(translated into English as "The Parting Song" in the liner notes of Miyuki Nakajima's ''Ima no Kimochi'' album, released in 2004) is a song composed and performed by Japanese singer-songwriter
Miyuki Nakajima
(born February 23, 1952, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and radio personality. She has released 43 studio albums, 46 singles, 6 live albums and multiple compilations as of January 2020. Her sales have been estimated ...
, released as her fifth single in September 1977.
"The Parting Song" topped the
Oricon
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chart three months after its release.
The song also appeared on her fourth studio album '' Aishiteiru to Ittekure'' released in 1978. Nakajima recorded the song on her 2004 album '' Ima no Kimochi'' which comprises remake versions of her early efforts.
A live performance from her 1991 experimental
jukebox musical
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Some jukebox musicals use a wide variety of songs, while others confine themselves to songs perfo ...
''Yakai Vol.3 Kantan'' appeared on
DVD
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.
"The Parting Song" has been covered by recording artists including
Naoko Ken
(born July 7, 1953) is a Japanese singer and actress. She is well known for her comedy roles featuring idiosyncratic looks, and a string of successful torch songs that gained popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Biography
In 1971, ...
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Yoshie Kashiwabara
is a Japanese popular pop singer-songwriter and actress, who gained her popularity as a teen idol in the early 80s.
Biography
Born in Osaka, Yoshie Kashiwabara took part in, and won, the "Star Tanjo" contest in 1979, and rose to fame in 1980 ...
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Natsuko Godai
, (born 18 December 1961), of Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese enka singer.
Career
In 1982, under the alias "Hiromi Hoshi", she debuted with "Koi no Ienakiko" ('恋の家なき子'), released by New Century Records. In April 1985, she used the ...
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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
Ken Hirai
is a Japanese R&B and pop singer. Since his debut, Hirai has worked as a model, actor, composer, lyricist, singer, and brand ambassador.
During his career, Hirai has released 45 singles and nine studio albums as of January 2019.
All songs written and composed by Miyuki Nakajima, arranged by Shun Fukui ("The Parting Song" co-arranged by Kinji Yoshino)
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