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Nona Reeves

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Nona Reeves
OriginTokyo, Japan
Genres
Years active1995–present
LabelsGiant Robot (Under Flower Records)
(1996)
Warner Music Japan
(1997 - 2001, 2017 - 2021)
Nippon Columbia
(2002 - 2003)
Tri-MTokuma Japan Communications
(2004 - 2010)
Billboard Records
(2011 - 2016)
Fly High Records
Crystal City
AKA-bounce
Daydream Park Records (2021 -Present)
Members
Past members
  • Shinobu Morooka
  • Koichi Oyama
Websitenonareeves.com

Nona Reeves (ノーナ・リーヴス) stylized NONA REEVES is a Japanese pop band founded in 1995 by musicians Gota Nishidera, Kensuke Okuda and Shigeru Komatsu.[1] The name Nona Reeves derives from the respective name and surname of Nona Gaye and Martha Reeves.[2] In 1996 Nona Reeves released their debut album SIDECAR under the independent label Giant Robot a division of Under Flower Records.[3] In 1997 Nona Reeves released their first major single GOLF after joining the Warner Music Japan label.[4]

Following being signed to Warner the group released material consistently under various labels throughout the 1990s and 2000s. In 2009, following their eleventh album GO the group went on a four-year recording hiatus until 2013 with the release of Pop Station.[5] Nona Reeves have continued to consistently release new recorded material since 2014.

History

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During his childhood Gota Nisihidera was enthralled by the works of Michael Jackson and George Michael of Wham! he had become a lover of western pop of the 1980s. When studying in high school Nishidera learned to play percussion and brass instruments and by the time he became enrolled in Waseda University he had become a skilled musician. Nishidera became a member of a musical circle consisting of numerous bands and musicians known as "Traveling Light". During this, Nishidera began working on his own solo project he called Nona Reeves with the first project being a song titled "Bird Song". Two other local musicians Kensuke Okuda and Shigeru Komatsu who also were among The Traveling Light circle and members of separate bands and became the first members of Nona Reeves along with two other local musicians.[6]

In 1996, Nona Reeves was signed by Giant Robot Records a subsidiary of Under Flower. Under Giant Robot, they recorded their debut independent album SIDECAR which released on December 13, 1996 [7]

Members

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  • Gota Nishidera (Lead Vocals)
  • Kensuke Okuda (Guitar & Keyboard)
  • Shigeru Komatsu (Drums & Vocals)

Past members

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  • Shinobu Morooka
  • Koichi Oyama

Discography

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Singles and EPs

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Title Release Date Label Charts
Oricon
GOLF ep. November 22, 1997 Warner Music Japan
WARNER MUSIC ep. March 25, 1998 Warner Music Japan
BAD GIRL August 25, 1999 Warner Music Japan
STOP ME November 10, 1999 Warner Music Japan
MY LOVELY NONA December 10, 1999 AKA-bounce
LOVE TOGETHER March 23, 2000 Warner Music Japan
DJ!DJ! ~Todokanu omoi~(feat. YOU THE ROCK★)

(DJ!DJ!~とどかぬ想い~(feat. YOU THE ROCK★))

March 13, 2000 Warner Music Japan 67
Love Together ~PaRappa the Rapper MIX~

(LOVE TOGETHER 〜パラッパラッパーMIX〜)

May 9, 2001 Warner Music Japan 74
I LOVE YOUR SOUL November 7, 2001 Warner Music Japan
ENJOYEE!(YOUR LIFETIME) August 21, 2002 Nippon Columbia
Changin’ (feat. YOU THE ROCK☆) July 2, 2003 Nippon Columbia
NEW SOUL / RHYTHM NIGHT June 23, 2004 Tokuma Japan Communications
Tomei Girl EP (透明ガールEP) July 21, 2005 Tokuma Japan Communications
LOVE ALIVE November 23, 2005 Tokuma Japan Communications 174
Do_It_Again December 3, 2008 Tokuma Japan Communications
Daydream Park

(Handsome Boy Technique Remix)

January 7, 2009 Tokuma Japan Communications
Hey, Everybody! February 4, 2009 Tokuma Japan Communications
"—" denotes items which failed to chart.

Studio albums

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Title Release Date Label Charts
Oricon
Sidecar December 13, 1996 Giant Robot (Under Flower Records)
Quickly August 25, 1997 Giant Robot (Under Flower Records)
Animation February 5, 1999 Warner Music Japan
Friday Night December 10, 1999 Warner Music Japan
Destiny October 12, 2000 Warner Music Japan 64
Nona Reeves September 9, 2002 Nippon Columbia
Sweet Reaction July 23, 2003 Nippon Columbia 128
The Sphynx October 21, 2004 Tri-M 163
3×3 February 22, 2006 Tokuma Japan Communications 180
Daydream Park February 14, 2007 Tokuma Japan Communications 117
Go March 4, 2009 Tokuma Japan Communications 143
Pop Station March 6, 2013 Billboard Records 80
Forever Forever June 4, 2014 Billboard Records 71
Blackberry Jam March 23, 2016 Billboard Records 65
MISSION October 25, 2017[8] Warner Music Japan 42
Mirai March 13, 2019 [9] Warner Music Japan 44
Discography September 8, 2021 [10] Daydream Park Records 41
"—" denotes items which failed to chart.

Live albums

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Title Release Date Label Charts
Oricon
HiPPY CHRiSTMAS / LiVE TWELVE November 16, 2011 Fly High Records 176
HIPPY CHRISTMAS/LIVE THIRTEEN December 19, 2012 Fly High Records 275
HiPPY CHRiSTMAS/LiVE FOURTEEN January 29, 2014 Fly High Records
"—" denotes items which failed to chart.

Cover albums

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Title Release Date Label Charts
Oricon
"CHOICE" by NONA REEVES June 8, 2011 Billboard Records 133
"CHOICE II" BY NONA REEVES June 6, 2012 Billboard Records 191
"CHOICE III" BY NONA REEVES November 5, 2014 Billboard Records 186

Remix albums

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Title Release Date Label Charts
Oricon
CHERISH! NONA REEVES THE REMIXES November 7, 2001 Warner Music Japan
"—" denotes items which failed to chart.

Compilation albums

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Title Release Date Label Charts
Oricon
GREATEST HITS / BOOK ONE December 19, 2001 Warner Music Japan
free soul -free soul of NONA REEVES- December 14, 2006 Tokuma Japan Communications
WARNER MUSIC YEARS/THE BEST OF NONA REEVES 1997-2001 June 8, 2011 Crystal City 204
COLUMBIA & TOKUMA YEARS 2002 - 2009 February 15, 2012 Crystal City 224
POP’N SOUL 20~The Very Best of NONA REEVES March 8, 2017 Warner Music Japan 46
Billboard Best 2011-2016 June 14, 2017 Billboard Records 147
"—" denotes items which failed to chart.

References

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  1. ^ "Nona Reeves | Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  2. ^ "NONA REEVES : Biography | Artist | BARKS". www.en.barks.jp. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Google Translate". Translate.google.com. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  4. ^ "Google Translate". Translate.google.com. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  5. ^ "Nona Reees Pop Station". Tower Records JP. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  6. ^ "西寺郷太がプライベートスタジオで語る、Nona Reevesの20年 | Cinra".
  7. ^ "NONA REEVES Official Website".
  8. ^ "Topics - NONA REEVES Official Website". Nonareeves.com. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  9. ^ "Marai album". Nona Reeves. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Discography of album". Nona Reeves. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
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