Namida no Kisetsu

"Namida no Kisetsu"
"Namida no Kisetsu"
Single by Candies
from the album Namida no Kisetsu
Language	Japanese
English title	Season of Tears
B-side	Mayoeru Hitsuji (single); Ticket to Ride (EP)
Released	September 1, 1974
Recorded	1974
Genre	kayōkyoku; teen pop;
Length	3:45
Label	CBS Sony
Composer(s)	Yūsuke Hoguchi
Lyricist(s)	Kazuya Senke
Candies singles chronology

"Namida no Kisetsu" (なみだの季節, "Season of Tears") is the fourth single by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by Kazuya Senke and Yūsuke Hoguchi, the single was released on September 1, 1974. This was the last single in which Yoshiko Tanaka ("Sue") assumed the role of lead singer.^[1]

The song peaked at No. 40 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 59,000 copies.^[2]

Track listing edit

All lyrics are written by Kazuya Senke, except where indicated; all music is written and arranged by Yūsuke Hoguchi, except where indicated.

7-inch single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Namida no Kisetsu" ((なみだの季節, "Season of Tears"))	3:45
2.	"Mayoeru Hitsuji" ((迷える羊, "Lost Sheep"))	3:18

7-inch EP
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Namida no Kisetsu" ((なみだの季節, "Season of Tears"))				3:45
2.	"Ticket to Ride" (涙の乗車券 (Namida no Jōshaken, "The Ticket of Tears"))	Lennon–McCartney	Lennon–McCartney	Kōji Ryūzaki	3:53
3.	"Abunai Doyōbi" (危い土曜日 ("Perilous Saturday"))	Kazumi Yasui	Kōichi Morita	Ryūzaki	3:13
4.	"Yesterday Once More" (イエスタデイ・ワンスモアー (Iesutadei Wansu Moā))	Richard Carpenter John Bettis	Carpenter Bettis	Ryūzaki	3:46

Chart positions edit

Charts (1974)	Peak position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart	40

References edit

^ "Candies Discography". Idol.ne.jp. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
^ "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Singles Chart Daijiten - Candies" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2011-05-16.

External links edit

"Namida no Kisetsu" at MusicBrainz
"Namida no Kisetsu EP" at Discogs

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[1] "Candies Discography". Idol.ne.jp. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-04-10.

[PLEP-2] "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Singles Chart Daijiten - Candies" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2011-05-16.

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