Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa
| "Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa" | ||||
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| Single by Akina Nakamori | ||||
| from the album Bitter and Sweet | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| English title | The Tears Are Not a Decoration | |||
| B-side | "Moonlight Letter" | |||
| Released | November 14, 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
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| Length | 4:10 | |||
| Label | Reprise Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Yōsui Inoue | |||
| Producer(s) | Yūzō Shimada | |||
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| "Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa" (Live) on YouTube | ||||
"Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa" (飾りじゃないのよ涙は; lit. "The Tears Are Not a Decoration") is the 10th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Yōsui Inoue, the single was released on November 14, 1984, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label. It was also the lead single from her seventh studio album Bitter and Sweet.