La Alteración

La Alteración
Studio album by
Akina Nakamori
Released21 July 1995
4 December 2002 (as La Alteración+4)
Recorded1994–1995
Studio
  • Victor Studio
  • Music Inn
  • Cherry Island Studio
GenrePop, rock, Latin
Length45:53 (original)
62:06 (reissue)
LanguageJapanese
LabelMCA Victor
ProducerAkina Nakamori
Akina Nakamori chronology
Utahime
(1994) 		La Alteración
(1995) 		True Album Akina 95 Best
(1995)
Singles from La Alteración
  1. "Genshi, Onna wa Taiyō Datta"
    Released: 21 June 1995

La Alteración is the sixteenth studio album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori and second studio album to be released during the 1990s. It was released on 21 July 1995, by MCA Victor. The album includes the lead single "Genshi, Onna wa Taiyō Datta".[1][2]

In 2002 was released re-printed version of the album La Alteración+4 which includes original version of Genshi, Onna wa Taiyou Datta, single Tokyo Rose and B-sides Kirei and Yasashii Kankei, which was previously unreleased in the album recordings.[3]

Promotion

Single

It consists of one previously released single.[4][5]

"Genshi, Onna wa Taiyou Datta" is the thirty-third single written by Masaki and Neko Oikawa. It was released on 21 June 1995, it was the first single to be released in that year. It includes renewed arrangement with the double echoes, compared to the original. The original version was included re-printed version of album, La Alteración+4 and compilation albums True Akina 96 Best Album, Utahime Densetsu: 90's Best and All Time Best: Originals under the Universal Music label.[6][7]

The single debuted at number 15 on the Oricon Single Weekly Charts.

Stage performances

The album tracks "Tokyo Rose", "Gaia: Chikyuu no Sasayaki", "Tsurai Tsurai", "Shitataru Jounestsu", "Itai Koi wo Shita" and "Necessary" were performed on the special Nakamori Akina True Live tour in 1995.

"Genshi, Onna wa Taiyou Datta" special live Nakamori Akina True Live, in live tour Music Fiesta in 2002 and Last Destination in 2006.

Chart performance

The album reached at number 7 on the Oricon Album Weekly Chart charted for the 8 consecutive weeks with the sales of 149,100 copies.[8][9][10] It's Akina's last studio album which sold over 100,000 copies. During its re-release in 2023, it debuted at number 66 on the Billboard Japan's Album Weekly charts.[11]

Until 2002 cover album Zero Album Utahime 2, none of Nakamori albums didn't debut at Top 10 in the Oricon Album Weekly Charts.

Track listing

La Alteración

La Alteración track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Gaia: Chikyuu no Sasayaki (地球のささやき)"Seriko NatsunoNittoku InoueShouhei Narabe (ex.Kome Kome Club)3:52
2."Sunflower"Natsumi TadanoKaoru AkimotoTakuo Sugiyama5:38
3."Genshi, Onna wa Taiyō Datta (原始、女は太陽だった)" (album version)Neko OikawaMasakiYasunori Iwasaki4:49
4."Tsurai Tsurai"Nobuko HokariAbe MakotoIwasaki5:09
5."Shitataru Jounetsu (したたる情熱)"OikawaTakayuki HattoriHattori6:15
6."Itai Koi wo Shita (痛い恋をした)"OikawaChika UedaSugiyama5:23
7."Necessary"NatsunoYoshiaki OouchiHattori5:10
8."Muku (無垢)"Mami KakuboHitoshi HabaNarabe4:35
9."Dakara Nannano (だからなんなの)"NatsunoInoueNarabe5:08

La Alteración+4

La Alteración+4 track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
10."Genshi, Onna wa Taiyo Datta [原始、女は太陽だった（シングルバージョン）]"Neko OikawaMasakiYasunori Iwasaki5:36
11."Kirei (綺麗)"NatsunoChiho KiyookaIwasaki4:12
12."Tokyo Rose"Akina Nakamori, Takashi KamisawatsuMasakiBrian Setzer4:09
13."Yasashii Kankei (優しい関係)"NatsunoSetzerSetzer5:18

Release history

Year Format(s) Serial number Label(s) Ref.
1995 CD MVCD-25 MCA [12]
2002 CD UMCK-1152 UMJ [13]
2017 UHQCD UPCH-7270 UMJ [14]
2023 LP, CD UPCY-7837, UPJY-9339/40 UMJ [15]

Notes:

  • Re-releases since 2002 always includes additional 4 tracks, which were not included during its the first release time

References

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  7. ^ "歌姫伝説~'90s BEST [初回限定盤]". UMJ.jp.
  8. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book Complete Edition 1970-2005. オリコン・マーケティング・プロモーション. 25 April 2006. pp. 3, 455–457, 883. ISBN 4871310779.
  9. ^ "アルバムチャート". オリコンウィークリー The Ichiban. 17. オリコン: 63. 1995-08-07.
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  13. ^ "アルテラシオン+4" (in Japanese). UMJ. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  14. ^ "La Alteración+4 [UHQCD]" (in Japanese). UMJ. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
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