Monday Mona Lisa Club
| "Monday Mona Lisa Club" | ||||
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| Single by Pink Lady | ||||
| from the album Turning Point | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| B-side | "Adam and Eve Super Love" | |||
| Released | September 9, 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
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| Length | 7:37 | |||
| Label | Victor | |||
| Composer(s) | Shunichi Tokura | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Yū Aku | |||
| Producer(s) | Robby Adcock | |||
| Pink Lady singles chronology | ||||
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"Monday Mona Lisa Club" (マンデー・モナリザ・クラブ, Mandē Mona Riza Kurabu) is the 15th single by Japanese duo Pink Lady, released only five days after their previous single "Kiss in the Dark".[1] The song was produced by Robby Adcock, and was recorded in Los Angeles.[2]
The 12" single featured an extended remix of the song, which has subsequently been released on the 2006 "Pink Lady Platinum Box" as "Monday Mona Lisa Club - Special Disco Version".[3]
The single peaked at No. 14 on Oricon's singles chart and was the duo's last top 20 single in their career. It sold 450,000 copies.[4]
Track listing
[edit]All lyrics are written by Yū Aku; all music is composed by Shunichi Tokura.
- 7" vinyl
| No. | Title | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Monday Mona Lisa Club" (Mandē Mona Riza Kurabu (マンデー・モナリザ・クラブ)) |
| 3:50 |
| 2. | "Adam and Eve Super Love" (Adamu to Ibu Sūpā Rabu (アダムとイブ・スーパーラブ)) | Tokura | 3:37 |
- 12" vinyl
| No. | Title | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Monday Mona Lisa Club" |
| 3:50 |
| 2. | "Monday Mona Lisa Club" (Special Disco Version) |
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Personnel
[edit]- Mie and Kei – vocals
- Steven Hines – keyboard
- Jay Tobin – synthesizer
- Randy Mitchell – guitar
- David Shields – bass
- Alvin Taylor – drums
- Adam Rundolph – percussion
- Charles Merriam – backing vocals
- Tricia Jones – backing vocals
- Kathryn Ward – backing vocals
Chart positions
[edit]| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Oricon Singles Chart | 14 |
Cover versions
[edit]- The girl group MAX covered this song in the 2008 album AKU YU Vision Factory Compilation ~Writer Life 40th Anniversary~.[5]
- The tribute group Pink Babies covered the song in their "UFO" single in 2017.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Pink Lady single overview & information". Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ Billboard Magazine, July 1979. 28 July 1979. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ "Details on the Pink Lady Platinum Box". Retrieved 2012-10-17.
- ^ "Pink Lady single sales". Retrieved 2012-05-28.
- ^ "VISION FACTORY COMPILATION 〜阿久悠、作家生活40周年記念〜". Official Yū Aku Website. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
- ^ "ピンク・ベイビーズ/UFO Type-A". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-02-08.