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, serving as their 7th single. Referring to the historical Buddhist land on the

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, "Gandhara" was used as the ending theme song for the first season of the television drama , known in the English speaking world as ''

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''. "Gandhara" was originally released in Japan on October 1, 1978, but it was later released in the United Kingdom in 1980 to coincide with the British broadcast of ''Monkey''. "Gandhara" reached number 2 on both the

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and '' The Best Ten'' charts in Japan, while the British release reached 56 on the

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. Godiego recorded the song in both Japanese and English, with a hybrid Japanese & English version being included on the releases in the UK. The entirely English version appears on the album ''

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'' in Japan.

Track listing

;Japanese release # # ;British release #"Gandhara" #"The Birth of the Odyssey ~ Monkey Magic"

Cover versions

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covered "Gandhara" as one of the tracks on their single " MONKEY MAJIK×MONKEY MAGIC". *

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covered the song on her 2021 cover album ''Ano Uta''.

External links

* – English version * – Japanese version 1978 singles Godiego songs Japanese television drama theme songs Songs written by Yukihide Takekawa Songs written by Yoko Narahashi 1978 songs Utopian fiction {{1970s-single-stub