Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)

"Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) – Returning to the Womb" is a collaboration between Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Sylvian, with music co-written by Arto Lindsay. It features vocals by Ingrid Chavez and spoken word by John Cage.[1] The mini-album features a previous collaboration between Sakamoto and Sylvian, the 1984 re-recording of "Forbidden Colours", produced by Steve Nye, that was the B-side to Sylvian's single Red Guitar and features as a bonus track on his 1987 album Secrets of the Beehive.

"Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) – Returning to the Womb"
Single by David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto featuring Ingrid Chavez
from the album Heartbeat
B-side"Nuages"
ReleasedJune 1, 1992 (1992-06-01)
GenreArt rock
Length5:19
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Arto Lindsay, Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Sylvian
Producer(s)Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Sylvian
Ryuichi Sakamoto singles chronology
"Field Work"
(1986)
"Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) – Returning to the Womb"
(1992)
David Sylvian singles chronology
"Pop Song"
(1989)
"Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)"
(1992)
"Jean the Birdman"
(1993)

Track listing

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7" single
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) – Returning to the Womb"Arto Lindsay, Ryuichi Sakamoto, David SylvianDavid Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto featuring Ingrid Chavez5:18
2."Nuages"Traditional, Sakamoto (arr.)Sakamoto2:16
Mini-album
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) – Returning to the Womb" David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto featuring Ingrid Chavez5:18
2."Forbidden Colours"Sakamoto, SylvianDavid Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto5:56
3."Heartbeat I"Jeffrey CohenSakamoto4:41
4."Nuages" Sakamoto2:16

Charts

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Chart performance for "Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)"
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 69
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 58

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 1992 Virgin CD, LP VUS 57

References

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  1. ^ "Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)". David Sylvian : Expect Everything And Nothing Less. 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  2. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 242.
  3. ^ "David Sylvian and Riuichi Sakamoto: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
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