Nona Reeves

Nona Reeves
Nona Reeves
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Shibuya-kei; pop rock; funk; soft rock;
Years active	1995 - Present
Labels	Giant Robot (Under Flower Records); (1996) ; Warner Music Japan; (1997 - 2001, 2017 - 2021) ; Nippon Columbia; (2002 - 2003) ; Tri-M → Tokuma Japan Communications; (2004 - 2010) ; Billboard Records; (2011 - 2016); Fly High Records; Crystal City; AKA-bounce; Daydream Park Records (2021 -Present)
Members	Gota Nishidera; Kensuke Okuda; Shigeru Komatsu;
Past members	Shinobu Morooka; Koichi Oyama;
Website	nonareeves.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

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

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

Past members

Shinobu Morooka
Koichi Oyama

Discography

Singles and EPs

Title	Release Date	Label	Charts
Title	Release Date	Label	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

Title	Release Date	Label	Charts
Title	Release Date	Label	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
"—" denotes items which failed to chart.

Live albums

Title	Release Date	Label	Charts
Title	Release Date	Label	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

Title	Release Date	Label	Charts
Title	Release Date	Label	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

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

Compilation albums

Title	Release Date	Label	Charts
Title	Release Date	Label	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

^ "Nona Reeves | Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
^ "Archived copy". www.en.barks.jp. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Google Translate". Translate.google.com. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
^ "Google Translate". Translate.google.com. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
^ "Nona Reees Pop Station". Tower Records JP. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
^ https://www.cinra.net/interview/201712-nonareeves
^ http://www.nonareeves.com/Album/SIDECAR_Re.html
^ "Topics - NONA REEVES Official Website". Nonareeves.com. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
^ "Marai album". Nona Reeves. Retrieved 13 February 2020.

External links

[1] "Nona Reeves | Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2020-04-28.

[2] "Archived copy". www.en.barks.jp. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[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] ttps://www.cinra.net/interview/201712-nonareeves

[7] ttp://www.nonareeves.com/Album/SIDECAR_Re.html

[8] "Topics - NONA REEVES Official Website". Nonareeves.com. Retrieved 2020-04-28.

[9] "Marai album". Nona Reeves. Retrieved 13 February 2020.

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