Stock (album)

Stock
Studio album by Akina Nakamori
Released	March 3, 1988
Recorded	1988
Genre	Rock hard rock
Length	44:28
Language	Japanese
Label	Warner Pioneer
Akina Nakamori chronology
Cross My Palm (1987) Stock (1988) Wonder (1988)

Stock is the twelfth studio album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori, released on March 3, 1988. Unlike her previous albums, it has a rock influence, much like Nakamori's idol, Momoe Yamaguchi's latter albums. The main music producer is Kenji Kitajima from the rock band Fence of Defense.

Background

In January 1988, inside the single "Al-Mauj" was included an inquiry letter with information about the prototype title of the upcoming studio album, Fire Water, with "Fire Starter" being a candidate for the single release. ^[1] However, the title was changed to Stock and "Fire Starter" remained as an album track.

Like the previous studio albums, this does not include any promotional singles, and ten completely new songs were recorded. However, the production of songs had started three years before; these were planned to be released as singles. ^[2]

Music production consisted of pop-rock-oriented musicians Kenji Kitajima from Fence of Defense, Ryo Aska from Chage and Aska, Tsugutoshi Gotō, Satoshi Nakamura, Yūko Asano, Kisaburo Suzuki, Akira Inoue and Shinji Harada. ^{[3] [4]}

Stage performances

Nakamori performed "Farewell" on the Fuji TV music program Yoru no Hit Studio, and "Yume no Fuchi" and "Farewell" on the TV Asahi music program Music Station in early 1988.

Most of the songs have been performed only once, in the live tour Femme Fatale in 1988: "Mada Juubun Janai", "Fire Starter", "Yume no Fuchi", "Nightmare Akumu" and "Crystal Heaven".

Chart performance

The album debuted at number 2 and her first full length album not to reach on number 1 since prologue on the Oricon Weekly Album Chart and charted for 16 weeks, selling 395,000 copies. It remained at number 14 on the 1988 Yearly Album Chart. ^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Farewell"	Eiko Kyo	Ken Satou	Satoshi Nakamura, Kenji Kitajima	4:25
2.	"Yume no Fuchi"	Ryo Aska	Tsugutoshi Gotō	Gotō, Nakamura	4:56
3.	"Crystal Heaven"	Yuko	Takashi Tsushimi	Masaki Matsuhara	4:46
4.	"Mada Jūbun ja nai"	Alice Satou	Tetsuji Hayashi	Matsuhara, Kitajima	4:19
5.	"Fire Starter"	Sandii	Makoto Kubota	Kitajima, Kunio Muramatsu	4:10
6.	"Nightmare (Akumu)"	Akira Ootsu	Kitajima	Kitajima, Fence of Defense	4:23
7.	"I Wanna Chance"	Kyo	Kisaburo Suzuki	Kitajima, Akira Inoue	4:33
8.	"Poison Lips"	Reiko Yukawa	Tsushimi	Kitajima, Hiroshi Shinkawa	4:01
9.	"Shōjo Densetsu"	Fumiko	Shinji Harada	Kitajima, Shingo Kobayashi	4:22
10.	"Foggy Relation"	Miyuki Nagai	Jun Satou	Kitajima, Satou	4:33
Total length:					44:28

Notes:

• All English titles are stylised in all uppercase.

Release history

Year	Format(s)	Serial number	Label(s)	Ref.
1988	LP, CT, CD	L-12652, LKF-8152, 32XL-193	Warner Pioneer	[6]
1991	CD	WPCL-424	Warner Pioneer	[7]
2006	CD, digital download	WPCL-10289	Warner Pioneer	[8]
2012	Super Audio CD, CD hybrid	WPCL-11147	Warner Pioneer	[9]
2014	CD	WPCL-11733	Warner Pioneer	[10]
2018	LP	WPJL-10096	Warner Pioneer	[11]
2023	2CD	WPCL-13494/5	Warner Pioneer	[12]

Notes:

• 2006 re-release includes 24-bit digitally remastered sound source
• 2012 and 2014 re-release includes subtitles in the tracks "2012 remaster"
• 2023 re-release includes lacquer remaster which includes subtitles in the tracks "2023 lacquer remaster" along with original karaoke version of the tracks

References

1. Akina Nakamori (1988). Al-Mauj (CD Single; Inquiry Letter). Akina Nakamori. Japan: Warner Pioneer. L-1751.
2. 馬飼野元宏 (2006-07-20). Hotwax presents 歌謡曲 名曲名盤ガイド 1980's. シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント. pp. 69、220–222頁. ISBN   4-401-75106-X.
3. "Femme Fatale (中森明菜 ) ワーナーミュージック・ジャパン - Warner Music Japan". wmg.jp. Archived from the original on 2009-04-29.
4. "中森明菜 Femme Fatale". cdjournal.com.
5. 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.
6. "Stock (中森明菜)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
7. "中森明菜 / Stock [再発] (1991)" (in Japanese). CD Journal. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
8. "中森明菜 / Stock (2006) (Archived)" (in Japanese). WMG.JP. 30 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2015-02-22.
9. "中森明菜 / Stock [SA-CDハイブリッド][紙ジャケット仕様][限定]" (in Japanese). CD Journal. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
10. "Stock" (in Japanese). WMG.JP. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
11. "Stock＜LP（180g重量盤）＞【初回生産限定】" (in Japanese). WMG.JP. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
12. "中森明菜 / Stock【オリジナル・カラオケ付】〈2023ラッカーマスターサウンド〉 [2CD]" (in Japanese). cdjournal. Retrieved October 31, 2023.