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Southpaw (Pink Lady song)

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B-side
  
"Accessary"

Length
  
3:40

Released
  
March 25, 1978

Label
  
JVC

Genre
  
J-pop, kayōkyoku, Disco

Writer(s)
  
Shunichi Tokura, Yū Aku

"Southpaw" (サウスポー, Sausupo) is Pink Lady's seventh single release, released on March 25, 1978. This became their sixth number-one hit on the Oricon Chart in Japan. The single sold 1,800,000 copies, and spent nine weeks at number one on the chart.

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They won the 9th edition of the Japan Music Awards with this song.

According to Oricon this was the 2nd best selling single from 1978.

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. "Southpaw" 3:40
  2. "Accessary" 2:40

Cover versions

  • The song has been covered by former idol group W (Double You) for their first album Duo U&U.
  • Girl group Speed recorded a cover of this song in 1997.
  • Checkicco released a cover of this on the Pink Lady/Yū Aku tribute album Bad Friends.

    • References

    Southpaw (Pink Lady song) Wikipedia
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