"Sunao na Mama" is Mika Nakashima

Mika Nakashima

is a Japanese singer, model, and actress. She has achieved five number-one albums in Japan and also embarked on an acting career, most notably in the live-action movie Nana, based on the manga of the same name.- Early life and debut :...

's 22nd single . This single was released on the 14th March 2007, the same day as her album Yes

Yes (Mika Nakashima album)

Yes is the eighth album by Mika Nakashima, and fourth to be released under only her name. It is the first of her albums released in both a CD only and a CD+DVD Limited Edition format...

. It appeared in a DoCoMo commercial, and is best described as a midtempo easy listening ballad.

The B-side is a cover of the song "Fever", which was made famous by Peggy Lee. Nakashima's version of the song, which she recorded with bassist Ron Carter

Ron Carter

Ron Carter is an American jazz double-bassist. His appearances on over 2,500 albums make him one of the most-recorded bassists in jazz history, along with Milt Hinton, Ray Brown and Leroy Vinnegar. Carter is also an acclaimed cellist who has recorded numerous times on that...

, originally appeared on Ken Shima's Jazz compilation album, Shimaken Super Sessions, in late 2006. Unfortunately, the single almost knocked Mika out of the Top 20 on the Oricon Singles Chart.

Tracklisting

1. Sunao na Mama (素直なまま; The State of Honesty)
2. Fever
3. Sunao na Mama (Sugiurumn Remix)
4. Sunao na Mama (Instrumental)

Charts

"Sunao na Mama" only managed to debut at #18 on the weekly Oricon charts and sold 8,682 copies in its first week. To date this is Mika's lowest charting and lowest selling single in her career.

Total Reported Sales: 14,392*