Umui Kaji

Umui Kaji
Umui Kaji
Studio album by Rimi Natsukawa
Released	March 9, 2007
Recorded	2006-2007
Genre	J-pop, Shima uta, traditional
Length	44:57
Label	Victor Entertainment
Rimi Natsukawa chronology
Singles from Umui Kaji
	""; Released: August 23, 2006; ""; Released: February 7, 2007;

Umui Kaji (想い風, Okinawan: Thought Wind) is Rimi Natsukawa's fifth original album, released on March 9, 2007 (2007-03-09).^[1] According to Natsukawa, title was chosen for the album as it gave an image of "so many thoughts put into song. Of course, it's not a strong wind, but a fresh wind I want to reach the listeners."^[2]

Background[]

"Umui Kaji" was released after two singles. "" in August 2006 was a re-arrangement of her song "" (a single from Ayakaji no Ne) by the song's writer, of Kobukuro. The second A-side, "Mirai," did not feature on the album. "" was written by singer Noriyuki Makihara, and was used as the theme song for the drama .

Collaborations[]

Many of the tracks feature collaborations with popular musicians or high-profile composers/lyricists. "Matsuri no Ato Kaze" is a collaboration with Okinawan singer and Begin guitarist . "Eisa no Yoru" was performed by Okinawan band was the backing band, and was composed by member .

The bonus track is a collaboration with Andrea Bocelli that featured on the Japanese release of his album Amore (also as a bonus track there).^[3]

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	" (フルサト, Hometown)"	Noriyuki Makihara	Makihara	4:28
2.	"Sanctuary (サンクチュアリ, Sankuchuari)"	,		4:54
3.	"Toki no Kawa (時の河, River of Time)"	,	Kyōda	5:35
4.	"Anata to Tomo ni (あなたとともに, Together with You)"	,	Saitō	4:42
5.	"Matsuri no Ato Kaze (祭りのあと風, Wind After the Festival)"	,	Uechi	5:11
6.	"Eisa no Yoru (エイサーの夜, Eisa Night)"	,		5:05
7.	"Hanagasumi (花霞, Flower Haze)"		Senno	5:52
8.	" (さようならありがとう～天の風～, Good-Bye, Thank You (Sky Wind))"		Kobuchi	4:47
9.	"Somos Novios (Ai no Yume) (ソモス・ノビオス～愛の夢, It's Impossible (Dream of Love))" (Andrea Bocelli feat. Rimi Natsukawa)	Armando Manzanero	Bill Ross	4:23

Japan sales rankings[]

Release	Chart	Peak position	First week sales	Sales total
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart^[4]	76	2,641	6,416	4 weeks

References[]

^ "夏川りみオフィシャルサイト". Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ "インタビュー - 夏川りみ". Hito. 2007-04-18. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ "『AMORE』貴方に贈る愛の歌". Archived from the original on 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-01-30. (subscription only)

[1] "夏川りみオフィシャルサイト". Retrieved 2010-01-30.

[2] "インタビュー - 夏川りみ". Hito. 2007-04-18. Retrieved 2010-01-30.

[3] "『AMORE』貴方に贈る愛の歌". Archived from the original on 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2010-01-30.

[4] "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-01-30. (subscription only)

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