Kaze no Michi

Kaze no Michi
Studio album by Rimi Natsukawa
Released September 22, 2004 (2004-09-22)
Recorded 2004
Genre J-pop, Shima uta, traditional
Length 52:59
Label Victor Entertainment
Rimi Natsukawa chronology
Okinawa no Kaze
(2004)		 Kaze no Michi
(2004)		 Rimi Natsukawa Single Collection Vol. 1
(2005)
Singles from Kaze no Michi
  1. "Kana yo Kana yo"
    Released: July 21, 2004 (2004-07-21)

Kaze no Michi (風の道 Wind Road?) is Rimi Natsukawa's third original album, released on September 22, 2004 (2004-09-22).[1]

Contents

Background

Kaze no Michi was Natsukawa's first original album since 2003's Sora no Keshiki, in between which she released two cover albums. The album was preceded by the single "Kana yo Kana yo," written and produced by Kazufumi Miyazawa of The Boom.

Collaborations

The album, unlike most of her former releases, centres around original songs. Many of these songs are collaborations with famous musicians/songwriters. "Aitakute" was written by members of The Gospellers, "Shiahō: Xie He" was written by Chinese composer Liang Jian Feng (musical director/composer for Twelve Girls Band) and "Hyakuman no Hoshi" had music composed by Korean singer/songwriter Yang Jeong Seung (Kiroy Y).

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Arranger(s) Length
1. "Aitakute (会いたくて I Miss You?)"   Yutaka Yasuoka, Kaoru Kurosawa Seiichi Kyōda 5:23
2. "Kana yo Kana yo (愛よ　愛よ Love Love?)"   Kazufumi Miyazawa Miyazawa 4:37
3. "Toki (時 Time?)"   Yuho Iwasato, Kazuhiro Hara Kyōda 4:29
4. "Shiahō: Xie He (夏河～シアホー Summer River?)"   Iwasato Liang Jian Feng 4:56
5. "Hyakuman no Hoshi (百万の星 A Million Stars?)"   Iwasato Mwun Hye Ji, Yang Jeong Seung 4:31
6. "Zutto, Oboeteru (ずっと、憶えてる I'm Remembering More and More?)"   Iwasato Satoshi Nakamura 4:58
7. "Tenohira no Umi (掌の海 Sea of Palms of Hands?)"   Miyazawa Kyōda 4:17
8. "Yuimaaru (ゆいま～る Ryukyuan: Support Each Other?)"   Maya Nekoda, Rimi Chuei Yoshikawa 4:51
9. "Ashita no Kimi e (明日の君へ To the You of Tomorrow?)"   Miyuki Noyori, Kenji Hazama Nakamura 4:49
10. "Umi no Temaneki (海の手招き The Calling of the Sea?)"   Kei Ogura, Zhang Bin Kyōda 4:49
11. "Tsuki no Niji (月の虹 Moon Rainbow?)"   Toshiaki Arashiro, Masaaki Uechi Yoshikawa 4:49

Japan Sales Rankings[2]

Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
September 22, 2004 (2004-09-22) Oricon Daily Albums Chart
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 36 8,216 30,113 13 weeks
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart

References

  1. ^ ""夏川りみ オフィシャルサイト"". http://www.rimirimi.jp/free/disco_a.html. Retrieved 2010-01-29. 
  2. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. http://ranking.oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2010-01-27.  (subscription only)