Bitter and Sweet

by Akina Nakamori

Bitter and Sweet cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 3 April 1985
  • Label: Reprise Records
  • Country: Japan
  • Length: 43:27
  • Community rating: 3.73/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Marking a definitive stylistic maturation, the Japanese pop icon leaned heavily into synthesized new wave arrangements and sophisticated adult contemporary themes. The album solidified Nakamori's reign over the 1980s Kayōkyoku market, driven by its polished production and deeply emotive vocal performances.

Genres

Descriptors: ballad, rhythmic, melodic, female-vocals, orchestral, synthesizers, vocal

Tracklist

  1. 飾りじゃないのよ涙は (4:30)
  2. ロマンティックな夜だわ (3:39)
  3. 予感 (4:03)
  4. 月夜のヴィーナス (3:35)
  5. BABYLON (4:37)
  6. UNSTEADY LOVE (4:31)
  7. DREAMING (4:31)
  8. 恋人のいる時間 (3:53)
  9. SO LONG (4:58)
  10. APRIL STARS (5:05)

Credits

  • Akina Nakamori - primary artist
  • Toshiki Kadomatsu - advisor, lyrics by, composed by, arranged by
  • Shoko Ota - creative director
  • Katsumi Fujikura - directed by
  • Sumio Yano - hair, make-up
  • Masayuki Hatakeyama - promotion
  • Yoshiaki Tanaka - promotion
  • Kuniko Higashino - stylist

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