Pepper Keibu

"Pepper Keibu"
Single by Pink Lady
from the album Pepper Keibu
B-side Kanpai Ojōsan
Released August 25, 1976
Genre J-pop, disco
Length 6:20
Label JVC
Pink Lady singles chronology
"Pepper Keibu"
(1976)
"S.O.S."
(1976)

"Pepper Keibu" (ペッパー警部 Peppā Keibu?, lit. Inspector Pepper) the debut single by the Japanese hit duo Pink Lady. The single was released on August 25, 1976, under the Victor label. The single reached a peak chart position of number four, with a total of 1,050,000 sales. The titular song won the duo the "rookie award" at the 18th Japan Record Awards.[1] The original recording did not have the signature "Pepper Keibu yo" at the end, as the live performances did. Subsequent recordings and covers do, however, include the line. A number of reissues have been made, including 8cm and 12cm CD versions.

According to Oricon this was the 14th best selling single from 1977. [2]

Contents

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Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Pepper Keibu" (ペッパー警部, "Inspector Pepper") 3:13
2. "Kanpai Ojōsan" (乾杯お嬢さん, "Cheers, Miss") 3:07

Morning Musume version

"Pepper Keibu"
Single by Morning Musume
from the album Cover You
Released September 24, 2008
Format CD single, DVD single
Genre J-pop
Label Zetima
Morning Musume singles chronology
"Resonant Blue"
(2008)
"Pepper Keibu"
(2008)
"Naichau Kamo"
(2009)
Music video
"Pepper Keibu" on YouTube

A cover of "Pepper Keibu" was released by the idol pop group Morning Musume as a single on September 24, 2008[3] under the Zetima label to promote their upcoming ninth album, Cover You, a tribute to producer Yū Aku. The Single V DVD of the single was released on October 22, 2008. The single was their first cover single since "Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyōtanjima" more than five-and-a-half years before. The single peaked at #3 on the Oricon weekly chart, charting for six weeks.[4]

Track listings

CD
No. Title Length
1. "Pepper Keibu" (ペッパー警部) 4:11
2. "Romance" (ロマンス) 3:43
3. "Pepper Keibu (Instrumental)"   4:06

Members at time of single

Oricon ranks and sales

Daily Weekly Sales
3 3 46,067

Other covers

References

External links