| "Onna no Michi" | ||||
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| Single by Shiro Miya and the Pinkara Trio | ||||
| from the album Onna no Michi | ||||
| B-side | Okinawa no Hito | |||
| Released | May 10, 1972 | |||
| Format | 7" Single | |||
| Genre | Enka | |||
| Length | 4:33 | |||
| Label | Nippon Columbia | |||
| Writer(s) | Shiro Miya (lyric) Hiroshi Namiki (music) |
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| Shiro Miya and the Pinkara Trio singles chronology | ||||
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"Onna no Michi" (女のみち lit. "The Way of a Woman") is the debut single by Shiro Miya and the Pinkara Trio released on May 10, 1972, in Japan. The lyrics are simple, but sad. The song is written about a woman who devoted herself to her only man but was deserted by him and was crying. The single became a mega-hit song and had been recognized as the best-selling song in Japan until "Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun" was released.[1]
The song holds an all-time consecutive number-one record to spend 16 consecutive weeks at the number-one position on the Oricon single charts.[2] In Japan, it was the best selling single in 1972 with over 1.3 million copies[3] and held the rank in the next year with over 1.8 million copies.[4] The song was charted for 84 weeks on the Oricon charts.[5] In total it sold over 3.25 million copies and is the second best selling single in Japan according to the Oricon.[6] It is also the best selling enka.[7]
Their album Onna no Michi also reached at the number-one position on the Oricon charts.[8]
| Preceded by "Niji o Watatte" by Mari Amachi |
Japanese Oricon Chart number one single October 30, 1972 – February 12, 1973 (16 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Gakuseigai no Kissaten" by Garo |