Minamikaze

Minamikaze
Minamikaze
EP by Rimi Natsukawa
Released	March 21, 2002
Recorded	2001-2002
Genre	J-pop, Shima uta, traditional
Length	35:14
Label	Victor Entertainment
Rimi Natsukawa chronology
Singles from Minamikaze
	"Nada Sōsō"; Released: March 23, 2001;

Minamikaze (南風, South Wind) is Rimi Natsukawa's debut EP, released on March 21, 2002 (2002-03-21),^[1] consisting of covers of Okinawan songs.

Background[]

The EP was released after three singles, but only her hit single "Nada Sōsō" features. The album consists of six covers and an original track (Natsukawa's full-length debut album Tida: Tida Kaji nu Umui, released six months later, also followed this pattern).

Song sources[]

Other than "Nada Sōsō," two other tracks are associated with the Okinawan band Begin who composed the track. "Irayoi Tsukiyohama" (a cover) had its music written by band vocalist , and has been recorded by the band. "," a Shoukichi Kina song, was recorded by the band on their "Nada Sōsō" single (released a year prior to Natsukawa's version).

"" is a cover, "Ōgon no Hana" is a Nenes cover and "Tinsagu nu Hana" is a traditional Okinawan folk song.

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Nada Sōsō (涙そうそう, Great Tears Are Spilling)"	Begin, Ryoko Moriyama		4:20
2.	" (童神)"	,	Chuei Yoshikawa	5:10
3.	"Ōgon no Hana (黄金の花, Green Gold Flower)"	, Sadao China	Yoshikawa	4:49
4.	"Irayoi Tsukiyohama (イラヨイ月夜浜, Treasured Moonlit Beach)"	,	Yoshikawa	5:42
5.	"Tinsagu nu Hana (てぃんさぐぬ花, Balsam Flowers)"	Traditional	Yoshikawa	4:34
6.	" (花, Flowers)"	Shoukichi Kina	Yoshikawa	6:23
7.	"Nada Sōsō (Uchiāguchi Version) (涙そうそう（ウチナーグチ・バージョン）, Okinawan Version)"	Begin, Moriyama,	Yoshikawa	4:16

Japan sales rankings[]

Release	Chart	Peak position	First week sales	Sales total
March 21, 2002 (2002-03-21)	Oricon Weekly Albums Chart	37	3,290	370,953

References[]

^ "夏川りみオフィシャルサイト". Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2010-01-27.

[1] "夏川りみオフィシャルサイト". Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2010-01-27.

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