Hachigatsu no Koi

"Hachigatsu no Koi"
Single by Chisato Moritaka
from the album The Moritaka
LanguageJapanese
English titleLove in August
B-side"Itsumademo"
ReleasedJune 25, 1991 (1991-06-25)
Recorded1991
Genre
Length4:12
LabelWarner Pioneer
Composer(s)Kyōhei Tsutsumi
Lyricist(s)Chisato Moritaka
Producer(s)Yukio Seto
Chisato Moritaka singles chronology
"Benkyō no Uta/ Kono Machi"
(1991) 		"Hachigatsu no Koi"
(1991) 		"Fight!!"
(1991)
Music video
Hachigatsu no Koi on YouTube

"Hachigatsu no Koi" (八月の恋, lit. "Love in August") is the 13th single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. Written by Moritaka and Kyōhei Tsutsumi, the single was released by Warner Pioneer on June 25, 1991.[1]

Background

This was Moritaka's first collaboration with Tsutsumi after the success of her 1989 cover of "17-sai", which Tsutsumi originally co-wrote for Saori Minami in 1971. The resulting composition was a kayōkyoku ballad with Canzone Napoletana influences.[2]

The B-side is "Itsumademo", which was used as the ending theme of the 1991 anime TV series The Twins at St. Clare's.

Chart performance

"Hachigatsu no Koi" peaked at No. 6 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 106,000 copies.[3][4]

Other versions

Moritaka re-recorded the song and uploaded the video on her YouTube channel on August 8, 2012.[5] This version is also included in Moritaka's 2013 self-covers DVD album Love Vol. 1.[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka; all music is arranged by Hideo Saitō.

8 cm CD
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Hachigatsu no Koi" ((八月の恋, "Love in August"))Kyōhei Tsutsumi4:12
2."Itsumademo" ((いつまでも, "Forever and Ever"))Shinji Yasuda4:27
Cassette
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Hachigatsu no Koi"Tsutsumi 
2."Itsumademo"Yasuda 
3."Hachigatsu no Koi" (Karaoke)  
4."Itsumademo" (Karaoke)  

Personnel

  • Chisato Moritaka – vocals
  • Hideo Saitō – all instruments, programming, backing vocals

Chart positions

Charts (1991) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[3] 6

References

  1. ^ "｢八月の恋｣ (CT/CD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  2. ^ "Biography". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  3. ^ a b "八月の恋/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  4. ^ "森高千里(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  5. ^ Moritaka, Chisato (2012-08-08). 森高千里 『八月の恋』 【セルフカヴァー】. YouTube. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  6. ^ "「デビュー25周年企画 森高千里 セルフカバーシリーズ "LOVE" Vol.1」". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-05.