Rimi Natsukawa Selection

Rimi Natsukawa Selection
Rimi Natsukawa Selection
Compilation album by Rimi Natsukawa
Released	September 22, 2006
Recorded	2001-2006
Genre	J-pop, traditional
Length	1:06:55
Label	Victor Entertainment
Rimi Natsukawa chronology
Alternative covers
	Korean Cover

Rimi Natsukawa Selection is the fourth compilation album released by Rimi Natsukawa on September 22, 2006 (2006-09-22). It was only released outside Japan, in Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia and Hong Kong. It reached #1 on the Taiwanese album charts,^[1] charting for more than 60 weeks and selling over 42,000 copies.^[2]

Content[]

Tracks #1-#9 are recordings from 2001–2003, and are taken from Minamikaze, Tida: Tida Kaji nu Umui and Sora no Keshiki. "" is from 2004's Kaze no Michi, "Tokotowa no Uta" and "" are from 2005's Ayakaji no Ne. This is the first album appearance for Natsukawa's songs "Hagushichao" and "," which were released as singles in December 2005 and August 2006, respectively. "Hagushichao" was placed on the album as a bonus track (the album is currently the only Natsukawa album featuring the song).

The Taiwanese version came with a DVD attached, featuring three music videos. One of them, "Tsuki nu Kaisha," was a song that did not feature in the CD.

Care was made to select Natsukawa tracks that had been covered by Chinese artists.^[3] Included are "Famureuta" (Jody Chiang's "Si Nian Yo (思念喲 I Miss You?)"), "" (Wakin Chau's "Hua Xin (花心 Flower Heart)"), "Nada Sōsō" ('s "Bai Lu Si (白鷺鷥 White Heron)"/Joi Chua's "Pei Wo Kan Ri Chu (陪我看日出 Watching the Sunrise with Me)"), "Shima Uta" (Fish Leong's "Bu Xiang Sui (不想睡 Not Sleepy)") and "" (Cyndi Wang's "Fei Ba (飛吧 Flying Blind)").

Promotion[]

A month after the album's release, Natsukawa performed a Taiwanese concert to 3,000 people.^[4] A year later in December 2007, she performed two more due to the substantial sales of the album.^[2]

Track listings[]

CD[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Nada Sōsō (涙そうそう, Great Tears Are Spilling)"	Begin, Ryoko Moriyama		4:18
2.	"Asadoya Yunta (安里屋ユンタ, The Ballad of Asadoya)"	, Traditional	Kyōda	4:05
3.	" (童神～ヤマトグチ～, Little God (Standard Japanese))"	,	Kyōda	4:45
4.	"Shima Uta (島唄, Island Song)"	Kazufumi Miyazawa	Kyōda	5:17
5.	"Akata Sundunchi (赤田首里殿内, Akata District, Shuri)"	Traditional	Kyōda	5:49
6.	"Famureuta (ファムレウタ（子守唄）, Lullaby)"	Yukito Ara,	Kyōda	4:19
7.	" (花, Flowers)"	Shoukichi Kina	Chuei Yoshikawa	6:23
8.	"Sa La La (サ・ラ・ラ)"	Rimi,	Kyōda	5:08
9.	"Shimajima Kaisha (島々清しゃ, Purity of the Islands)"	,	Kyōda	5:01
10.	"Tokotowa no Uta (とことわのうた, Everlasting Song)"	Kundō Koyama,	Kyōda	4:17
11.	" (愛よ　愛よ, Love Love)"	Kazufumi Miyazawa	Miyazawa	4:37
12.	" (ココロツタエ, Heart Report)"	Shinji Tanimura	Akira Senju	4:23
13.	" (さようならありがとう～天の風～, Good-Bye, Thank You (Sky Wind))"		Kobuchi	4:44
14.	"Hagushichao (ハグしちゃお, Tightly Hug)"	Yoko Aki,	Kyōda	3:49

DVD[]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nada Sōsō (Music Video)"	4:18
2.	"Tsuki nu Kaisha (月ぬ美しゃ, Beauty of the Moon) (Music Video)"	4:03
3.	" (Music Video)"	4:44

References[]

^ "夏川りみ台北コンサート". Okinawa Overseas Business Report. 2006-10-26. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "「癒しの女王」夏川りみがコンサート開催、来年はアムロ、あゆ旋風にも期待！―台湾". Record China. 2007-12-22. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ "夏川里美/ 亞洲之風精選 (CD+DVD)". G-Music. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ "「涙そうそう」が大ヒットし、国民的歌手として…". Mainichi Shimbun. 2006-10-31. Retrieved 2010-01-30.

[1] "夏川りみ台北コンサート". Okinawa Overseas Business Report. 2006-10-26. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-01-30.

[RecChin-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "「癒しの女王」夏川りみがコンサート開催、来年はアムロ、あゆ旋風にも期待！―台湾". Record China. 2007-12-22. Retrieved 2010-01-30.

[3] "夏川里美/ 亞洲之風精選 (CD+DVD)". G-Music. Retrieved 2010-01-30.

[4] "「涙そうそう」が大ヒットし、国民的歌手として…". Mainichi Shimbun. 2006-10-31. Retrieved 2010-01-30.

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