Best Hits Album (ベスト・ヒット・アルバム, Besuto Hitto Arubamu) is the title of two different greatest hits albums by Japanese idol duo Pink Lady, released through Victor Entertainment in 1977 and 1978.
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| Released | December 5, 1977 (1977-12-05) June 4, 2003 (2003-06-04) (CD) | |||
| Recorded | 1976–1977 1976–1981 (CD) | |||
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| Length | 43:16 LP & CD 1 65:35 (CD 2) | |||
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| Label | Victor | |||
| Producer | Hisahiko Iida | |||
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| Best Hits Album song digest on YouTube | ||||
Released on December 5, 1977, this album features the duo's singles from "Pepper Keibu" to "UFO", as well as their accompanying B-side songs. This version was reissued in a two-CD compilation on June 4, 2003, with the second disc featuring the duo's singles from "UFO" to "OH!".[1][2][3][4]
The album became the duo's second No. 1 on Oricon's weekly albums chart. It sold over 702,000 copies, becoming the duo's biggest-selling album. The 2003 CD release peaked at No. 95 and sold an additional 4,000 copies.[5][6]
All lyrics are written by Yū Aku; all music is composed and arranged by Shunichi Tokura, except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "UFO" (Album Version) | 3:13 | |
| 2. | "Lady X" (Redī Ekkusu (レディーX)) | 2:41 | |
| 3. | "Wanted (Shimei Tehai)" (Uonteddo (Shimei Tehai) (ウォンテッド(指名手配), "Wanted (Fugitive Warrant)")) | 3:23 | |
| 4. | "Nigero Ojōsan" ((逃げろお孃さん, "Run Away, Miss")) | 2:39 | |
| 5. | "Nagisa no Sindbad" (Nagisa no Shindobaddo (渚のシンドバッド, "Sindbad of the Beach")) | 2:34 | |
| 6. | "Papaya Gundan" (Papaiya Gundan (パパイヤ軍団, "Papaya Legion")) | 2:45 | |
| 7. | "Yūutsubi" ((ゆううつ日, "Day of Depression")) | Katsunori Ishida | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Carmen '77" (Karumen Nanajū-nana (カルメン '77)) | 3:36 | |
| 9. | "Pipe no Kaijin" (Paipu no Kaijin (パイプの怪人, "Phantom of the Pipe")) | 2:50 | |
| 10. | "S.O.S." | 2:42 | |
| 11. | "Pink no Ringo" (Pinku no Ringo (ピンクの林檎, "Pink Apple")) | 3:02 | |
| 12. | "Pepper Keibu" (Peppā Keibu (ペッパー警部, "Inspector Pepper")) | 3:16 | |
| 13. | "Kanpai Ojōsan" ((乾杯お嬢さん, "Cheers, Miss")) | 3:10 | |
| 14. | "Inspiration" (Insupirēshon (インスピレーション)) | Ishida | 3:49 |
| Total length: | 43:16 | ||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "UFO" (Single Version) | 3:13 | |||
| 2. | "Southpaw" (Sausupō (サウスポー)) | 3:36 | |||
| 3. | "Monster" (Monsutā (モンスター)) | 4:27 | |||
| 4. | "Tōmei Ningen" ((透明人間, "Invisible Person")) | 3:19 | |||
| 5. | "Chameleon Army" (Kamereon Āmī (カメレオン・アーミー)) | 3:51 | |||
| 6. | "Zipangu" (Jipangu (ジパング)) | 3:28 | |||
| 7. | "Pink Typhoon (In the Navy)" (Pinku Taifūn (In za Nebī) (ピンク・タイフーン(In the Navy))) | Tomoko Okada |
| Kazufumi Ōhama | 4:09 |
| 8. | "Nami Nori Pirates" (Nami Nori Pairētsu (波乗りパイレーツ, "Surfing Pirates")) | 3:47 | |||
| 9. | "Kiss in the Dark" | Michael Lloyd | Lloyd | John D'Andrea | 2:58 |
| 10. | "Monday Mona Lisa Club" (Mandē Mona Riza Kurabu (マンデー・モナリザ・クラブ)) | 3:50 | |||
| 11. | "Do Your Best" | Shizuka Ijūin | Akira Inoue | 4:09 | |
| 12. | "Ai Giri Giri" ((愛・GIRI GIRI, "Last Minute Love")) | Ijūin | Yūichirō Oda | Ryō Kawakami | 4:13 |
| 13. | "Sekai Eiyushi" ((世界英雄史, "World History of Heroes")) | Akira Itō | Makoto Kawaguchi | Kawaguchi | 4:13 |
| 14. | "Utakata" ((うたかた, "Bubble")) | Noriko Miura | Lloyd | Kawaguchi | 3:25 |
| 15. | "Remember (Fame)" (Rimenbā (Fēmu) (リメンバー (フェーム))) | Rei Nakanishi |
| Tatsushi Umegaki | 4:24 |
| 16. | "Last Pretender" (Rasuto Puritendā (ラスト・プリテンダー)) | Shigesato Itoi | Itoi | Yukihiro Takahashi | 3:37 |
| 17. | "OH!" | 4:58 | |||
| Total length: | 65:35 | ||||
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[5][6] | 1 |
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[5][6] | 95 |
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | December 5, 1978 (1978-12-05) | |||
| Recorded | 1976–1978 | |||
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| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Victor | |||
| Producer | Hisahiko Iida | |||
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The second version of the compilation album was released on December 5, 1978, focusing mainly on the duo's singles up to "Chameleon Army", as well as four later B-side songs.[7][8]
The album peaked at No. 3 on Oricon's weekly albums chart and sold over 159,000 copies.[6]
All lyrics are written by Yū Aku; all music is composed by Shunichi Tokura.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Chameleon Army" (Kamereon Āmī (カメレオン・アーミー)) | |
| 2. | "Southpaw" (Sausupō (サウスポー)) | |
| 3. | "S.O.S." | |
| 4. | "Nagisa no Sindbad" (Nagisa no Shindobaddo (渚のシンドバッド, "Sindbad of the Beach")) | |
| 5. | "Wanted (Shimei Tehai)" (Uonteddo (Shimei Tehai) (ウォンテッド(指名手配), "Wanted (Fugitive Warrant)")) | |
| 6. | "UFO" | |
| 7. | "Pepper Keibu" (Peppā Keibu (ペッパー警部, "Inspector Pepper")) |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Tōmei Ningen" ((透明人間, "Invisible Person")) | |
| 2. | "Monster" (Monsutā (モンスター)) | |
| 3. | "Carmen '77" (Karumen Nanajū-nana (カルメン '77)) | |
| 4. | "Super Monkey Son Goku" (Sūpā Monkī Son Gokū (スーパー・モンキー孫悟空)) | |
| 5. | "Dragon" (Doragon (ドラゴン)) | |
| 6. | "Accessory" (Akusesarī (アクセサリー)) | |
| 7. | "Catch Lip" (Kyatchi Rippu (キャッチ・リップ)) |
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[6] | 3 |
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