''Love Song'' is an

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containing songs sung by Riya from Eufonius first released on August 31, 2005 in Japan by

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bearing the catalog number ''KSLA-0019''. The album contains one disc with thirteen tracks composed and produced by

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of Key. Additional participating musicians include Kendi Sato on

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for tracks two and twelve, AchillesKEN on

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for track seven, and Weisswurst on

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for tracks seven and thirteen. Cover art for the album was provided by

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who also provided illustrations inside the album's booklet. ''Love Song'' is a concept album which tells the

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as it heads toward ruin.

Track listing

Legacy

The fifth track heavily sampled the

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track from Key's 2000

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'', which was also written by Jun Maeda. The thirteenth track "Love Song" was later featured as a remixed background music version in Key's 2005 visual novel '' Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life''; this version later appeared on the '' Tomoyo After Original Soundtrack'', along with a

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version. A different piano version of "Love Song" appeared on the ''

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'' and ''Tomoyo After''

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''. A remixed version of "Love Song" combined with the track "Memories" from the ''Tomoyo After Original Soundtrack'' appeared on the remix album '' Key 10th Memorial Fes Anniversary CD''. Both "Love Song" and "Memories" are written by Jun Maeda. The fourth track was heavily sampled for Saya's leitmotif from Key's 2008 visual novel '' Little Busters! Ecstasy''. The eleventh track was sampled for , the ending theme song to

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's 2008 visual novel '' 5''; "Eien" was also written and composed by Jun Maeda. A cover of the seventh track sung by

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Hatsune Miku was included on ''Key+Vocaloid Best selection vol.1'' released by Key Sounds Label in May 2012. The sixth track was sampled for music tracks for ''

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'' original soundtrack.

References

External links

Key Sounds Label's official website
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