Chime (チャイム, Chaimu) is the third studio album from Yuki Saito, released on October 21, 1986 by Canyon Records. It reached #2 on the Oricon charts. The original LP release contained ten songs, though the CD released at the same time had two additional songs: "Aozora no Kakera" and "Yubiwa Monogatari", both from the "Aozora no Kakera" single release earlier that year.
| Chime チャイム | ||||
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| Released | October 21, 1986 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 43:03 | |||
| Label | Canyon Records | |||
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| Singles from Chime | ||||
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History edit
Chime was released on LP, cassette, and CD on October 21, 1986 by Canyon Records. The original LP and cassette releases contained ten songs each, and the CD contained two additional songs: "Aozora no Kakera" and "Yubiwa Monogatari", both from the "Aozora no Kakera" single release earlier that year. The LP and cassette album contain one song released previously as a single, and the CD contains three. All three contain an additional nine songs not previously released as singles. The album reached #2 on the Oricon charts and sold 267,000 copies.[1]
"Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa" (悲しみよこんにちは, lit. "Hello Sadness") reached #3 on the Oricon charts,[2] #6 on The Best Ten chart, and #19 by Oricon in overall sales for singles in 1986.[3] It was used as the first theme song for the 1986 Fuji TV anime television series Maison Ikkoku.[4][5] It was also used as an image song for the "Morning Fresh" line of shampoos and styling products from Shiseido.[2][notes 1]
"Aozora no Kakera" (青空のかけら, lit. "Splinters of a Blue Sky") (with B-side "Yubiwa Monogatari" (指輪物語, lit. "Tale of the Ring")) reached #1 on the Oricon charts and #3 on The Best Ten chart. It was used in commercials for the Axia brand of cassette tapes from Fujifilm in Japan.[2]
Chime has been rereleased twice since the original release in 1985. It was released as a "Gold CD" on March 21, 1989 (catalog #D35A-0478), and in a special paper jacket packaging and remastered high quality (or "HQ") CD on August 5, 2009 (catalog #PCCA-50132).[2][6]
Chart history edit
| Chart (1986) | Release | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| Oricon | "Chime" | 2 |
Track listing edit
LP (catalog #C28A0520, released October 21, 1986)
Cassette (catalog #28P6657, released October 21, 1986)
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yōkan" (予感) | Yuki Saito | Toshio Kamei(composer) Satoshi Takebe (arranger) | 4:59 |
| 2. | "Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa" (悲しみよこんにちは) | Yukinojō Mori | Kōji Tamaki (composer) Satoshi Takebe (arranger) | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Straw Hat no Natsu Omoi" (ストローハットの夏想い) | Seira Asakura | Mayumi (composer) Satoshi Takebe (arranger) | 4:15 |
| 4. | "Tsukenakatta Uso" (つけなかった嘘) | Yukinojō Mori | Toshio Kamei (composer) Satoshi Takebe (arranger) | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Ichigo Mizu no Glass" (いちご水のグラス) | Yuki Saito | Mayumi (composer) Satoshi Takebe (arranger) | 4:31 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mizu no Haru" (水の春) | Shun Taguchi | Kenjiro Sakiya (composer) Satoshi Takebe and Kenjiro Sakiya (arrangers) | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Jitensha ni Notte" (自転車にのって) | Hiroko Taniyama | Toshio Kamei (composer) Satoshi Takebe (arranger) | 2:42 |
| 3. | "Acrylic-iro no Bishō" (アクリル色の微笑) | Yuki Saito | Kenjiro Sakiya (composer) Satoshi Takebe and Kenjiro Sakiya (arrangers) | 4:45 |
| 4. | "Soramimi" | Hiroko Taniyama | Hiroko Taniyama (composer) Satoshi Takebe (arranger) | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Anata no Koe o Kiita Yoru" (あなたの声を聞いた夜) | Yuki Saito | Takao Kisugi (composer) Satoshi Takebe (arranger) | 3:56 |
| Total length: | 40:38 | |||
CD (catalog #D32A-0234, released October 21, 1986)
Gold CD (catalog #D35A-0478, released March 21, 1989)
HQ CD (catalog #PCCA-50134, released March 25, 2009)[6]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yubiwa Monogatari" (指輪物語) | Takashi Matsumoto | Kenjiro Sakiya (composer) Satoshi Takebe and Kenjiro Sakiya (arrangers) | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Yōkan" (予感) | Yuki Saito | Toshio Kamei(composer) Satoshi Takebe (arranger) | 4:59 |
| 3. | "Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa" (悲しみよこんにちは) | Yukinojō Mori | Kōji Tamaki (composer) Satoshi Takebe (arranger) | 3:56 |
| 4. | "Straw Hat no Natsu Omoi" (ストローハットの夏想い) | Seira Asakura | Mayumi (composer) Satoshi Takebe (arranger) | 4:15 |
| 5. | "Tsukenakatta Uso" (つけなかった嘘) | Yukinojō Mori | Toshio Kamei (composer) Satoshi Takebe (arranger) | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Ichigo Mizu no Glass" (いちご水のグラス) | Yuki Saito | Mayumi (composer) Satoshi Takebe (arranger) | 4:31 |
| 7. | "Aozora no Kakera" (青空のかけら) | Takashi Matsumoto | Toshio Kamei (composer) Satoshi Takebe (arranger) | 3:48 |
| 8. | "Mizu no Haru" (水の春) | Shun Taguchi | Kenjiro Sakiya (composer) Satoshi Takebe and Kenjiro Sakiya (arrangers) | 4:00 |
| 9. | "Jitensha ni Notte" (自転車にのって) | Hiroko Taniyama | Toshio Kamei (composer) Satoshi Takebe (arranger) | 2:42 |
| 10. | "Acrylic-iro no Bishō" (アクリル色の微笑) | Yuki Saito | Kenjiro Sakiya (composer) Satoshi Takebe and Kenjiro Sakiya (arrangers) | 4:45 |
| 11. | "Soramimi" | Hiroko Taniyama | Hiroko Taniyama (composer) Satoshi Takebe (arranger) | 3:36 |
| 12. | "Anata no Koe o Kiita Yoru" (あなたの声を聞いた夜) | Yuki Saito | Takao Kisugi (composer) Satoshi Takebe (arranger) | 3:56 |
| Total length: | 48:38 | |||
Notes edit
- ^ The cover of the single gives the following information just to the right of the title: CX-TV系放映「めそん一刻」主題歌 新星堂「モーニングフレッシュ」イメージ・ソング, which translates to "CX-TV Network televised Maison Ikkoku, Shinseido 'Morning Fresh' image song".
References edit
- ^ アルバム - 斉藤由貴 非公式ホームページ [Albums - Yuki Saito Unofficial Homepage] (in Japanese). 内藤佑輔. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
- ^ a b c d シングル - 斉藤由貴 非公式ホームページ [Singles - Yuki Saito Unofficial Homepage] (in Japanese). 内藤佑輔. Archived from the original on April 25, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ^ "オリコンCDシングル年間売上ランキング" [Oricon CD Single Annual Sales Ranking] (in Japanese). ミュージック・あみ～ご - 音楽ランキング -. Retrieved January 21, 2013. The site references Single Chart-Book Complete Edition 1968-2005, by Oricon Entertainment. April 25, 2006. ISBN 4871310760 (ISBN 9784871310765).
- ^ McCarter, Charles. "Maison Ikkoku: Theme Song Best Plus". Ex: The Online World of Anime & Manga. Archived from the original on August 28, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ^ Acres, Dylan. "Life at Maison Ikkoku: Music: Musicians". Life at Maison Ikkoku. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ^ a b "斉藤由貴 チャイム(紙ジャケ+HQCD)" [Yuki Saito - Chime (paper jacket + HQCD)] (in Japanese). Pony Canyon. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2013.