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"Marie-Anne" is [[THE ALFEE|ALFEE]]'s sixteenth single. It was released as a vinyl record in 1983, then as an 8cm CD in 1988. The title track was inspired by the French-German film ''[[Wikipedia:fr:Marianne de ma jeunesse|Marianne de ma jeunesse]] (Marianne From My Youth)''. "Marie-Anne" is ALFEE's breakthrough single, which eventually reached #7 on the [[Oricon]] weekly chart. Later that year, the band performed at [[Nippon Budokan]] and ''[[Kouhaku Uta Gassen]]'' for the first time.
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"Marie-Anne" is the sixteenth single released by [[THE ALFEE|ALFEE]]. The title track was inspired by the French-German film ''[[Wikipedia:fr:Marianne de ma jeunesse|Marianne de ma jeunesse]] (Marianne of My Youth)''. This is the band's breakthrough single. It initially charted outside the [[Oricon]] weekly top ten, but later reached #7. Overall, it charted for 32 weeks and sold approximately 373,000 copies. Later that year, the band performed at [[Nippon Budokan]] and at the ''[[NHK]] [[Kouhaku Uta Gassen]]'' for the first time.
  
 
Although the title is romanized as "Marie-Anne" on the single's cover, the pronunciation is "Mary Anne".
 
Although the title is romanized as "Marie-Anne" on the single's cover, the pronunciation is "Mary Anne".
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An English eurobeat cover called "MARY ANN" was sung by [[Wikipedia:Dave Rodgers|DAVE RODGERS]] and DOMINO on the album ''[[The ALFEE Meets Dance|the ALFEE MEETS dance]]''.
  
 
==Song Information==
 
==Song Information==
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: Acoustic Guitar: [[Sakazaki Kohnosuke]]
 
: Acoustic Guitar: [[Sakazaki Kohnosuke]]
 
: Electric Bass: [[Sakurai Masaru]]
 
: Electric Bass: [[Sakurai Masaru]]
: Drums: [[Yoshihiro "Grico" Tomioka]]
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: Drums: [[Tomioka Yoshihiro]]
: Keyboards: [[Takayuki "E.T." Yamaishi]]
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: Keyboards: [[Yamaishi Takayuki]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
* [http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/215053/1/ Oricon Profile (8cm CD)]
 
* [http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/215053/1/ Oricon Profile (8cm CD)]
* [http://www.alfee.com/disco/single/song.asp?SID=27 Japanese lyrics at THE ALFEE's official website]
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* [http://www.alfee.com/disco/single/main.asp?CID=14&AID=1&TID=1 Official Profile]
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* Official Lyrics: [http://www.alfee.com/disco/single/song.asp?SID=27 Marie-Anne] | [http://www.alfee.com/disco/other/ot_a_song.asp?SID=718 MARY ANN]
  
 
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Revision as of 06:27, 2 January 2010

EP Cover
8cm CD Cover
Artist
ALFEE
Single
Marie-Anne (メリーアン)
Released
1983.06.21 (EP)
1988.06.21 (8cm CD)
Catalog Number
7A-0288 (EP)
S10A-0124 (8cm CD)
Price
¥700 (EP)
¥956 (8cm CD)
Tracklist
  1. Marie-Anne (メリーアン)
  2. Radical Teenager (ラジカル・ティーンエイジャー)


Information

"Marie-Anne" is the sixteenth single released by ALFEE. The title track was inspired by the French-German film Marianne de ma jeunesse (Marianne of My Youth). This is the band's breakthrough single. It initially charted outside the Oricon weekly top ten, but later reached #7. Overall, it charted for 32 weeks and sold approximately 373,000 copies. Later that year, the band performed at Nippon Budokan and at the NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen for the first time.

Although the title is romanized as "Marie-Anne" on the single's cover, the pronunciation is "Mary Anne".

An English eurobeat cover called "MARY ANN" was sung by DAVE RODGERS and DOMINO on the album the ALFEE MEETS dance.

Song Information

Lyrics
Takamizawa Toshihiko, Takahashi Ken
Music
Takamizawa Toshihiko
Other Information
Arrangement: ALFEE
Production: ALFEE
Electric Guitar: Takamizawa Toshihiko
Acoustic Guitar: Sakazaki Kohnosuke
Electric Bass: Sakurai Masaru
Drums: Tomioka Yoshihiro
Keyboards: Yamaishi Takayuki

External Links