Crimson (Akina Nakamori album)  Crimson is the tenth studio album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori. It was released on 24 December, 1986 under the Warner Pioneer label. The album includes original version of "Eki". "Crimson" is second studio album released in year 1986, after four months from previous studio album Fushigi. The music production team consist two writers: Mariya Takeuchi, Akiko Kobayashi and two arrangers, Shiro Sagisu and Kazuo Shiina. The album consist of any previously released single and includes 10 new songs recorded. Nakamori sings with whisper or silent voice, which is not usual for the people who know her as a singer with a powerful vibrato. Each of the songs has balladic melody line, in the comparison with previous studio album "Fushigi". "Eki" is one of her the most famous album tracks, however the song became more famous after Takeuchi's cover, which was released in 1987 as a b-side track of single "After Years". Takeuchi version was used as a theme song in the movie "Good-bye, Mama". In this album, arrange is provided by Shiina, while Takeuchi's version arrangement is provided by Tatsuro Yamashita. In 2002, Nakamori self-cover this song in her first self-cover album "Utahime Double Decade" with arrangement by Akira Senju. "Mick Jagger ni Hohoemi wo"'s sound effect idea was made by Nakamori herself, imagining herself in room, preparing breakfast and play from cassette tape player her own songs. The original version of "Mick Jagger ni Hohoemi wo" is included in the CD-Box "Akina" released in 1993. In Fuji TV music television program "Yoru no Hit Studio", Nakamori performed "Mick Jagger ni Hohoemi wo", "Yakusoku" and "Oh No, Oh Yes" in 1987 and "Eki" in 1993 as part of segment "Request songs by viewers." "Mind Game", "Mosaic no Shiro", "Akai no Enamel", "Pink Champagne" and "Jealous Candle" were performed in Nakamori's live tour "A Hundred Days". The album reached number 1 on the Oricon Album Weekly Charts. LP Record version charted 23 weeks, Cassette tape charted 22 weeks and CD version charted 21 weeks. The album remained at number 3 on the Oricon Album Yearly Charts in 1987.