Ayakaji no Ne

Ayakaji no Ne
Ayakaji no Ne
Studio album by Rimi Natsukawa
Released	November 23, 2005
Recorded	2004-2005
Genre	J-pop, Shima uta, traditional
Length	1:04:19
Label	Victor Entertainment
Rimi Natsukawa chronology
Singles from Ayakaji no Ne
	""; Released: December 16, 2004; ""; Released: November 12, 2005;

Ayakaji no Ne (彩風の音, The Sound of Colored Wind) is Rimi Natsukawa's fourth original album, released on November 23, 2005 (2005-11-23).^[1]

Background[]

"Ayakaji no Ne" was Natsukawa's first album after her first greatest hits album, "Rimi Natsukawa Single Collection Vol. 1." It was preceded by two singles: "" (ココロツタエ, Heart Report) in December 2004 and "" (さようならありがとう, Good-Bye, Thank You) in November 2005. "Sayōnara Arigatō" was re-arranged and re-released after the album as "" (さようならありがとう～天の風～, Good-Bye, Thank You (Sky Wind)), and features in this version on her following studio album, "Umui Kaji."

Collaborations[]

Much like "Kaze no Michi" before it, the album centres on original songs composed by high-profile artists. "Sagaribana" was written by of Begin, "" was written by of Kobukuro, "Shinobu Hana" by Kazufumi Miyazawa of The Boom, "" by singer-songwriter Shinji Tanimura and "Chiharu-zaka" by Okinawan singer-songwriter .

Many of the songs were in collaboration with artists previously worked with. "Shimadachi" was written by Tetsuya Murakami of The Gospellers (Natsukawa collaborated with Gospellers members and on her former album "Kaze no Michi"). "Tamachiyu no Ashibi" was written in collaboration with guitarist ("Tsuki no Niji" on Kaze no Michi was written by him also).

"Koi Uta" had its lyrics written by Ryoko Moriyama, and "Unai-jima" had lyrics by (Natsukawa covered their songs "Nada Sōsō"/"Dare ni mo Ienai Kedo" and ""/"Kui nu Hajimi" respectively).

"Ai no Chikara" was a collaboration between two famous Okinawan singers, lyrics by and music by .

"Tokotowa no Uta" was between (leader of band ) and Departures' screenwriter Kundō Koyama.

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Sagaribana (サガリバナ, Cornbeefwood)"			4:48
2.	"Daijōbu (大丈夫, All-right)"	Chiharu	Kyōda	5:42
3.	" (さようならありがとう, Good-Bye, Thank You)"		Kyōda	4:47
4.	"Shimadachi (シマダチ, Island Friend)"	Tetsuya Murakami	Takeshi Senoo	5:31
5.	"Tokotowa no Uta (とことわのうた, Everlasting Song)"	Kundo Koyama,	Kyōda	4:17
6.	"Amefuri no Ki no Shita de (雨降樹の下で, Under a Tree in the Rain)"	, Kyōda	Kyōda	4:07
7.	"Tamachiyu no Ashibi (玉露のあしび, Pale Green Japanese andromeda)"	,	Satoshi Nakamura	5:24
8.	"Chiharu-zaka (千春坂, Chiharu Hill)"		Kyōda	4:04
9.	"Koi Uta (恋唄, Love Song)"	Ryoko Moriyama, Chuei Yoshikawa	Kyōda	4:14
10.	"Ai no Chikara (愛のチカラ, The Power of Love)"	,	Nakamura	7:15
11.	"Shinobu Hana (しのぶ花, Squirrel's-foot Fern Flower)"	Kazufumi Miyazawa	Kyōda	5:06
12.	" (ココロツタエ, Heart Report)"	Shinji Tanimura	Akira Senju	4:23
13.	"Unai-jima (Yaeyama Version) (ウナイ島　～八重山バージョン～, Sisters' Island (Yaeyama Version))"	,	Kyōda	4:41

Japan sales rankings[]

Release	Chart	Peak position	First week sales	Sales total
November 23, 2005 (2005-11-23)	Oricon Weekly Albums Chart^[2]	48	5,864	16,158

References[]

^ "夏川りみオフィシャルサイト". Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Archived from the original on 22 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-27. (subscription only)

[1] "夏川りみオフィシャルサイト". Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2010-01-30.

[2] "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Archived from the original on 22 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-27. (subscription only)

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