Love Tears

Love Tears
EP by Kokia
Released December 3, 2008
Recorded 2006-2008
Genre J-pop, folk
Length 21:49
Label Victor Entertainment
Producer Kokia
Kokia chronology

Christmas Gift
(2008)		 Love Tears
(2008)		 Music Gift
(2008)

Love Tears is an EP released by Kokia only through digital download service iTunes, on December 3, 2008.[1][2] It features a collection of rarities featured as bonus tracks on Kokia releases between 2006 and 2008. Due to the success of this digital EP, Kokia decided to release three singles from her Real World album as four track digital only EPs, with booklets created by Kokia, in a similar manner to Love Tears.[3]

Song sources

Most of the songs had been released previously as bonus tracks on the Japanese versions of Kokia albums. "Arigatō... (from Kokia 2007)" originally came from the Japanese edition of Aigakikoeru: Listen for the Love, released in 2007.[4] "Watashi ni Dekiru Koto" was originally released as a single limited to the area around Kashiwazaki, Niigata that suffered in the 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake in September 2007,[5] however featured as a bonus track on her 2008 album The Voice.[6] "Remember the Kiss (Dedicated to "New" NY)" is from her free release EP Music Gift that was given out on the streets of New York, however originally featured as a bonus track on her 2008 Christmas album Christmas Gift.[7] "Nukumori (Aigakikoeru) (with Strings)" is an unpublished recording of the same titled song from Kokia's 2006 album Aigakikoeru: Listen for the Love, however with added string instruments. This version was featured in Kokia's short film Ojiisan no Tulip (おじいちゃんのチューリップ Granddad's Tulips).[8]

Conception

The release of the EP was timed to be released when her song "Watashi ni Dekiru Koto" was featured in a segment on the TV show Daremo Shiranai Nakeru Uta. The show was broadcast on the 9th of December, featuring an in studio live performance by Kokia of the song.[9][10] "Arigatō..." was featured in a similar program in 2007, in a segment of the variety show Kawazu-kun no Kensaku Seikatsu called Nakeru 2 Channel.[11] Kokia considered the release to be a good entry for people who were unfamiliar with her music.[8] The jacket and digital booklet were designed by Kokia herself.[8]

Track listing

All songs written by Kokia.

No. TitleArranger(s) Length
1. "Arigatō... (from Kokia 2007) (ありがとう…（from KOKIA 2007） Thank You)"  Kokia 5:29
2. "Watashi ni Dekiru Koto (私にできること What I Can Do)"  Kokia 4:51
3. "Nukumori (Aigakikoeru) (with Strings) (ぬくもり～aigakikoeru～（with strings） Warmth (Listen for the Love))"  Kokia 5:08
4. "Remember the Kiss (Dedicated to "New" NY)"  Toney Rhodes 6:00

References

  1. ↑ "KOKIA｜Love Tears｜@Victor Entertainment" (in Japanese). Victor Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
  2. ↑ "Love Tears - EP KOKIA" (in Japanese). iTunes. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
  3. ↑ 素敵なカバー♪. 'Otonami' Music Translator Kokia's Blog (in Japanese). 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
  4. ↑ "KOKIA｜aigakikoeru｜@Victor Entertainment" (in Japanese). Victor Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  5. ↑ "中越沖地震復興応援ソングKOKIA「私にできること」". Ganba 716 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-03-28.
  6. ↑ "KOKIA｜The VOICE｜@Victor Entertainment" (in Japanese). Victor Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  7. ↑ "KOKIA｜Christmas gift｜@Victor Entertainment" (in Japanese). Victor Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "iTunes storeで「Love Tears」配信開始♪". 'Otonami' Music Translator Kokia's Blog (in Japanese). 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
  9. ↑ 私にできること. 'Otonami' Music Translator Kokia's Blog (in Japanese). 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
  10. ↑ "震災で苦しむ人々に勇気を与えた歌 「私にできること」　KOKIA". Nippon Television (in Japanese). 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
  11. ↑ 「泣ける2ちゃんねる」泣ける曲がネットでヒット. Oricon (in Japanese). 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2010-06-12.