Sakura Saku Machi Monogatari
| Sakura Saku Machi Monogatari | ||||
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| Released | March 7, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 63:58 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Eiji Saibara | |||
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| Singles from Sakura Saku Machi Monogatari | ||||
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Sakura Saku Machi Monogatari (桜咲く街物語), also known as The Story of Town Where Cherry Blossoms Bloom, is the debut album of Japanese pop music trio Ikimono-gakari.[1] It was released in Japan on March 7, 2007 under the label Epic.[2] The album peaked at number four on the Oricon weekly charts and charted for nearly two years.[2]
Tie-ups and theme songs[edit]
Many of the songs in this album were used as theme songs or in commercials. "Hanabi" was used the seventh ending theme song for the anime series Bleach.[3] "Ryūsei Miracle" was used as a theme song for the anime Ghost Slayers Ayashi.[3] "Seishun no Tobira" was used as the theme song to Japanese release of the movie Monster House.[3]
The title song "Sakura" was used in a commercial advertisement promoting NTT Denpo115.[3] "Uruwashiki Hito" was used in a commercial to promote Coca-Cola.[3]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Sakura" | Yoshiki Mizuno | Y. Mizuno | Masanori Shimada | 5:54 |
| 2. | "Kira Kira Train" (KIRA★KIRA★TRAIN "Sparkling Train") | Y. Mizuno | Y. Mizuno | M. Shimada | 5:28 |
| 3. | "Hanabi" | Y. Mizuno | Y. Mizuno | Ryo Eguchi | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Kimi to Aruita Kisetsu" (君と歩いた季節 "The Season I Walked with You") | Y. Mizuno | Y. Mizuno | Atsushi Yuasa | 4:04 |
| 5. | "Koisuru Otome" | Y. Mizuno | Y. Mizuno | Yusuke Tanaka | 5:16 |
| 6. | "Ryūsei Miracle" | Y. Mizuno | Y. Mizuno | Westfield | 4:08 |
| 7. | "Seishun no Tobira" (青春のとびら "Door of Youth") | Y. Mizuno | Y. Mizuno | Westfield | 2:58 |
| 8. | "Hinageshi" (ひなげし "Poppy") | Hotaka Yamashita | H. Yamashita | A. Yuasa | 3:02 |
| 9. | "Hot Milk" (ホットミルク Hotto Miruku) | H. Yamashita, Y. Mizuno | Y. Mizuno | Seiji Kameda | 4:59 |
| 10. | "Iroha ni Ho e To" (いろはにほへと Even the Blossoming Flowers) | H. Yamashita | H. Yamashita | R. Eguchi | 2:30 |
| 11. | "Uruwashiki Hito" (うるわしきひと "Beautiful Person") | Y. Mizuno | Y. Mizuno | R. Eguchi | 4:30 |
| 12. | "Natsu Koi" (夏・コイ "Summer Love") | H. Yamashita | H. Yamashita | Y. Tanaka | 5:58 |
| 13. | "Tayumu Koto Naki Nagare no Naka de" (タユムコトナキナガレノナカデ "In a Ceaseless Flow") | H. Yamashita | H. Yamashita | M. Shimada | 6:22 |
| 14. | "Sakura (Acoustic Version)" (Bonus Track) | Y. Mizuno | Y. Mizuno | M. Shimada | 4:26 |
References[edit]
- ^ "ikimono-gakari" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-04-18.
- ^ a b "いきものがかり-リリース-ORICON STYLE ミュージック". Oricon (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
- ^ a b c d e "JBOOK：桜咲く街物語：いきものがかり：CD" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-04-18.
