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Okinawa no Kaze

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Okinawa no Kaze
Compilation album by
ReleasedFebruary 25, 2004 (2004-02-25)
Recorded2001–2004
GenreShima uta, traditional
Length47:18
LabelVictor Entertainment
Rimi Natsukawa chronology
Famureuta
(2003)
Okinawa no Kaze
(2004)
Kaze no Michi
(2004)

Okinawa no Kaze (沖縄の風, Okinawan Wind) is a compilation album released by Rimi Natsukawa on February 25, 2004 (2004-02-25), marketed as an Okinawan song cover album.[1]

Song sources

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The album features 10 covers of songs by Okinawan artists. Eight of these are already released tracks. Of the new songs, "Umi no Kanata" is a Parsha Club cover, and "Kui nu Hajimi" is a Misako Koja cover. Both of these artists have been covered before by Natsukawa, and those songs also feature on the album ("Famureuta"/"Manten no Hoshi," "Warabigami" respectively).

Four of the songs are originally from Minamikaze, and two from Tida: Tida Kaji nu Umui and Sora no Keshiki each.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."Umi no Kanata (海の彼方, Other Side of the Sea)"Maya Nekoda, Masaaki UechiSeiichi Kyōda4:52
2."Warabigami (Yamatoguchi) (童神~ヤマトグチ~, Little God (Standard Japanese))"Misako Koja, Kazuya SaharaKyōda4:47
3."Kui nu Hajimi (恋ぬ初み, Okinawan: First Love)"Koja, SaharaKyōda4:24
4."Manten no Hoshi (満天の星, Sky Full of Stars)"Toshiaki Arashiro, UechiKyōda4:28
5."Irayoi Tsukiyohama (イラヨイ月夜浜, Treasured Moonlit Beach)"Yasukatsu Ōjima, Eishō HigaChuei Yoshikawa5:41
6."Shimajima Kaisha (島々清しゃ, Purity of the Islands)"Hitoshi Kume, Tsuneo FukuharaKyōda5:02
7."Famureuta (ファムレウタ(子守唄), Lullaby)"Yukito Ara, UechiKyōda4:19
8."Ōgon no Hana (黄金の花, Green Gold Flower)"Osami Okamoto, Sadao ChinaYoshikawa4:48
9."Bashōfu (芭蕉布, Banana Cloth)"Yasuichi Yoshikawa, FukuharaKyōda4:38
10."Nada Sōsō (涙そうそう, Great Tears Are Spilling)"Begin, Ryoko MoriyamaKyōda4:19

Japan sales rankings

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Release Chart Peak position First week sales Sales total
February 25, 2004 (2004-02-25) Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[2] 32 8,250 87,800

References

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  1. ^ ""夏川りみ オフィシャルサイト"". Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
  2. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-01-29. (subscription only)