Soyokaze no Kuchizuke

"Soyokaze no Kuchizuke"
Single by Candies
from the album Abunai Doyōbi: Candies no Sekai
LanguageJapanese
English titleKiss of the Gentle Breeze
B-sideSakurasō no Kanashimi (LP)
Hagureta Kobato (EP)
ReleasedJanuary 21, 1974 (1974-01-21)
Recorded1973
Genre
Length3:09
LabelCBS Sony
Composer(s)Kōichi Morita
Lyricist(s)Michio Yamagami
Producer(s)
Candies singles chronology
"Anata ni Muchū"
(1973) 		"Soyokaze no Kuchizuke"
(1974) 		"Abunai Doyōbi"
(1974)

"Soyokaze no Kuchizuke" (そよ風のくちづけ, "Kiss of the Gentle Breeze") is the second single by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by Michio Yamagami and Kōichi Morita, the single was released on January 21, 1974. It is the third track on their second album Abunai Doyōbi: Candies no Sekai, with a different mix.[1]

The song peaked at No. 39 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 63,000 copies.[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Michio Yamagami; all music is written by Kōichi Morita, except where indicated; all music is arranged by Yūsuke Hoguchi, except where indicated.

7-inch LP
No.TitleLength
1."Soyokaze no Kuchizuke" ((そよ風のくちづけ, "Kiss of the Gentle Breeze"))3:09
2."Sakurasō no Kanashimi" ((桜草のかなしみ, "Sad Primrose"))2:52
7-inch EP
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Soyokaze no Kuchizuke" ((そよ風のくちづけ, "Kiss of the Gentle Breeze"))  3:09
2."Hagureta Kobato" ((はぐれた小鳩, "Peeled Kobato"))   
3."Anata ni Muchū" ((あなたに夢中, "Crazy For You"))  3:13
4."Candies" (Kyandīzu (キャンディーズ))Hiroshi MiyagawaMiyagawa2:45

Chart positions

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart 39

Cover versions

  • The Possible covered the song as the B-side of their 2007 single "Shushoku = Gohan no Uta".

References

  1. ^ "Candies Discography". Idol.ne.jp. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  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.


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