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| − | "Marie-Anne" is the sixteenth single released by [[THE ALFEE|ALFEE]]. It was initially released as an EP record, then later as an 8cm CD. The title track was inspired by the French-German film ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047217/ Marianne de ma jeunesse] (Marianne of My Youth)''. "Marie-Anne" 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 the song at the ''[[NHK]] [[Kouhaku Uta Gassen]]''. | + | "Marie-Anne" is the sixteenth single released by [[THE ALFEE|ALFEE]]. It was initially released as an EP record, then later as an 8cm CD. The title track was inspired by the French-German film ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047217/ Marianne de ma jeunesse] (Marianne of My Youth)''. "Marie-Anne" 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, becoming the #30 best-selling single of 1983. Later that year, the band performed the song at the ''[[NHK]] [[Kouhaku Uta Gassen]]''. |
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". | ||
| − | 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]]''. | + | 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]]''. A heavy metal version was also recorded by [[ANCHANG]] on his single "[[Cobra Twist]]". |
==Song Information== | ==Song Information== | ||
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[[Category:THE ALFEE Songs]] | [[Category:THE ALFEE Songs]] | ||
| + | [[Category:1983 Oricon Top 100 Singles]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:54, 23 May 2010
- 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
- Marie-Anne (メリーアン)
- 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. It was initially released as an EP record, then later as an 8cm CD. The title track was inspired by the French-German film Marianne de ma jeunesse (Marianne of My Youth). "Marie-Anne" 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, becoming the #30 best-selling single of 1983. Later that year, the band performed the song at the NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen.
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. A heavy metal version was also recorded by ANCHANG on his single "Cobra Twist".
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
- Oricon Profile (8cm CD)
- ALFEE.COM Profile
- ALFEE.COM Lyrics: Marie-Anne | MARY ANN
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