Kōsa ni Fukarete

"Kosa ni Fukarete"
Single by Shizuka Kudō
B-side "Akiko"
Released September 6, 1989
Format CD Single
Genre Pop
Label Pony Canyon
Writer(s) Miyuki Nakajima, Tsugutoshi Gotō
Producer(s) Tsugutoshi Gotō
Shizuka Kudō singles chronology
"Arashi no Sugao"
(1989)		 "Kosa ni Fukarete"
(1989)		 "Kuchibiru kara Biyaku"
(1990)

"Kōsa ni Fukarete" is a song composed by the Japanese record producer/bassist Tsugutoshi Gotō. It was recorded by pop icon Shizuka Kudō and released as her eighth solo single, providing her with sixth chart-topper.[1]

"Kōsa ni Fukarete" features lyrics written by Miyuki Nakajima, who has already contributed lyrics for Kudō's previous singles ("Fu-Ji-Tsu" and "Mugo,n...Iroppoi") and all songs of her second studio album Shizuka. It was featured on TV advertisement of audio cassette by Taiyo Yuden.

CD single was issued in September 1989. It debuted at the summit of the Oricon Weekly chart with sales of over 140,000 copies, becoming the 5th of Kudo's 8 consecutive #1 hit singles.[2][3]

Track listing

All songs composed, arranged, and produced by Tsugutoshi Goto, lyrics written by Miyuki Nakajima

  1. "Kōsa ni Fukarete (黄砂に吹かれて)" – 3:49
  2. "Akiko (秋子)" – 3:56

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (1989/90) Position Weeks
Japanese Oricon Weekly Singles Chart (top 100)[1] 1 22

Year-end charts

Chart (1989) Position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[4] 9

Accolades

Awards

Year Provider Award(s) Title
1989 Recording Industry Association of Japan The 4th Japan Gold Disc Award The Best 5 Singles of Year - for "Kōsa ni Fukarete" by Shizuka Kudō [5]

References

  1. 1 2 s-工藤静香 "Yamachan Land (Japanese Chart Archives) - Singles Chart Daijiten - Shizuka Kudo" Check |url= value (help) (in Japanese). Original Confidence. December 30, 2007. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
  2. ↑ 1989年09月第3週の邦楽シングルランキング情報 "Search results of the Japanese Oricon Weekly Singles Chart - 3rd week of September 1989" Check |url= value (help). oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
  3. ↑ 音楽を語ろう特集 音楽を語ろう特集『中島みゆきが詞・曲を提供！工藤静香の名曲を語ろう』 Check |url= value (help). oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
  4. ↑ ■１９８９ 年間ヒットチャート "Top-ten of the Oricon Year-end Singles (1989)" Check |url= value (help) (in Japanese). Retrieved December 23, 2010.
  5. ↑ 第4回日本ゴールドディスク大賞 "Recording Industry Association of Japan - List of the 4th Gold Disc Award Winners" Check |url= value (help) (in Japanese). January 1, 2011.
Preceded by
"Taiyo ga Ippai" by Hikaru Genji		 Japanese Oricon Chart number-one single
September 18 - October 23, 1989 (6 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Niji wo Mitakai" by Misato Watanabe
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