is the 20th single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka.The lyrics were written by Moritaka and the music was composed by Hideo Saitō. The single was released by One Up Music and

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on October 11, 1993. It became her first of two singles to hit No. 1 on

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's singles chart (the second being " Suteki na Tanjōbi"/"Watashi no Daiji na Hito" in 1994).

Background

"Kaze ni Fukarete" marked Moritaka's label transfer to One Up Music, which started as a joint venture between

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and Warner Music Japan. One Up Music has since been rebranded as Up-Front Works. The song was inspired by the streets of Yufuin,

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. It was used by

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for its marketing campaign.

Chart performance

"Kaze ni Fukarete" hit No. 1 on

's singles chart. It was also certified Gold by the

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Other versions

Moritaka re-recorded the song and uploaded the video on her

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channel on August 31, 2012. This version is also included in Moritaka's 2013 self-covers DVD album ''Love Vol. 2''.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka; all music is composed and arranged by Hideo Saitō.

Personnel

* Chisato Moritaka – vocals, drums * Hideo Saitō – bass, acoustic guitar, synthesizer, tambourine, backing vocals * Yuichi Takahashi – acoustic guitar * Hiroyoshi Matsuo – acoustic guitar * Jun Takahashi – acoustic guitar

Charts

Certification

References

External links

* * * {{authority control 1993 singles 1993 songs Japanese-language songs Chisato Moritaka songs Songs with lyrics by Chisato Moritaka Songs with music by Hideo Saitō (musician, born 1958) Oricon Weekly number-one singles One Up Music singles Warner Music Japan singles