Meu amor é...

"Meu amor é..."
"Meu amor é..."
Single by Nana Katase
from the album Extended
Language	Japanese
English title	My Love
Released	March 10, 2004
Recorded	2003
Genre	J-pop; dance-pop;
Length	4:08
Label	Avex Trax
Composer(s)	Naoya Matsuoka
Lyricist(s)	Chinfa Kan
Producer(s)	Shōichirō Hirata
Nana Katase singles chronology

"Meu amor é..."
"Meu amor é..."
Single by Akina Nakamori
from the album D404ME
Language	Japanese
English title	My Love
B-side	"Lonely Journey"
Released	March 8, 1985
Recorded	1984
Genre	J-pop; kayōkyoku; Latin;
Length	3:53
Label	Reprise Records
Composer(s)	Naoya Matsuoka
Lyricist(s)	Chinfa Kan
Producer(s)	Yūzō Shimada
Akina Nakamori singles chronology
Music videos
	"Meu amor é..." (Live) on YouTube

"Meu amor é..." (ミ・アモーレ, Mi Amōre, lit. "My Love is...") (alternatively spelled "Mi Amore") is the 11th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Chinfa Kan and Naoya Matsuoka, the single was released on March 8, 1985, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label. It was also the lead single from her eighth studio album D404ME.^[1]^[2]

Background

"Meu amor é..." was composed by Naoya Matsuoka, a Japanese Latin fusion musician and jazz pianist. The title is Brazilian Portuguese for "My love is...". In addition, the single jacket cover uses the title "Mi Amore", as the song was originally titled with the Spanish word "Mi" and the Italian word "Amore". Nakamori's follow-up single "Akaitori Nigeta" is the original version of the song with completely different lyrics.

Nakamori performed the song on the 36th Kōhaku Uta Gassen, making her third appearance on NHK's New Year's Eve special.^[3]

Matsuoka recorded "Meu amor é..." as an instrumental on his 1985 compilation album One Last Farewell: Naoya Matsuoka the Best Selection.^[4] Nakamori has re-recorded the song for the 1995 compilation True Album Akina 95 Best and the 2002 self-cover compilation Utahime Double Decade. In 2010, she re-recorded the song for the pachinko machine CR Nakamori Akina: Utahime Densetsu ~Koi Moni Dome nara~ (CR中森明菜・歌姫伝説〜恋も二度目なら〜, CR Akina Nakamori: Utahime Legend ~If Love Is For the Second Time~).^[5]

Chart performance

"Meu amor é..." became Nakamori's seventh No. 1 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 630,700 copies.^[6]^[7]

Awards

"Meu amor é..." won the Grand Prix at the 27th Japan Record Awards.^[8]

Track listing

Original release
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Meu amor é..." (Mi Amōre (ミ・アモーレ, "My Love is..."))	Chinfa Kan	Naoya Matsuoka	Matsuoka	3:53
2.	"Lonely Journey" (Ronrī Jānī (ロンリー・ジャーニー))	EPO	EPO	Nobuyuki Shimizu	4:54
Total length:					8:47

1998 reissue bonus track
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
3.	"Meu amor é... (Live Version)" ((ミ・アモーレ(LIVE VERSION)))	Kan	Matsuoka

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon)^[6]	1

Release history

Year	Format(s)	Serial number	Label(s)	Ref.
1985	7inch LP	L-1668	Warner Pioneer	^[9]
1988	8cm CD, CT	10SL-140, 10L5-4050	Warner Pioneer	^[10]
1998	12cm CD	WPC6-8668	Warner Pioneer	^[11]
2008	Digital download	-	Warner Pioneer	^[12]
2014	Digital download - remaster	-	Warner Pioneer	^[13]

Nana Katase version

Nana Katase covered "Meu amor é..." as her fifth single, released on March 10, 2004, by Avex Trax as the lead single from her second album Extended.^[14]^[15] It peaked at No. 39 on Oricon's weekly singles chart.^[16]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chinfa Kan; all music is composed by Naoya Matsuoka; all music is arranged by Shōichirō Hirata.

CD single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Meu amor é..." ((ミ・アモーレ, "My Love"))	4:08
2.	"Meu amor é..." (Extended Dance Mix)	5:26
3.	"Meu amor é..." (Instrumental)	4:06
Total length:		13:04

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon)^[16]	39

Other cover versions

Karyudo covered the song in 1996.^[17]^[18]

References

^ "中森明菜『ミ・アモーレ』". Idol.ne.jp. 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
^ "中森明菜/ミ・アモーレ". SoundFinder. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
^ "36th Kōhaku Uta Gassen History". NHK. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
^ "Discography". Naoya Matsuoka Official Website. Ant Music Publisher Inc. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
^ "CR中森明菜歌姫伝説～恋も二度目なら～". P-World. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
^ ^a ^b "ミ・アモーレ | 中森明菜". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
^ "中森明菜". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
^ "第２７回日本レコード大賞". Japan Composer's Association. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
^ "7inchシングルミ・アモーレ中森明菜". hmv.co.jp (in Japanese). HMV Japan. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
^ "シングルCD 中森明菜 / ミ・アモーレ (廃盤)". suruga-ya.jp (in Japanese). Surugaya. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
^ "中森明菜 / ミ・アモーレ CD" (in Japanese). WMJ. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
^ "中森明菜 / ミ・アモーレ Digital Purchase-Archived". listen.jp (in Japanese). listen japan. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
^ "ミ・アモーレ (+3) [2014 Remaster]". mora.jp (in Japanese). Mora. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
^ "ミ・アモーレ〔Meu amor é...〕". Nana Katase Official Site. Avex Trax. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
^ "片瀬那奈 / ミ・アモーレ(Meu amor e…) [CCCD] [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
^ ^a ^b "ミ・アモーレ(Meu amor e…) | 片瀬那奈". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
^ "狩人 / ミ・アモーレ(Meu amor e…) [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
^ "ミ・アモーレ | 狩人". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-21.

External links

Akina Nakamori

Official website
"Meu amor é..." at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
"Meu amor é..." at Discogs (list of releases)

Nana Katase

"Meu amor é..." at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
"Meu amor é..." at Discogs

[1] "中森明菜『ミ・アモーレ』". Idol.ne.jp. 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2022-08-21.

[2] "中森明菜/ミ・アモーレ". SoundFinder. Retrieved 2022-08-21.

[3] "36th Kōhaku Uta Gassen History". NHK. Retrieved 2022-08-21.

[4] "Discography". Naoya Matsuoka Official Website. Ant Music Publisher Inc. Retrieved 2022-08-21.

[5] "CR中森明菜歌姫伝説～恋も二度目なら～". P-World. Retrieved 2022-08-21.

[Oricon-6] "ミ・アモーレ | 中森明菜". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-21.

[7] "中森明菜". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2022-08-21.

[8] "第２７回日本レコード大賞". Japan Composer's Association. Retrieved 2021-08-15.

[9] "7inchシングルミ・アモーレ中森明菜". hmv.co.jp (in Japanese). HMV Japan. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

[10] "シングルCD 中森明菜 / ミ・アモーレ (廃盤)". suruga-ya.jp (in Japanese). Surugaya. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

[11] "中森明菜 / ミ・アモーレ CD" (in Japanese). WMJ. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

[12] "中森明菜 / ミ・アモーレ Digital Purchase-Archived". listen.jp (in Japanese). listen japan. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

[13] "ミ・アモーレ (+3) [2014 Remaster]". mora.jp (in Japanese). Mora. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

[14] "ミ・アモーレ〔Meu amor é...〕". Nana Katase Official Site. Avex Trax. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2022-08-21.

[15] "片瀬那奈 / ミ・アモーレ(Meu amor e…) [CCCD] [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2022-08-21.

[Oricon_2-16] "ミ・アモーレ(Meu amor e…) | 片瀬那奈". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-21.

[17] "狩人 / ミ・アモーレ(Meu amor e…) [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2022-08-21.

[Oricon_3-18] "ミ・アモーレ | 狩人". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-21.

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Meu amor é...

Background

Chart performance

Awards

Track listing

Charts

Release history

Nana Katase version

Track listing

Charts

Other cover versions

References

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