Hana Kuyou –Sanbyaku Rokuju Go Nichi Koi Moyou
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| Studio album by Sayuri Ishikawa | ||||
| Released | November 25, 1976 | |||
| Genre | Kayōkyoku, Enka | |||
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Album information
“Hana Kuyou –Sanbyaku Rokuju Go Nichi Koi Moyou” (花供養 (365日恋もよう) Flower Festival -365 Days of Love) is the seventh studio album by Japanese singer Sayuri Ishikawa (石川さゆり). The album was released on November 25, 1976 by Nippon Columbia (日本コロムビア). All twelve songs in the album are original songs written for Ishikawa by Yu Aku (阿久悠) as lyricist and Takashi Miki (三木たかし) as composer and arranger.
“Hana Kuyou –Sanbyaku Rokuju Go Nichi Koi Moyou” is a concept album. Each of the twelve songs in the album represents a month of a year. In addition, most songs depict scenes of a particular place in Japan while some are not specific about its location.
Ishikawa’s signature song “Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki” (津軽海峡・冬景色) originally appeared as the song representing the month of December in this album. Prior to the release of this album, Ishikawa sang Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki on stage at her recital in Osaka. This first presentation of the song received critical acclaim, which led to the song’s subsequent release as a single in the following year.[2]
- January: Ina-dani valley (伊那谷), Nagano Prefecture (長野県)
- February: Sapporo Snow Festival (さっぽろ雪まつり), Hokkaido (北海道)
- March: Doll’s Festival (雛祭り) in the San'in region (山陰地方) (The lyrics is not specific about which area of the San'in region it is referring to)
- April: Flower Festival (花供養 Shakyamuni’s birthday festival) (The lyrics is not specific about which temple’s flower festival it is referring to)
- May: Nippō Main Line (日豊本線), Miyazaki Prefecture (宮崎県)
- June: Rain at Oranda-zaka slope (オランダ坂), Nagasaki City (長崎市), Nagasaki Prefecture (長崎県)
- July: Firefly at Lake Biwa (琵琶湖), Shiga Prefecture (滋賀県)
- August: Fireworks at Seto-uchi region (瀬戸内地方) (The lyrics is not specific about which area of the Seto-uchi region it is referring to)
- September: Red dragonfly at Awaji island (淡路島), Hyogo Prefecture (兵庫県)
- October: A view of Mount Fuji from Senbon Matsubara (千本松原), Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県)
- November: Minato no Mieru Oka Koen Park (港の見える丘公園), Yokohama City (横浜市), Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県)
- December: Tsugaru Strait (津軽海峡) channel’s winter scene, Aomori Prefecture (青森県)
The album was originally released in 30cm LP format. It was reprinted in 12 cm CD format in 1993 by Nippon Columbia.[3]
Track listing
| # | Title | Original title | Lyricist | Composer | Arranger | Time | Notes | |
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| 1 | "Ina no Shira-ume" | 伊那の白梅 | Aku, YuYu Aku (阿久悠) | Miki, TakashiTakashi Miki (三木たかし) | Miki, TakashiTakashi Miki (三木たかし) | 4:50 | Written for Ishikawa | |
| 2 | "Yuki Matsuri" | 雪まつり | Aku, YuYu Aku (阿久悠) | Miki, TakashiTakashi Miki (三木たかし) | Miki, TakashiTakashi Miki (三木たかし) | 3:00 | Written for Ishikawa | |
| 3 | "Nagashi-bina" | 流しびな | Aku, YuYu Aku (阿久悠) | Miki, TakashiTakashi Miki (三木たかし) | Miki, TakashiTakashi Miki (三木たかし) | 4:31 | Written for Ishikawa | |
| 4 | "Hana Kuyou" | 花供養 | Aku, YuYu Aku (阿久悠) | Miki, TakashiTakashi Miki (三木たかし) | Miki, TakashiTakashi Miki (三木たかし) | 4:12 | Written for Ishikawa | |
| 5 | "Nippo Honsen" | 日豊本線 | Aku, YuYu Aku (阿久悠) | Miki, TakashiTakashi Miki (三木たかし) | Miki, TakashiTakashi Miki (三木たかし) | 4:44 | Written for Ishikawa | |
| 6 | "Ame-furi Zaka" | 雨降り坂 | Aku, YuYu Aku (阿久悠) | Miki, TakashiTakashi Miki (三木たかし) | Miki, TakashiTakashi Miki (三木たかし) | 3:37 | Written for Ishikawa | |
| 7 | "Hotaru no Yado" | 蛍の宿 | Aku, YuYu Aku (阿久悠) | Miki, TakashiTakashi Miki (三木たかし) | Miki, TakashiTakashi Miki (三木たかし) | 2:50 | Written for Ishikawa | |
| 8 | "Seto no Hanabi" | 瀬戸の花火 | Aku, YuYu Aku (阿久悠 | Miki, TakashiTakashi Miki (三木たかし) | Miki, TakashiTakashi Miki (三木たかし) | 3:18 | Written for Ishikawa | |
| 9 | "Watashi no Kokoro no Aka-tombo" | 私の心の赤とんぼ | Aku, YuYu Aku (阿久悠) | Miki, TakashiTakashi Miki (三木たかし) | Miki, TakashiTakashi Miki (三木たかし) | 3:50 | Written for Ishikawa | |
| 10 | "Senbon Matsubara Fuji wo Mite" | 千本松原富士を見て | Aku, YuYu Aku (阿久悠) | Miki, TakashiTakashi Miki (三木たかし) | Miki, TakashiTakashi Miki (三木たかし) | 3:40 | Written for Ishikawa | |
| 11 | "Yokohama Boshoku" | 横浜暮色 | Aku, YuYu Aku (阿久悠) | Miki, TakashiTakashi Miki (三木たかし) | Miki, TakashiTakashi Miki (三木たかし) | 3:12 | Written for Ishikawa | |
| 12 | "Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki" | 津軽海峡・冬景色 | Aku, YuYu Aku (阿久悠) | Miki, TakashiTakashi Miki (三木たかし) | Miki, TakashiTakashi Miki (三木たかし) | 3:43 | Written for Ishikawa |
Time of each song is from the CD reprint. The sleeve of the original LP album does not have time of the songs.
Singles
“Hana Kuyou” (花供養 Flower Festival), also the main title of the album, was originally released as the fourteenth single by Ishikawa.
“Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki” (津軽海峡・冬景色 Tsugaru Strait - Winter Scene) was released as Ishikawa’s fifteenth single following the release of the album.
Personnel
The album sleeve does not credit people other than singer Ishikawa and writers Aku and Miki.
Notes
- ↑ The sleeve does not have time for each song of the album nor the album’s total playing time.
- ↑ The live recording of the recital (Nippon Columbia AZ 7056-7). Also, The Record Vol. 638 (January 2013) at page 12, published by Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).
- ↑ Nippon Columbia 28CA-2680.