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[[Image:Amane Kaoru - Taiyou no Uta DVD.jpg|thumb|200px|CD+DVD Cover]]
[[Image:Amane Kaoru - Taiyou no Uta DVD.jpg|thumb|220px|Limited Edition Cover]]
[[Image:Amane Kaoru - Taiyou no Uta CD.jpg|thumb|200px|CD Only Cover]]
[[Image:Amane Kaoru - Taiyou no Uta CD.jpg|thumb|220px|Regular Edition Cover]]


; Artist
; Artist
: [[Sawajiri Erika|Amane Kaoru]] (雨音薫)
: [[Sawajiri Erika|Kaoru Amane]]
; Single
; Single
: 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)
; Released
; Released
: 2006.08.30
: 2006.08.30
; Catalog Number
; Catalog Number
: SRCL-6407~8 <small>(CD+DVD)</small>
: SRCL-6407~8 <small>(Limited Edition)</small>
: SRCL-6409 <small>(CD Only)</small>
: SRCL-6409 <small>(Regular Edition)</small>
; Price
; Price
: ¥1,575 <small>(CD+DVD)</small>
: ¥1,575 <small>(Limited Edition)</small>
: ¥1,223 <small>(CD Only)</small>
: ¥1,223 <small>(Regular Edition)</small>
; CD+DVD Edition CD Tracklist
; 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'')
# [[Stay With Me (Amane Kaoru)|Stay with me]]
# [[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)
# Stay with me <acoustic version>
# [[Stay With Me (Kaoru Amane)|Stay with me <acoustic version>]]
# [[Wish (Taiyou no Uta)|wish <original instrumental>]]
# [[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)
# Stay with me <instrumental>
# [[Stay With Me (Kaoru Amane)|Stay with me <instrumental>]]
; Limited Edition DVD Tracklist
# 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)
# [[Stay With Me (Amane Kaoru)|Stay with me]]
# [[Stay With Me (Kaoru Amane)|Stay with me]]
# [[Wish (Taiyou no Uta)|wish <original instrumental>]]
# [[Wish (Kaoru Amane)|wish <original instrumental>]]
; DVD Tracklist
# Taiyou no Uta ([[PV]]) (タイヨウのうた)




; Information
; Information
"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.
"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.
 
The title track was [[Self-Cover|self-covered]] by [[Shiratori Maika]] on her album ''[[Hikousen (Shiratori Maika)|hikousen]]''.
 
; TV Performances
* [2006.09.09] [[CDTV]]


==Song Information==
==Song Information==
[[Image:Amane Koaru - Taiyou no Uta promo.jpg|thumb|200px|Sawajiri Erika promoting the single.]]
[[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]]
: Keyboard and Programming: [[Owada Yasunori]]
: Keyboards and Programming: [[Owada Yasunori]]
: Chorus: [[Shiratori Maika]]
: Chorus: [[Shiratori Maika]]
: Recorded and Mixed by: [[Hiranuma Hiroshi]] (OORONG-SHA)
: Recording and Mixing: [[Hiranuma Hiroshi]] ([[OORONG-SHA]])
: Assisted by: [[Kikuchi Kazutaka]] (Hitokuchizaka Studio)
: Assisting: [[Kikuchi Kazutaka]] (Hitokuchizaka Studio)
: Vocal Recoded by: [[Suzuki Ryuzo]] (Sony Music Records)
: Vocal Recoding: [[Suzuki Ryuzo]] ([[Sony Music Records]])
 
==TV Performances==
* [2006.09.09] [[CDTV]]


==Oricon Chart Positions==
==Oricon Chart Positions==
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{| border="1" cellpadding="2" style="margin: 1em; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;"
|- style="background:#efefef"
|- style="background:#efefef"
!Wed||Thu||Fri||Sat||Sun||Mon||Tue||Week Rank||Sales
!Mon||Tue||Wed||Thu||Fri||Sat||Sun||Week Rank||Sales
|- align="center"
||- ||2 ||2  ||2  ||1  ||1  ||1  ||2        ||150,056
|- align="center"
||1 ||1 ||1  ||1  ||1  ||1  ||1  ||1        ||111,159
|- align="center"
||1 ||3 ||2  ||2  ||2  ||1  ||2  ||2        ||78,721
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
||2 ||2 ||2  ||1  ||1 ||1 ||1 ||2       ||150,056
||1 ||4 ||4 ||2  ||1  ||2 ||1   ||1        ||47,119
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
||1 ||1  ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1  ||1       ||111,159
||1 ||7 ||5 ||3 ||3 ||2 ||2  ||2       ||32,344
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
||3 ||2  ||2 ||2 ||1 ||2 ||1  ||2       ||78,721
||2 ||7 ||6 ||5 ||4 ||4 ||3  ||6       ||16,985
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
||4 ||4  ||2 ||1 ||2 ||1 ||1  ||1       ||47,119
||3 ||3 ||- ||- ||- ||- ||-  ||6       ||14,335
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
||7 ||5  ||3 ||3 ||2 ||2 ||2  ||2        ||32,344
||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||-  ||12      ||9,425
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
||7 ||6  ||5 ||4 ||4 ||3 ||3  ||6        ||16,985
||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||-  ||22      ||7,064
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
||3 ||x ||x ||x ||x ||x ||x ||x        ||14,335
||- ||- ||-  ||- ||- ||-  ||-  ||30      ||4,730
|- align="center"
||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||-  ||38      ||2,748
|}
|}


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==External Links==
==External Links==
* 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]
* 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]
* 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]
 
{{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]]
[[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]]
[[Category:ERIKA Songs]]
[[Category:Character Singles]]
[[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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