is the 11th single by Japanese singer/songwriter

Chisato Moritaka (born 11 April 1969) is a Japanese pop singer who also is notable as a songwriter. She is affiliated with Up-Front Create, a subsidiary of the Up-Front Group.

. The lyrics were written by Moritaka and the music was composed by Seiji Matsuura. The single was released by

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on September 10, 1990. A remix of the song, titled "Ame (as right as rain mix)", was released alongside " Watarasebashi" by

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on November 25, 2009. The B-side is "Cup Mudle", which is a play on the word , a mashup of "musician" and "

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Chart performance

"Ame" peaked at No. 2 on

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's singles chart and sold 180,000 copies. It became Moritaka's first single to be certified Gold by the RIAJ.

Other versions

"Ame" has been released in numerous versions: * "Ame (Album Version)": The version in Moritaka's 1990 album '' Kokon Tozai'' runs at 5:18. * "Ame (Rock Version)": A

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arrangement in Moritaka's 1991 remix album ''

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''. * "Ame (1999)": Included in Moritaka's 1999 remix album '' mix age*''. * "Ame (as right as rain mix)": A re-arranged version released as a single on November 25, 2009. Moritaka re-recorded the song and uploaded the video on her

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channel on June 28, 2013. This version is also included in Moritaka's 2013 self-covers DVD album ''Love Vol. 4''.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by

Chisato Moritaka (born 11 April 1969) is a Japanese pop singer who also is notable as a songwriter. She is affiliated with Up-Front Create, a subsidiary of the Up-Front Group.

; all music is arranged by Hideo Saitō.

Personnel

* Chisato Moritaka – vocals * Hideo Saitō – all instruments, programming

Chart positions

Certification

Moeko Matsushita version

"Ame" was covered by Moeko Matsushita as her fifth and final single, released by Avex Trax on January 8, 2003. It was used as the ending theme of the

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variety show . The first B-side, "Summer Breeze", was the ending theme of the Japanese dub of ''

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''. The second B-side, "Do-ki-do-ki ~Jitensha ni Notte~", was used for a '' Seventeen'' magazine TV commercial. The single peaked at No. 50 on

's singles chart.

Track listing

Chart positions

Other cover versions

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covered the song in English as "Rain" in her 1991 album '' Dancing with an Angel''. * Taiwanese singer Ma Tsui-ju covered the song in Chinese as "Bùnéng yuàn nǐ zhǐ néng yuàn zìjǐ" (不能怨你只能怨自己; "You Cannot Blame Anyone but Yourself") in her 1991 album ''Shénme yàng de ài nǐ cái huì dǒng'' (什麼樣的愛你才會懂; ''What Kind of Love Will You Understand?''). *

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singer Cecilia Tam covered the song as "Yǔzhōng de bàoyōng" (雨中的抱擁; "An Embrace in the Rain") in her 1991 album ''Zhōngyú zhǎodào LOVE'' (終於找到LOVE; ''I Finally Found Love''). * Cantopop singer Elaine Ho covered the song as "Yè shēn yǔzhōng" (夜深雨中; "Deep Rain in the Night") in her 1992 album ''Elaine''. * Springs covered the song in their 2003 compilation ''Springs Super Best''. *

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covered the song in 2003. * Miku Ueno covered the song in 2003. * Ceyren covered the song in 2006. * Runa Miyoshida covered the song in her 2007 cover album ''pure flavor #1〜color of love〜''. *

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covered the song in her 2007 cover album ''Tears of Anri''. * Miu Nakamura covered the song in her 2008 album ''Stand My Ground''. * Chikako Sawada covered the song in her 2009 album ''Utahime Monogatari''. *

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recorded a duet with Moritaka in his 2009 cover album ''Otoko to On'na 2 -Two Hearts Two Voices-''. * Ms. Ooja covered the song in her 2011 single "Cry Day...". * Yūzō Imai covered the song in his 2010 cover album ''Kimi to Aruita Jikan''. * Cute (with

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on vocals) covered the song in Limited Editions A-B of their 2013 single "

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References

External links

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