Onna no Michi

"Onna no Michi" (女のみち, lit. "The Way of a Woman") is the debut single by Shiro Miya & 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]

"Onna no Michi"
Single by Shiro Miya & Pinkara Trio
from the album Onna no Michi
B-side"Okinawa no Hito"
ReleasedMay 10, 1972 (1972-05-10)
GenreEnka
Length4:33
LabelNippon Columbia
Songwriter(s)Shiro Miya (lyric)
Hiroshi Namiki (music)
Shiro Miya & Pinkara Trio singles chronology
"Onna no Michi"
(1972)		 "Onna no Negai"
(1972)

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]

References
  1. "'70s fish snack tune 'Taiyaki-kun' leaps again up the sales chart". The Japan Times. 2008-03-26. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
  2. ＥＸＩＬＥが１０００曲目オリコンチャート１位の歴史 (in Japanese). zakzak. 2007-03-01. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
  3. "YEAR 1972". Retrieved 2008-07-20.
  4. "YEAR 1973". Retrieved 2008-07-20.
  5. シングル主流の70年代、高度経済成長時代の後に見え始めた新トレンド (in Japanese). Oricon. 2005-05-31. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  6. "SMAP「世界に一つだけの花」、 シングル売上歴代9位に！！" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2004-08-03. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  7. Michito Goda. 宮史郎 (in Japanese). Michito Goda Official Website. Archived from the original on 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
  8. 関ジャニ∞、初のアルバム初登場1位！ (in Japanese). Oricon. 2007-06-12. Retrieved 2008-12-05.


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