Namida no Kisetsu (song)

"Namida no Kisetsu"
Single by Candies
from the album Namida no Kisetsu
LanguageJapanese
English titleSeason of Tears
B-sideMayoeru Hitsuji (single)
Ticket to Ride (EP)
ReleasedSeptember 1, 1974 (1974-09-01)
Recorded1974
Genre
Length3:45
LabelCBS Sony
Composer(s)Yūsuke Hoguchi
Lyricist(s)Kazuya Senke
Candies singles chronology
"Abunai Doyōbi"
(1974) 		"Namida no Kisetsu"
(1974) 		"Toshishita no Otokonoko"
(1975)

"Namida no Kisetsu" (なみだの季節, "Season of Tears") is the fourth single by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by Kazuya Senke and Yūsuke Hoguchi, the single was released on September 1, 1974. This was the last single in which Yoshiko Tanaka ("Sue") assumed the role of lead singer.[1]

The song peaked at No. 40 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 59,000 copies.[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Kazuya Senke, except where indicated; all music is written and arranged by Yūsuke Hoguchi, except where indicated.

7-inch single
No.TitleLength
1."Namida no Kisetsu" ((なみだの季節, "Season of Tears"))3:45
2."Mayoeru Hitsuji" ((迷える羊, "Lost Sheep"))3:18
7-inch EP
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Namida no Kisetsu" ((なみだの季節, "Season of Tears"))   3:45
2."Ticket to Ride" (涙の乗車券 (Namida no Jōshaken, "The Ticket of Tears"))Lennon–McCartneyLennon–McCartneyKōji Ryūzaki3:53
3."Abunai Doyōbi" (危い土曜日 ("Perilous Saturday"))Kazumi YasuiKōichi MoritaRyūzaki3:13
4."Yesterday Once More" (イエスタデイ・ワンスモアー (Iesutadei Wansu Moā))
  • Carpenter
  • Bettis
Ryūzaki3:46

Chart positions

Charts (1974) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart 40

References

  1. ^ "Candies Discography". Idol.ne.jp. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  2. ^ "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Singles Chart Daijiten - Candies" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2011-05-16.



Stub icon

This 1970s single–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.