is the 16th single by Japanese music trio
Candies. Written by Makoto Kitajō and
Takuro Yoshida
is a Japanese male singer-songwriter. He was born on April 5, 1946 in Okuchi, Kagoshima and raised in Hiroshima. He made his debut with the single "Imeji no Uta / Mark II" on June 1, 1970. His 1972 recording of "Tabi no Yado" sold over one m ...
, the single was released on September 21, 1977. The B-side, "Futari no Love Song", is a Japanese-language cover of
The Carpenters' song "
All You Get from Love Is a Love Song".
[ Japanese Wikipedia on 'Un, Deux, Trois', Retrieved 2008-10-13]
The song peaked at No. 7 on
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 Nov ...
's singles chart and sold over 281,000 copies.
Track listing
All music is arranged by
Kōji Makaino
is a Japanese pop music composer, arranger, and musician. He is the elder brother of composer Shunichi Makaino.
Biography
Makaino was born in the city of Toyohashi, in Aichi Prefecture. His father Noboru was a music-lover and amateur composer, ...
.
Chart positions
Cover versions
* Takurō Yoshida self-covered the song in 1977, adding the line: "Sayonara Candies".
*
Theresa Cheung did a Cantonese cover version in 1979, under the title of "Far Away".(;
Jyutping: Qíng yáoyuǎn)
References
External links
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1977 singles
1977 songs
Songs in Japanese
Candies (group) songs
Sony Music Entertainment Japan singles
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