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Released | 21 May 1989 | |||
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Label | Apollon | |||
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Realize (リアライズ, Riaraizu) is the fifth studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Hideaki Tokunaga. Released on May 21, 1989, the album sold over 300,000 copies and peaked at No. 4 in Oricon's albums chart and was ranked at No. 46 in Oricon's 1989 year-ending album chart. [1] [2] [3] It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ. [4]
The album features the singles " Saigo no Iiwake", "Koibito", and "Myself ~Kaze ni Naritai~" / "Kokoro no Ball". The English-language song "You're in the Sky ~Eolia~" was used for TV commercials promoting Panasonic's Eolia air conditioner line.
All music is composed by Hideaki Tokunaga and arranged by Ichizo Seo.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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1. | "Kimi no Ao" ((君の青, "Your Blue")) | Hitoshi Shinohara | 5:37 |
2. | "Nemurenai Yoru" ((眠れない夜, "Sleepless Nights")) | Hideaki Tokunaga | 4:21 |
3. | "Lovers" (Rabāzu (ラバーズ)) | Shinohara | 4:26 |
4. | "You're in the Sky ~Eolia~" | Machiko Ryū | 5:35 |
5. | "Soshite Hoshi ni Natta yo" ((そして星になったよ, "And It Became a Star")) | Tokunaga | 4:45 |
6. | "Koibito" ((恋人, "Lovers")) | Tokunaga | 4:54 |
7. | "Cobalt ni Kieta Blue" (Kobaruto ni Kieta Burū (コバルトに消えたブルー, "The Blue Disappeared into the Cobalt")) | Keiko Asō | 4:52 |
8. | "Myself ~Kaze ni Naritai~" (Maiserufu ~Kaze ni Naritai~ (MYSELF 〜風になりたい〜, "Myself ~I Want to Be the Wind~")) | Akira Ohtsu | 5:51 |
9. | " Saigo no Iiwake (Los Angeles Mix)" ((最後の言い訳, "Last Excuse")) | Asō | 6:28 |
10. | "Boku no Tokei" ((僕の時計, "My Watch")) | Shinohara | 4:12 |
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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Japanese Oricon Albums Chart | 4 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan ( RIAJ) [4] | Gold | 200,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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Realize | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 21 May 1989 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 51:00 | |||
Language |
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Label | Apollon | |||
Hideaki Tokunaga chronology | ||||
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Singles from REALIZE | ||||
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Realize (リアライズ, Riaraizu) is the fifth studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Hideaki Tokunaga. Released on May 21, 1989, the album sold over 300,000 copies and peaked at No. 4 in Oricon's albums chart and was ranked at No. 46 in Oricon's 1989 year-ending album chart. [1] [2] [3] It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ. [4]
The album features the singles " Saigo no Iiwake", "Koibito", and "Myself ~Kaze ni Naritai~" / "Kokoro no Ball". The English-language song "You're in the Sky ~Eolia~" was used for TV commercials promoting Panasonic's Eolia air conditioner line.
All music is composed by Hideaki Tokunaga and arranged by Ichizo Seo.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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1. | "Kimi no Ao" ((君の青, "Your Blue")) | Hitoshi Shinohara | 5:37 |
2. | "Nemurenai Yoru" ((眠れない夜, "Sleepless Nights")) | Hideaki Tokunaga | 4:21 |
3. | "Lovers" (Rabāzu (ラバーズ)) | Shinohara | 4:26 |
4. | "You're in the Sky ~Eolia~" | Machiko Ryū | 5:35 |
5. | "Soshite Hoshi ni Natta yo" ((そして星になったよ, "And It Became a Star")) | Tokunaga | 4:45 |
6. | "Koibito" ((恋人, "Lovers")) | Tokunaga | 4:54 |
7. | "Cobalt ni Kieta Blue" (Kobaruto ni Kieta Burū (コバルトに消えたブルー, "The Blue Disappeared into the Cobalt")) | Keiko Asō | 4:52 |
8. | "Myself ~Kaze ni Naritai~" (Maiserufu ~Kaze ni Naritai~ (MYSELF 〜風になりたい〜, "Myself ~I Want to Be the Wind~")) | Akira Ohtsu | 5:51 |
9. | " Saigo no Iiwake (Los Angeles Mix)" ((最後の言い訳, "Last Excuse")) | Asō | 6:28 |
10. | "Boku no Tokei" ((僕の時計, "My Watch")) | Shinohara | 4:12 |
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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Japanese Oricon Albums Chart | 4 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan ( RIAJ) [4] | Gold | 200,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |