Desire (Jōnetsu)

"Desire (Jōnetsu)" (Japanese: DESIRE -情熱-) is the 14th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Yoko Aki and Kisaburō Suzuki, it was released on February 3, 1986 by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label as the lead single from her third compilation album CD'87.

"Desire (Jōnetsu)"
Single by Akina Nakamori
from the album CD'87
LanguageJapanese
B-side"La Bohème"
ReleasedFebruary 3, 1986 (1986-02-03)
Recorded1985
Genre
Length4:24
LabelReprise Records
Composer(s)Kisaburō Suzuki
Lyricist(s)Yoko Aki
Akina Nakamori singles chronology
"Solitude"
(1985)		 "Desire (Jōnetsu)"
(1986)		 "Gypsy Queen"
(1986)

Nakamori has re-recorded "Desire (Jōnetsu)" for the 1995 compilation True Album Akina 95 Best and the 2002 self-cover compilation Utahime Double Decade. In 2010, she re-recorded the song for the pachinko machine CR Nakamori Akina: Utahime Densetsu ~Koi Moni Dome nara~ (CR中森明菜・歌姫伝説〜恋も二度目なら〜, CR Akina Nakamori: Utahime Legend ~If Love Is For the Second Time~).[1]

The single hit No. 1 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 516,000 copies, becoming the second best-selling single of 1986 in the country.[2] It won the Grand Prix at the numerous awards including 28th Japan Record Awards, 1st Japan Gold Disc Award, and 13th FNS Music Festival.

Track listing

All music is arranged by Kazuo Shiina.

7-inch single/Mini CD/digital download
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Desire (Jōnetsu)" ((DESIRE -情熱-))Yoko AkiKisaburō Suzuki4:24
2."La Bohème"Reiko YukawaTakashi Tsushimi4:39
Total length:9:03
Cassette
No.TitleLength
1."Desire (Jōnetsu)"4:24
2."Desire (Jōnetsu)" (Original Karaoke) 
3."La Bohème"4:39
4."La Bohème" (Original Karaoke) 
Maxi single
No.TitleLength
1."Desire (Jōnetsu)"4:24
2."La Bohème"4:39
3."Desire (Jōnetsu)" (Live version) 
Total length:13:32

Charts

Release history
Region Date Format Label Catalog Num. Ref.
Japan February 3, 1986 7-inch single Warner Pioneer L-1750 [3]
June 25, 1988 Mini CD Warner Music Japan 10SL144 [4]
December 21, 1988 Cassette Warner Music Japan 10L5-4053 [5]
November 26, 1998 Maxi single WEA Japan WPC6-8671 [6]
December 10, 2008 Digital download Warner Music Japan [7]

Cover versions

References
  1. "CR中森明菜　歌姫伝説～恋も二度目なら～". Daiichi. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  2. "オリコンCDシングル年間売上ランキング - 1986年". ミュージック・あみ～ご. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  3. "中森明菜/DESIRE". サウンドファイター. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  4. "Desire 情熱: 中森明菜". HMV. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  5. "Release "DESIRE-情熱-"by 中森明菜". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  6. "DESIRE－情熱－/中森明菜". TSUTAYA. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  7. "DESIRE-情熱-/中森明菜". mora. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
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