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is the fifth studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter
Hideaki Tokunaga is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter and actor. Although Tokunaga failed to pass the test of ''Star Tanjō!'' in 1982, he debuted as a recording singer in 1986. After he released hit songs such as " Yume o Shinjite" (the first ending theme of t ...
. Released on May 21, 1989, the album sold over 300,000 copies and peaked at No. 4 in
Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in ...
's albums chart and was ranked at No. 46 in Oricon's 1989 year-ending album chart. It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ. The album features the singles "
Saigo no Iiwake is the sixth single by Japanese singer-songwriter Hideaki Tokunaga. Written by Tokunaga and Keiko Asō, the single was released through Apollon on October 25, 1988. Background Tokunaga co-wrote "Saigo no Iiwake" after experiencing a painful br ...
", "Koibito", and "Myself ~Kaze ni Naritai~" / "Kokoro no Ball". The English-language song "You're in the Sky ~Eolia~" was used for TV commercials promoting
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's Eolia air conditioner line.


Track listing

All music is composed by
Hideaki Tokunaga is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter and actor. Although Tokunaga failed to pass the test of ''Star Tanjō!'' in 1982, he debuted as a recording singer in 1986. After he released hit songs such as " Yume o Shinjite" (the first ending theme of t ...
and arranged by Ichizo Seo.


Personnel

*Keyboards: Ryoichi Kuniyoshi, Yu Toyama, and Nobuo Kurata *Bass: Chiharu Mikuzuki *Drums: Hideo Yamaki, Toru Hasebe *Guitar: Tsuyoshi Ima, Masaki Matsubara, and Jun Kakuda *Saxophone: Jake H. Conception *Manipulator: Nobuhiko Nakayama, Keiji Urata, and Jun Toyama *Chorus: Takafumi Hiyama, Yasuhiro Kido, and Junko Hirotani


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External links


Official website
(Hideaki Tokunaga) * (Universal Music Japan) * * {{Authority control 1989 albums Japanese-language albums