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B-side
  
Pipe No Kaijin

Genre
  
J-pop, Disco

Label
  
JVC

Released
  
March 10, 1977 (Japan)

Length
  
3:35

Writer(s)
  
Shunichi Tokura, Yū Aku.

"Carmen '77" (カルメン'77 Karumen '77) is Pink Lady's third single release in Japan. The song was written by Yū Aku and Shunichi Tokura, and was released on March 10, 1977. The single sold in excess of 1,100,000 copies, and reached the number-one position on the Oricon charts in April 1977, and maintained its place at number one for five weeks.

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According to Oricon it was the 7th best selling single from 1977.

A re-recorded version of the song was included on the 2-disc greatest hits release, Innovation, released in December 2010.

Track listing (7" vinyl)

All tracks composed by Shunichi Tokura, lyrics written by Yū Aku.

  1. "Carmen '77" 3:35
  2. "Pipe No Kaijin" 2:50

Covers

  • Speed covered this for the 1997 Yu Aku tribute album VELFARRE J-POP NIGHT presents DANCE with YOU.
  • Korean duo Red Pepper Girls covered this in 2008.
  • Ruriko Kubo and Kyoko covered this for the 2009 released Pink Lady/Yu Aku tribute album Bad Friends.

    • References

    Carmen '77 Wikipedia
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