Carmen '77

"Carmen '77" (カルメン'77 Karumen '77) is Pink Lady's third single release in Japan. The song was written by Yū Aku and Shunichi Tokura, and was released on March 10, 1977. The single sold in excess of 1,100,000 copies, and reached the number-one position on the Oricon charts in April 1977, and maintained its place at number one for five weeks.^[1]

According to Oricon it was the 7th best selling single from 1977.^[2]

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.

"Carmen '77" 3:35
"Pipe No Kaijin" 2:50

Chart positions

Charts (1977)	Peak position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart	1

Covers

Speed covered this for the 1997 Yu Aku tribute album VELFARRE J-POP NIGHT presents DANCE with YOU.
Korean duo Red Pepper Girls covered this in 2008.
Ruriko Kubo and Kyoko covered this for the 2009 released Pink Lady/Yu Aku tribute album Bad Friends.

Pink Lady
Singles	"Pepper Keibu" "S.O.S." "Carmen '77" "Nagisa no Sindbad" "Wanted" "UFO" "Southpaw" "Monster" "Tomei Ningen" "Chameleon Army" "Zipang" "Pink Typhoon" "Nami Nori Pirates" "Kiss in the Dark" "Monday Mona Lisa Club" "Do Your Best" "Ai Giri Giri" "Sekai Eiyuu Shi" "Utakata" "Remember" "Last Pretender" "OH!" "Fushigi Love" "Pink Eyed Soul" "Terebi ga Kita Hi"
Studio albums	Pepper Keibu Hoshi kara Kita Futari Magical Musical Tour Kiss in the Dark We Are Sexy Turning Point Suspense
Live albums	Challenge Concert Summer Fire '77 Bye Bye Carnival America! America! America! '78 Jumping Summer Carnival Live in Budokan Sayonara Pink Lady
Compilations	Pink Lady no Katsudou Ooutsushin Pink Lady Pink Lady Best Selection Pink Lady Twin Best Innovation
Related articles	Pink Lady Mitsuyo Nemoto Keiko Masuda

References

↑ "List of the number-one hit singles on the Japanese Oricon Chart". Retrieved 2008-10-13.
↑ "Annual Oricon Charts 1977-1980" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-10-25.

Preceded by Shitsuren Restaurant by Kentarō Shimizu	Japanese Oricon Chart number one single March 28, 1977 - April 25, 1977 (5 weeks)	Succeeded by Kaeranai/Koibitoyo by Kentarō Shimizu

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