| Variation (Hensoukyoku) | ||||
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| Released | October 27, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
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| Length | 44:08 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Reprise Records | |||
| Producer | Hiroo Oda | |||
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Variation (Hensoukyoku) (Japanese: バリエーション〈変奏曲〉, Hepburn: Bariēshon (hensōkyoku)) is the second studio album by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. It was released on October 27, 1982, by Warner Pioneer under the Reprise Records label. The album includes the controversial hit single "Shōjo A". It became Nakamori's first number-one album on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart and her best-selling album.