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Okinawa Uta: Chikyū no Kaze o Kanjite
Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 25, 2009 (2009-11-25)
Recorded2001-2007
Genretraditional
Length47:18
Label Victor Entertainment
Rimi Natsukawa chronology
Kokoro no Uta
(2009)
Okinawa Uta: Chikyū no Kaze o Kanjite
(2009)
Uta Sagashi: Asia no Kaze
(2010)

Okinawa Uta: Chikyū no Kaze o Kanjite (おきなわうた ~琉球の風を感じて~, Okinawan Songs: Feel the Wind of the Earth) is Rimi Natsukawa's 6th compilation album released on November 25, 2009 (2009-11-25), and her second compilation album to centre on an Okinawan song theme. [1]

Song sources

Almost all the songs originate from Natsukawa's first three album releases (2002–2003): Minamikaze, Tida: Tida Kaji nu Umui and Sora no Keshiki. There are three exceptions: "Basi nu Turi Bushi" is from her " Michishirube" single (2003), "Matsuri no Ato Kaze" is from Umui Kaji (2007) and "Densaa Bushi" is from Uta Sagashi: Request Cover Album (2007).

The two final tracks are bonus live recordings of songs from Minamikaze.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1." Nada Sōsō (涙そうそう, Great Tears Are Spilling)" Begin, Ryoko Moriyama Seiichi Kyōda4:20
2." Warabigami (童神, Little God)" Misako Koja, Kazuya SaharaKyōda5:09
3."Bashōfu (芭蕉布, Banana Cloth)" Yasuichi Yoshikawa, Tsuneo FukuharaKyōda4:37
4." Tinsagu nu Hana (てぃんさぐぬ花, Balsam Flowers)"Traditional Chuei Yoshikawa4:33
5." Shima Uta (島唄, Island Song)" Kazufumi MiyazawaKyōda5:19
6."Densaa Bushi (デンサー節, Tradition Song)"Traditional Masaaki Uechi3:56
7."Shimajima Kaisha (島々清しゃ, Purity of the Islands)" Hitoshi Kume, FukuharaKyōda5:01
8." Akata Sandunchi (赤田首里殿内, Akata District, Shuri)"TraditionalKyōda5:49
9."Tsuki nu Kaisha (月ぬ美しゃ, Beauty of the Moon)"TraditionalKyōda4:03
10." Hana (, Flowers)" Shoukichi KinaC. Yoshikawa6:19
11."Basi nu Turi Bushi (Rimi Natsukawa Sanshin Hikigatari Version) (鷲ぬ鳥節~夏川りみ三線弾き語りヴァージョン~, Eagle Song (Rimi Natsukawa Sanshin Acoustic Version))"TraditionalNatsukawa3:43
12."Matsuri no Ato Kaze (祭りのあと風, Wind After the Festival)" Isamu Shimoji, Hitoshi UechiH. Uechi5:17
13."Irayoi Tsukiyohama (Live Rokuon) (イラヨイ月夜浜(ライブ録音), Treasured Moonlit Beach (Live Recording))" Yasukatsu Ōjima, Eishō HigaC. Yoshikawa6:00
14."Ōgon no Hana (Live Rokuon) (黄金の花(ライブ録音), Green Gold Flower (Live Recording))" Osami Okamoto, Sadao ChinaC. Yoshikawa6:23

Japan Sales Rankings [2]

Release Chart Peak position First week sales Sales total
November 25, 2009 (2009-11-25) Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 158 816 2,249

References

  1. ^ "夏川りみ オフィシャルサイト". Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  2. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-02-01. (subscription only)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Okinawa Uta: Chikyū no Kaze o Kanjite
Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 25, 2009 (2009-11-25)
Recorded2001-2007
Genretraditional
Length47:18
Label Victor Entertainment
Rimi Natsukawa chronology
Kokoro no Uta
(2009)
Okinawa Uta: Chikyū no Kaze o Kanjite
(2009)
Uta Sagashi: Asia no Kaze
(2010)

Okinawa Uta: Chikyū no Kaze o Kanjite (おきなわうた ~琉球の風を感じて~, Okinawan Songs: Feel the Wind of the Earth) is Rimi Natsukawa's 6th compilation album released on November 25, 2009 (2009-11-25), and her second compilation album to centre on an Okinawan song theme. [1]

Song sources

Almost all the songs originate from Natsukawa's first three album releases (2002–2003): Minamikaze, Tida: Tida Kaji nu Umui and Sora no Keshiki. There are three exceptions: "Basi nu Turi Bushi" is from her " Michishirube" single (2003), "Matsuri no Ato Kaze" is from Umui Kaji (2007) and "Densaa Bushi" is from Uta Sagashi: Request Cover Album (2007).

The two final tracks are bonus live recordings of songs from Minamikaze.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1." Nada Sōsō (涙そうそう, Great Tears Are Spilling)" Begin, Ryoko Moriyama Seiichi Kyōda4:20
2." Warabigami (童神, Little God)" Misako Koja, Kazuya SaharaKyōda5:09
3."Bashōfu (芭蕉布, Banana Cloth)" Yasuichi Yoshikawa, Tsuneo FukuharaKyōda4:37
4." Tinsagu nu Hana (てぃんさぐぬ花, Balsam Flowers)"Traditional Chuei Yoshikawa4:33
5." Shima Uta (島唄, Island Song)" Kazufumi MiyazawaKyōda5:19
6."Densaa Bushi (デンサー節, Tradition Song)"Traditional Masaaki Uechi3:56
7."Shimajima Kaisha (島々清しゃ, Purity of the Islands)" Hitoshi Kume, FukuharaKyōda5:01
8." Akata Sandunchi (赤田首里殿内, Akata District, Shuri)"TraditionalKyōda5:49
9."Tsuki nu Kaisha (月ぬ美しゃ, Beauty of the Moon)"TraditionalKyōda4:03
10." Hana (, Flowers)" Shoukichi KinaC. Yoshikawa6:19
11."Basi nu Turi Bushi (Rimi Natsukawa Sanshin Hikigatari Version) (鷲ぬ鳥節~夏川りみ三線弾き語りヴァージョン~, Eagle Song (Rimi Natsukawa Sanshin Acoustic Version))"TraditionalNatsukawa3:43
12."Matsuri no Ato Kaze (祭りのあと風, Wind After the Festival)" Isamu Shimoji, Hitoshi UechiH. Uechi5:17
13."Irayoi Tsukiyohama (Live Rokuon) (イラヨイ月夜浜(ライブ録音), Treasured Moonlit Beach (Live Recording))" Yasukatsu Ōjima, Eishō HigaC. Yoshikawa6:00
14."Ōgon no Hana (Live Rokuon) (黄金の花(ライブ録音), Green Gold Flower (Live Recording))" Osami Okamoto, Sadao ChinaC. Yoshikawa6:23

Japan Sales Rankings [2]

Release Chart Peak position First week sales Sales total
November 25, 2009 (2009-11-25) Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 158 816 2,249

References

  1. ^ "夏川りみ オフィシャルサイト". Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  2. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-02-01. (subscription only)

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