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Tamashii no Refrain

Single Cover
Artist
Takahashi Yoko
Single
Tamashii no Refrain (魂のルフラン)
Catalog Number
KIDA-146
Released
1997.02.21
Price
¥1,020
Tracklist
  1. Tamashii no Refrain (魂のルフラン; Soul's Refrain)
  2. Kokoro yo Genshi ni Modore (心よ原始に戻れ; Return to Primitive Heart)
  3. Tamashii no Refrain (OFF VOCAL VERSION)
  4. Kokoro yo Genshi ni Modore (OFF VOCAL VERSION)


Information

"Tamashii no Refrain" is the 14th single released by Takahashi Yoko. The title track was used as the theme song to the anime movie Shinseiki Evangelion DEATH & REBIRTH Shi to Shinsei, while the B-side, "Kokoro yo Genshi ni Modore", was an image song used in the same movie. Along with "Zankoku na Tenshi no Thesis", "Tamashii no Refrain" is one of the most influential anisons ever released. The single reached #3 on the Oricon charts, and charted for 21 weeks, selling 631,320 copies, marking the #41 single of the year.

Numerous covers have been made of the song. The most recent has been anison singer HIMEKA, who recorded it on her 2010 cover album. Other notable artists who covered the song include Amuro Namie, Hayashibara Megumi, and Okui Masami.

Song Infomation

Lyrics
Oikawa Neko
Music
Ohmori Toshiyuki
Other Information
Arrangement: Ohmori Toshiyuki

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