Iro White Blend

1986 single by Miho Nakayama

"Iro White Blend"

Single by Miho Nakayama

from the album Collection

Language

Japanese

English title

Colored White Blend

B-side

"Tokimeki no Season"

Released

February 5, 1986 (1986-02-05)

Recorded

1985

Genre

J-pop
kayōkyoku

Length

4:14

Label

King Records

Composer(s)

Mariya Takeuchi

Lyricist(s)

Mariya Takeuchi

Miho Nakayama singles chronology

"Be-Bop High School"
(1985)

"Iro White Blend"
(1986)

"Close Up"
(1986)

"Iro White Blend" (色・ホワイトブレンド, Iro Howaito Burendo, lit. "Colored White Blend") is the fourth single by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Written by Mariya Takeuchi, the single was released on February 5, 1986, by King Records.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Background and release

"Iro White Blend" was used by Shiseido for their spring 1986 commercials featuring Nakayama.

During the recording of the song, songwriter Mariya Takeuchi coached Nakayama in pronouncing the English lines of the lyrics. On live performances of the song, fans would wave white-colored handkerchiefs, towels, and hats.

"Iro White Blend" peaked at No. 5 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 223,000 copies, making it Nakayama's biggest-selling single until "Waku Waku Sasete" was released later that year.^[4]^[5]

Takeuchi self-covered the song on her 1987 album Request. Nakayama self-covered the song on her 2019 album Neuf Neuf.^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mariya Takeuchi; all music is arranged by Nobuyuki Shimizu.

7" single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Iro White Blend" (Iro Howaito Burendo (色・ホワイトブレンド, "Colored White Blend"))	4:14
2.	"Tokimeki no Season" (Tokimeki no Shīzun (ときめきの季節（シーズン）, "Crush Season"))

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart^[7]	5
The Best Ten	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Oricon Year-End Chart^[7]	38

Cover versions

Eriko Nakamura (as Haruka Amami) covered the song on the 2010 soundtrack album The Idolm@ster Master Special "Spring".

References

^ "中山美穂『色・ホワイトブレンド』". Idol.ne.jp. January 3, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
^ "中山美穂 / 色・ホワイトブレンド [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
^ "色・ホワイトブレンド | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
^ "色・ホワイトブレンド | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
^ "中山美穂(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
^ "12月4日(水)発売中山美穂 NEW ALBUM「Neuf Neuf」ジャケット写真公開！". Miho Nakayama Official Website. Big Apple Co. Ltd. November 8, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b 1968-1997 オリコンチャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. ISBN 4871310418.