"Monday Mona Lisa Club" (マンデー・モナリザ・クラブ, Mandē Mona Riza Kurabu) is the 15th single by Japanese duo Pink Lady, released only five days after their previous single "Kiss in the Dark".[1] The song was produced by Robby Adcock, and was recorded in Los Angeles.[2]

The 12" single featured an extended remix of the song, which has subsequently been released on the 2006 "Pink Lady Platinum Box" as "Monday Mona Lisa Club - Special Disco Version".[3]

The single peaked at No. 14 on Oricon's singles chart and was the duo's last top 20 single in their career. It sold 450,000 copies.[4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Yū Aku; all music is composed by Shunichi Tokura.

7" vinyl
No.TitleArrangementLength
1."Monday Mona Lisa Club" (Mandē Mona Riza Kurabu (マンデー・モナリザ・クラブ))
  • Robby Adcock
  • Charles Merriam
3:50
2."Adam and Eve Super Love" (Adamu to Ibu Sūpā Rabu (アダムとイブ・スーパーラブ))Tokura3:37
12" vinyl
No.TitleArrangementLength
1."Monday Mona Lisa Club"
  • Adcock
  • Merriam
3:50
2."Monday Mona Lisa Club" (Special Disco Version)
  • Adcock
  • Merriam
 

Personnel

  • Mie and Kei – vocals
  • Steven Hines – keyboard
  • Jay Tobin – synthesizer
  • Randy Mitchell – guitar
  • David Shields – bass
  • Alvin Taylor – drums
  • Adam Rundolph – percussion
  • Charles Merriam – backing vocals
  • Tricia Jones – backing vocals
  • Kathryn Ward – backing vocals

Chart positions

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart 14

Cover versions

  • The girl group MAX covered this song in the 2008 album AKU YU Vision Factory Compilation ~Writer Life 40th Anniversary~.[5]
  • The tribute group Pink Babies covered the song in their "UFO" single in 2017.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pink Lady single overview & information". Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  2. ^ Billboard Magazine, July 1979. 28 July 1979. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
  3. ^ "Details on the Pink Lady Platinum Box". Retrieved 2012-10-17.
  4. ^ "Pink Lady single sales". Retrieved 2012-05-28.
  5. ^ "VISION FACTORY COMPILATION 〜阿久悠、作家生活40周年記念〜". Official Yū Aku Website. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  6. ^ "ピンク・ベイビーズ/UFO Type-A". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday_Mona_Lisa_Club
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