(born February 25, 1940), is a Japanese composer and singer who launched his recording career in the late 1960s and had gained huge commercial success during the 1970s. He often teamed up with lyricist Yū Aku and orchestrator Junichi Makaino, and became the top-10 hit on the Japanese Oricon chart. Seven of his compositions has been topped on the Japanese hit parade, including "Hitori ja Nai no" by

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, "Chiisana Koi no Monogatari" by

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, and "

Hajimete no Dekigoto is a song written by lyricist Yū Aku and composer Kōichi Morita, originally recorded and released by idol Junko Sakurada. Although released in December 1974, it became an Oricon number one hit in February 1975, grossing over 527,000 copies. an ...

" by

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. His most successful song is "Seishun Jidai" released in 1976, his sole hit as a performer, which has sold more than a million copies. His 2-disc 40th anniversary compilation album, will be released on January 20, 2010, featuring the songs he has written and composed for other artists, such as Eigo Kawashima,

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, Candies and Mari Amachi, as well as his own single, Seishun Jidai.

Notable compositions

**"Hitori ja Nai no", "Niji wo Watatte" (1972) **"Wakaba no Sasayaki", "Koisuru Natsu no Hi", "Sora Ippai no Shiawase" (1973) **"Koibitotachi no Minato", "Koi to Umi to T-Shirt to", "Omoide no Serenade" (1974) *

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and

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**"Love Has Its Ways" (1972) * Candies **" Anata ni Muchū" (1973) **" Soyokaze no Kuchizuke", " Abunai Doyōbi" (1974) **"

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" (1975) *

**"Hinageshi no Hana" (1972) **"Chiisana Koi no Monogatari" (1973) *Naomi Chiaki **"Nee Anta" *

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**"Seishun no Tabidachi" (1978) *

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**"Haru La! La! La!" (1980) * Eigo Kawashima **"Jidai Okure" (1986) *

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**"Uwasa no Otoko" (1973) *

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**"Yume'n Naka" (1978) *The Lilies **"Suki yo Captain" (1975) *

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**"Squall Love" (1981) *Yoshito Machida **"10oku kōnen no Ai" (1980) *Ato Mizumori and the Top Gallants **"Minami no Shima no Hamehameha Daiō" *Koichi Morita **"Seiun no Uta" **"Geshukuya" (1976, with the Top Gallants) **"Seishun Jidai" (1976, with the Top Gallants) **"Omoide no Piano", "Sugite Shimaeba" (1977, with the Top Gallants) *

Ryoko Moriyama (born January 18, 1948) is a Japanese folk singer and actress. Her father is Hisashi Moriyama, a pioneer of Japanese jazz. Her son Naotarō Moriyama is a singer. Her first cousin Hiroshi Kamayatsu is also a musician. She is known as the ''Jap ...

**"Aisuru Hito ni Utawasenaide" (1968) *Nana Okada **"Seishun no Sakamichi" (1976) *Kumiko Osugi **"Don Chuck to Issho ni" (1975) *Akiko Ozawa **"Zenryaku Konotabi Hikkoshimashita" (1995) *

Ikue Sakakibara is a Japanese actress and a J-pop singer. Biography In 1976, Sakakibara took part in the Talent Scout Caravan organised by Horipro, and won the competition. She made her musical debut on January 1, 1977, with the single ''"Watashi no Sensei"'' ...

**"Bus Tsūgaku","Wagamama Kinyoubi" (1977) *

**"Kiiroi Ribbon", "

" (1974) **"17 no Natsu" (1975) **"Natsu ni Goyoujin" (1976) **"Kimagure Venus" (1977) *

**"Ano Kane wo Narasunowa Anata" (1972) **"Mō Ichido Futari de Utaitai" (1986)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morita, Koichi 1940 births Japanese composers Japanese male composers Japanese male singer-songwriters Japanese singer-songwriters Living people Musicians from Hokkaido