title	Unrequited Love
A-side	"Suzu no Oto ga Kikoeru"
Released	November 1, 1969 (1969-11-01)
Recorded	1969
Genre	Kayōkyoku
Label	Toshiba EMI
Composer(s)	Makoto Kawaguchi
Lyricist(s)	Kazumi Yasui

"Kataomoi" (片想い, lit. "Unrequited Love") is a song written by Kazumi Yasui and Makoto Kawaguchi. It was originally recorded by Michiru Maki as the B-side of her 1969 single "Suzu no Oto ga Kikoeru" (鈴の音がきこえる, lit. "I Hear the Sound of Bells").

Mie Nakao version

"Kataomoi"
Single by Mie Nakao
Language	Japanese
English title	Unrequited Love
B-side	Sore ga Nani ni Naru (1971) Parking (1977)
Released	November 5, 1971 (1971-11-05) June 10, 1977 (1977-06-10) (Reissue)
Recorded	1971
Genre	Kayōkyoku
Label	Victor
Composer(s)	Makoto Kawaguchi
Lyricist(s)	Kazumi Yasui
Mie Nakao singles chronology
"Shibai wa Owatta" (1971) "Kataomoi" (1971) "Kokoro no Tobira o Anata no Tame ni" (1972)
Alternative cover
1977 reissue cover

"Kataomoi" was covered by Mie Nakao and released as a single on November 5, 1971, by Victor Entertainment. The single did not chart upon its release, but requests for the song on a Sapporo radio station in March 1977 prompted Victor to reissue the single on June 10. The reissued single peaked at No. 28 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 300,000 copies.

Track listing

All music is arranged by Makoto Kawaguchi, except where indicated.

1971 release

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Kataomoi" ((片想い, "Unrequited Love"))	Kazumi Yasui	Makoto Kawaguchi	3:15
2.	"Sore ga Nani ni Naru" ((それが何になる, "What Will It Be?"))	Kaori Shibata	Takashi Inoue	2:40

1977 reissue

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Kataomoi"	Yasui	Kawaguchi
2.	"Parking" (Pākingu (駐車場（パーキング）))	Yoko Yamaguchi	Kunihiko Kase	Shunichi Makaino

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon)	28

Akina Nakamori version

"Kataomoi"
Single by Akina Nakamori
from the album Utahime
Language	Japanese
English title	Unrequited Love
A-side	"Aibu"
Released	March 24, 1994 (1994-03-24)
Recorded	1993
Genre	J-pop kayōkyoku
Length	3:54
Label	MCA Victor
Composer(s)	Makoto Kawaguchi
Lyricist(s)	Kazumi Yasui
Akina Nakamori singles chronology
"Everlasting Love" (1993) "Kataomoi" / "Aibu" (1994) "Yoru no Doko ka de (Night Shift)" (1994)

Akina Nakamori covered "Kataomoi" as her 28th single, released as a double-A single with "Aibu" on March 24, 1994, by MCA Victor. It was also the lead single from her first cover album Utahime.[1][2] The single peaked at No. 17 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 133,900 copies.[3][4]

Track listing

Original release

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Kataomoi" ((片想い, "Unrequited Love"))	Kazumi Yasui	Makoto Kawaguchi	Akira Senju	3:54
2.	"Aibu" ((愛撫, "Caress"))	Takashi Matsumoto	Tetsuya Komuro	Komuro	5:13
3.	"Kataomoi" (Karaoke)				3:54
4.	"Aibu" (Karaoke)				5:13
Total length:					18:14

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon)[3]	17

References

1. "中森明菜(なかもりあきな)ディスコグラフィ". Idol.ne.jp. 28 December 2018. 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. "片想い | 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

Michiru Maki

• "Suzu no Oto ga Kikoeru / Kataomoi" at Discogs

Mie Nakao

• "Kataomoi" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• "Kataomoi" at Discogs (1971)
• "Kataomoi" at Discogs (1977)

Akina Nakamori

• "Kataomoi / Aibu" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• "Kataomoi / Aibu" at Discogs (list of releases)