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[[Image:takahashiyokotamashiinorefrain.jpg|thumb|300px|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
# Tamashii no Refrain (魂のルフラン; ''Soul's Refrain'')
# [[Kokoro yo Genshi ni Modore]] (心よ原始に戻れ; ''Return to Primitive Heart'')
# Tamashii no Refrain (OFF VOCAL VERSION)
# [[Kokoro yo Genshi ni Modore|Kokoro yo Genshi ni Modore (OFF VOCAL VERSION)]] 

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[[Image:takahashiyokotamashiinorefrain2006.jpg|thumb|250px|2006 Re-release Cover]]
; Artist
: [[Takahashi Yoko]], [[LOREN & MASH]]
; Single
: Tamashii no Refrain / THANATOS -IF I CAN'T BE YOURS- (魂のルフラン)
; Catalog Number
: KICM-3122
; Released
: 2006.05.24
; Price
: ¥1,200
; Tracklist
# [[Takahashi Yoko]] - "Tamashii no Refrain" (魂のルフラン; ''Soul's Refrain'')
# [[LOREN & MASH]] - "[[Thanatos -If I Can't Be Yours-|THANATOS -IF I CAN'T BE YOURS-]]"
# [[Kokoro yo Genshi ni Modore]] (心よ原始に戻れ; ''Return to Primitive Heart'')
# [[Thanatos -If I Can't Be Yours-|THANATOS -IF I CAN'T BE YOURS- "Nine Years After Mix"]]
# Tamashii no Refrain (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|anime]] movie [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Shin Seiki Evangelion: Death & Rebirth]], while the B-side, "Kokoro yo Genshi ni Modore", was an image song used in the same movie. "THANATOS -IF I CAN'T BE YOURS-" was used as the ending theme song to the movie [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|The End of Evangelion]]. 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. The re-release peaked at #39 on the charts and charted for six weeks.

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]] (及川眠子)
; Music
: [[Ohmori Toshiyuki]] (大森俊之)
; Other Information
: Arrangment: [[Ohmori Toshiyuki]] (大森俊之)

==External Links==
* [http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/142176/1/ Oricon Profile (1995 Edition)]
* [http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/650087/1/ Oricon Profile (2006 Edition)]

[[Category:1997 Singles]]
[[Category:2006 Singles]]
[[Category:1997 Songs]]
[[Category:Anime Theme Song]]
[[Category:J-Pop (releases)]]