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Difference between revisions of "Taiyou no Uta (Kaoru Amane)"
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[[Image:Amane Kaoru - Taiyou no Uta CD.jpg|thumb|200px|CD Only Cover]]
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[[Image:Amane Kaoru - Taiyou no Uta CD.jpg|thumb|220px|Regular Edition Cover]]
  
 
; Artist
 
; Artist
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: [[Sawajiri Erika|Amane Kaoru]] (雨音薫)
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: [[Sawajiri Erika|Kaoru Amane]]
 
; Single
 
; Single
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: Taiyou no Uta (タイヨウのうた; ''A Song to the Sun'')
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: Taiyou no Uta (タイヨウのうた)
 
; Released
 
; Released
 
: 2006.08.30
 
: 2006.08.30
 
; Catalog Number
 
; Catalog Number
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: SRCL-6407~8 <small>(CD+DVD)</small>
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: SRCL-6407~8 <small>(Limited Edition)</small>
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: SRCL-6409 <small>(CD Only)</small>
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: SRCL-6409 <small>(Regular Edition)</small>
 
; Price
 
; Price
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: ¥1,575 <small>(CD+DVD)</small>
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: ¥1,575 <small>(Limited Edition)</small>
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: ¥1,223 <small>(CD Only)</small>
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: ¥1,223 <small>(Regular Edition)</small>
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; CD+DVD Edition CD Tracklist
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; Limited Edition CD Tracklist
 
# Taiyou no Uta (タイヨウのうた; ''A Song to the Sun'')
 
# Taiyou no Uta (タイヨウのうた; ''A Song to the Sun'')
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# [[Stay With Me (Amane Kaoru)|Stay with me]]
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# [[Stay With Me (Kaoru Amane)|Stay with me]]
 
# Taiyou no Uta <acoustic version> (タイヨウのうた)
 
# Taiyou no Uta <acoustic version> (タイヨウのうた)
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# Stay with me <acoustic version>
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# [[Stay With Me (Kaoru Amane)|Stay with me <acoustic version>]]
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# [[Wish (Taiyou no Uta)|wish <original instrumental>]]
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# [[Wish (Kaoru Amane)|Wish <original instrumental>]]
 
# Taiyou no Uta <instrumental> (タイヨウのうた)
 
# Taiyou no Uta <instrumental> (タイヨウのうた)
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# Stay with me <instrumental>
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# [[Stay With Me (Kaoru Amane)|Stay with me <instrumental>]]
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; Limited Edition DVD Tracklist
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# Taiyou no Uta ([[PV]]) (タイヨウのうた)
 
; Regular Edition CD Tracklist
 
; Regular Edition CD Tracklist
 
# Taiyou no Uta (タイヨウのうた)
 
# Taiyou no Uta (タイヨウのうた)
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# [[Stay With Me (Amane Kaoru)|Stay with me]]
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# [[Stay With Me (Kaoru Amane)|Stay with me]]
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# [[Wish (Taiyou no Uta)|wish <original instrumental>]]
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# [[Wish (Kaoru Amane)|wish <original instrumental>]]
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; DVD Tracklist
 
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# Taiyou no Uta ([[PV]]) (タイヨウのうた)
 
  
  
 
; Information
 
; Information
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"Taiyou no Uta" is [[Gravure|gravure]] idol/actress [[Sawajiri Erika]]'s debut into the music world. As Amane Kaoru in the [[Dorama|drama]], ''[[Taiyou no Uta (dorama)|Taiyou no Uta]]'', she played a teenage girl with [[Wikipedia:Xeroderma pigmentosum|xeroderma pigmentosum]] that pursued her dreams in music. This single was released to promote the drama, and Sawajiri released it under her character's name. "Taiyou no Uta" reached #1 on the [[Oricon]] charts and charted for 24 weeks. Because it sold 480,183 copies in 2006, it became #10 best-selling single of the year and the #1 top selling single by a solo female artist. This single has been certified double platinum by RIAJ. In all, the single sold 488,604 copies.
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"Taiyou no Uta" is a [[:Category:Character Singles|character single]] released by [[Sawajiri Erika]] under the name "Kaoru Amane", a charter she played in the [[Dorama|drama]] ''[[Taiyou no Uta (dorama)|Taiyou no Uta]]''. The single was released in two versions: a limited CD+DVD edition and a regular CD-only edition. It reached #1 in its second week on the [[Oricon]] weekly chart and charted for 24 weeks. Because it sold 480,183 copies in 2006, it became the #10 best-selling single of the year and the #1 best-selling single by a solo female artist. The single has also been certified double platinum by RIAJ. In all, the single sold 488,604 copies.
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The title track was [[Self-Cover|self-covered]] by [[Shiratori Maika]] on her album ''[[Hikousen (Shiratori Maika)|hikousen]]''.
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; TV Performances
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* [2006.09.09] [[CDTV]]
  
 
==Song Information==
 
==Song Information==
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[[Image:Amane Koaru - Taiyou no Uta promo.jpg|thumb|200px|Sawajiri Erika promoting the single.]]
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[[Image:Amane Koaru - Taiyou no Uta promo.jpg|thumb|220px|Sawajiri Erika promoting the single]]
 
; Lyrics
 
; Lyrics
 
: [[Shiratori Maika]]
 
: [[Shiratori Maika]]
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: Drums: [[Kokobu Takemi]]
 
: Drums: [[Kokobu Takemi]]
 
: Piano: [[Sato Tatsuya]]
 
: Piano: [[Sato Tatsuya]]
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: Keyboard and Programming: [[Owada Yasunori]]
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: Keyboards and Programming: [[Owada Yasunori]]
 
: Chorus: [[Shiratori Maika]]
 
: Chorus: [[Shiratori Maika]]
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: Recorded and Mixed by: [[Hiranuma Hiroshi]] (OORONG-SHA)
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: Recording and Mixing: [[Hiranuma Hiroshi]] ([[OORONG-SHA]])
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: Assisted by: [[Kikuchi Kazutaka]] (Hitokuchizaka Studio)
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: Assisting: [[Kikuchi Kazutaka]] (Hitokuchizaka Studio)
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: Vocal Recoded by: [[Suzuki Ryuzo]] (Sony Music Records)
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: Vocal Recoding: [[Suzuki Ryuzo]] ([[Sony Music Records]])
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==TV Performances==
 
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* [2006.09.09] [[CDTV]]
 
  
 
==Oricon Chart Positions==
 
==Oricon Chart Positions==
 
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|- style="background:#efefef"
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!Wed||Thu||Fri||Sat||Sun||Mon||Tue||Week Rank||Sales
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!Mon||Tue||Wed||Thu||Fri||Sat||Sun||Week Rank||Sales
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|- align="center"
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||- ||2 ||2  ||2  ||1  ||1  ||1  ||2        ||150,056
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|- align="center"
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||1 ||1 ||1  ||1  ||1  ||1  ||1  ||1        ||111,159
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|- align="center"
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||1 ||3 ||2  ||2  ||2  ||1  ||2  ||2        ||78,721
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
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||2 ||2 ||2  ||1  ||1 ||1 ||1 ||2       ||150,056
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||1 ||4 ||4 ||2  ||1  ||2 ||1   ||1        ||47,119
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
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||1 ||1  ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1  ||1       ||111,159
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||1 ||7 ||5 ||3 ||3 ||2 ||2  ||2       ||32,344
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
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||3 ||2  ||2 ||2 ||1 ||2 ||1  ||2       ||78,721
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||2 ||7 ||6 ||5 ||4 ||4 ||3  ||6       ||16,985
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
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||4 ||4  ||2 ||1 ||2 ||1 ||1  ||1       ||47,119
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||3 ||3 ||- ||- ||- ||- ||-  ||6       ||14,335
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
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||7 ||5  ||3 ||3 ||2 ||2 ||2  ||2        ||32,344
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||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||-  ||12      ||9,425
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
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||7 ||6  ||5 ||4 ||4 ||3 ||3  ||6        ||16,985
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||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||-  ||22      ||7,064
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
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||3 ||x ||x ||x ||x ||x ||x ||x        ||14,335
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||- ||- ||-  ||- ||- ||-  ||-  ||30      ||4,730
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||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||-  ||38      ||2,748
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* Oricon Profile: [http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/666874/1/ CD+DVD] | [http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/666879/1/ CD Only]
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* Oricon Profile: [http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/398212/products/music/666874/1/ Limited Edition] | [http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/398212/products/music/666879/1/ Regular Edition]
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* Sony Music Profile: [http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/SR/kaoruamane/SRCL-6407/index.html Limited Edition] | [http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/SR/kaoruamane/SRCL-6409/index.html Regular Edition]
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{{Sawajiri Erika}}
  
 
[[Category:J-Pop (releases)]]
 
[[Category:J-Pop (releases)]]
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[[Category:2006 Songs]]
 
[[Category:2006 Songs]]
 
[[Category:2006 Number 1 Singles]]
 
[[Category:2006 Number 1 Singles]]
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[[Category:2006 Oricon Top 20 Singles]]
 
 
[[Category:2006 Oricon Top 100 Singles]]
 
[[Category:2006 Oricon Top 100 Singles]]
 
[[Category:Dorama Theme Song]]
 
[[Category:Dorama Theme Song]]
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[[Category:ERIKA Songs]]
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[[Category:Character Singles]]
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[[Category:Character Songs]]

Revision as of 06:07, 1 July 2010

Limited Edition Cover
Regular Edition Cover
Artist
Kaoru Amane
Single
Taiyou no Uta (タイヨウのうた)
Released
2006.08.30
Catalog Number
SRCL-6407~8 (Limited Edition)
SRCL-6409 (Regular Edition)
Price
¥1,575 (Limited Edition)
¥1,223 (Regular Edition)
Limited Edition CD Tracklist
  1. Taiyou no Uta (タイヨウのうた; A Song to the Sun)
  2. Stay with me
  3. Taiyou no Uta <acoustic version> (タイヨウのうた)
  4. Stay with me <acoustic version>
  5. Wish <original instrumental>
  6. Taiyou no Uta <instrumental> (タイヨウのうた)
  7. Stay with me <instrumental>
Limited Edition DVD Tracklist
  1. Taiyou no Uta (PV) (タイヨウのうた)
Regular Edition CD Tracklist
  1. Taiyou no Uta (タイヨウのうた)
  2. Stay with me
  3. wish <original instrumental>


Information

"Taiyou no Uta" is a character single released by Sawajiri Erika under the name "Kaoru Amane", a charter she played in the drama Taiyou no Uta. The single was released in two versions: a limited CD+DVD edition and a regular CD-only edition. It reached #1 in its second week on the Oricon weekly chart and charted for 24 weeks. Because it sold 480,183 copies in 2006, it became the #10 best-selling single of the year and the #1 best-selling single by a solo female artist. The single has also been certified double platinum by RIAJ. In all, the single sold 488,604 copies.

The title track was self-covered by Shiratori Maika on her album hikousen.

TV Performances

Song Information

Sawajiri Erika promoting the single
Lyrics
Shiratori Maika
Music
Shiratori Maika
Other Information
Arrangement: Yayoshi Junji
Strings Arrangement: Shika Udai
Acoustic and Electric Guitar: Yayoshi Junji
Bass: Takama Yuichi
Drums: Kokobu Takemi
Piano: Sato Tatsuya
Keyboards and Programming: Owada Yasunori
Chorus: Shiratori Maika
Recording and Mixing: Hiranuma Hiroshi (OORONG-SHA)
Assisting: Kikuchi Kazutaka (Hitokuchizaka Studio)
Vocal Recoding: Suzuki Ryuzo (Sony Music Records)

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
- 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 150,056
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 111,159
1 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 78,721
1 4 4 2 1 2 1 1 47,119
1 7 5 3 3 2 2 2 32,344
2 7 6 5 4 4 3 6 16,985
3 3 - - - - - 6 14,335
- - - - - - - 12 9,425
- - - - - - - 22 7,064
- - - - - - - 30 4,730
- - - - - - - 38 2,748

Total Reported Sales: 488,604

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