Love Clover

"Love Clover"
"Love Clover"
Single by Miho Nakayama
from the album Your Selection 1
Language	Japanese
B-side	"Empty Pocket"
Released	April 8, 1998
Recorded	1997
Genre	J-pop; pop rock;
Length	5:24
Label	King Records
Composer(s)	Takuro
Lyricist(s)	Takuro; Miho Nakayama;
Miho Nakayama singles chronology

"Love Clover" (ラブ・クローバー, Rabu Kurōbā) is the 37th single by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Written by Takuro and Nakayama, the single was released on April 8, 1998, by King Records.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Background and release

Production of "Love Clover" began when Glay guitarist Takuro recorded a demo and Nakayama answered a request for a female singer to do the vocals. As Glay was busy producing their fifth album Pure Soul, the vocals and instrumentals were recorded at separate studios, with Nakayama and Takuro communicating through telephone and fax exchanges. Glay lead vocalist Teru has an uncredited role on backing vocals. The song was used as the ending theme of the NTV variety show Merengue no Kimochi (メレンゲの気持ち, Merenge no Kimochi, Merengue Feelings).

"Love Clover" peaked at No. 14 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 38,000 copies.^[4]^[5] It was also Nakayama's last single to be certified Gold by the RIAJ.^[6]

Track listing

8cm CD single
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Love Clover"	Takuro Miho Nakayama	Takuro	Takuro	5:24
2.	"Empty Pocket"	Nakayama Masato Odake	Takuro	Kōichi Korenaga Hajime Mizoguchi	4:17
3.	"Love Clover" (Original Karaoke)				5:21

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart^[4]	14

Certification


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[6]	Gold	200,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. December 28, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
^ "中山美穂 / ラヴ・クローヴァー [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
^ "LOVE CLOVER | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "LOVE CLOVER | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
^ "中山美穂(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Japanese single certifications – 中山美穂 – LOVE CLOVER" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved February 3, 2022. Select 1998年4月 on the drop-down menu

External links

Official website
"Love Clover" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
"Love Clover" at Discogs

[1] "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. December 28, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2021.

[2] "中山美穂 / ラヴ・クローヴァー [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved August 14, 2021.

[3] "LOVE CLOVER | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved August 14, 2021.

[Oricon-4] "LOVE CLOVER | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved August 14, 2021.

[Yamachan_2-5] "中山美穂(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2021.

[RIAJ-6] "Japanese single certifications – 中山美穂 – LOVE CLOVER" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved February 3, 2022. Select 1998年4月 on the drop-down menu

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