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Sakura Saku Machi Monogatari

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Sakura Saku Machi Monogatari
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 7, 2007 (2007-03-07)
Recorded2006
GenrePop
Length63:58
LabelEpic
ProducerEiji Saibara
Ikimono-gakari chronology
Sakura Saku Machi Monogatari
(2007)
Life Album
(2008)
Singles from Sakura Saku Machi Monogatari
  1. "Sakura"
    Released: March 15, 2006
  2. "Hanabi"
    Released: May 31, 2006
  3. "Koisuru Otome"
    Released: October 18, 2006
  4. "Ryūsei Miracle"
    Released: December 6, 2006
  5. "Uruwashiki Hito/Seishun no Tobira"
    Released: February 14, 2007

Sakura Saku Machi Monogatari (桜咲く街物語), also known as The Story of Town Where Cherry Blossoms Bloom, is the debut album of Japanese pop music trio Ikimono-gakari.[1] It was released in Japan on March 7, 2007 under the label Epic.[2] The album peaked at number four on the Oricon weekly charts and charted for nearly two years.[2]

Tie-ups and theme songs

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Many of the songs in this album were used as theme songs or in commercials. "Hanabi" was used the seventh ending theme song for the anime series Bleach.[3] "Ryūsei Miracle" was used as a theme song for the anime Ghost Slayers Ayashi.[3] "Seishun no Tobira" was used as the theme song to Japanese release of the movie Monster House.[3]

The title song "Sakura" was used in a commercial advertisement promoting NTT Denpo115.[3] "Uruwashiki Hito" was used in a commercial to promote Coca-Cola.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Sakura"Yoshiki MizunoY. MizunoMasanori Shimada5:54
2."Kira Kira Train" (KIRA★KIRA★TRAIN "Sparkling Train")Y. MizunoY. MizunoM. Shimada5:28
3."Hanabi"Y. MizunoY. MizunoRyo Eguchi4:27
4."Kimi to Aruita Kisetsu" (君と歩いた季節 "The Season I Walked with You")Y. MizunoY. MizunoAtsushi Yuasa4:04
5."Koisuru Otome"Y. MizunoY. MizunoYusuke Tanaka5:16
6."Ryūsei Miracle"Y. MizunoY. MizunoWestfield4:08
7."Seishun no Tobira" (青春のとびら "Door of Youth")Y. MizunoY. MizunoWestfield2:58
8."Hinageshi" (ひなげし "Poppy")Hotaka YamashitaH. YamashitaA. Yuasa3:02
9."Hot Milk" (ホットミルク Hotto Miruku)H. Yamashita, Y. MizunoY. MizunoSeiji Kameda4:59
10."Iroha ni Ho e To" (いろはにほへと Even the Blossoming Flowers)H. YamashitaH. YamashitaR. Eguchi2:30
11."Uruwashiki Hito" (うるわしきひと "Beautiful Person")Y. MizunoY. MizunoR. Eguchi4:30
12."Natsu Koi" (夏・コイ "Summer Love")H. YamashitaH. YamashitaY. Tanaka5:58
13."Tayumu Koto Naki Nagare no Naka de" (タユムコトナキナガレノナカデ "In a Ceaseless Flow")H. YamashitaH. YamashitaM. Shimada6:22
14."Sakura (Acoustic Version)" (Bonus Track)Y. MizunoY. MizunoM. Shimada4:26

References

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  1. ^ "ikimono-gakari" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-04-18.
  2. ^ a b "いきものがかり-リリース-ORICON STYLE ミュージック". Oricon (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
  3. ^ a b c d e "JBOOK:桜咲く街物語:いきものがかり:CD" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-04-18.