Sunao ni Ienakute
| "Sunao ni Ienakute" | ||||
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| Single by Zard | ||||
| from the album Zard Forever Best: 25th Anniversary | ||||
| Released | May 27, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 12:00 | |||
| Label | B-Gram Records | |||
| Composer(s) | Izumi Sakai | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Izumi Sakai | |||
| Producer(s) | Daiko Nagato | |||
| Zard singles chronology | ||||
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"Sunao ni Ienakute (素直に言えなくて)" is the 45th single by Japanese band Zard. It was released 27 May 2009 under B-Gram Records label.
Background
[edit]This is the third and a final posthumous single released after Izumi Sakai's death. It was released on second anniversary of her death.
Sunao ni Ienakute is re-arranged coupling song from their second single Fushigi ne.... It features vocals of Japanese singer-songwriter Mai Kuraki.[1]
Hypnosis is re-arranged coupling song from their 28th single Mind Games. The member of Japanese band Garnet Crow, Hitoshi Okamoto was involved with the whole production of single.[2]
The single wasn't included in any studio album, however it got released in their compilation album Zard Forever Best: 25th Anniversary in 2016.
The single was released in two formats: regular edition and limited edition. Limited edition includes DVD disc with live footage from "What a beautiful memory 2008" of their song Ano Hohoemi wo Wasurenaide.[3]
Oricon Charting
[edit]The single reached #5 rank first week. It charted for 8 weeks and sold over 36,000 copies.[4]
Track list
[edit]All lyrics are written by Izumi Sakai and arranged by Hitoshi Okamoto; all music is composed by Izumi Sakai (#1) and Hitoshi Okamoto (Garnet Crow) (#2)[5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sunao ni Ienakute (素直に言えなくて)" (~featuring Mai Kuraki~) | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Hypnosis" (2007 ver.) | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Sunao ni Ienakute (素直に言えなくて)" (original karaoke) | 4:19 |
References
[edit]- ^ News announcement (in Japanese) http://natalie.mu/music/news/15138
- ^ News announcement (in Japanese) https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000048469
- ^ Zard discography (in Japanese) http://wezard.net/single.html
- ^ Official Oricon rankings (in Japanese) http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/26939/products/758216/1/
- ^ Official track list (in Japanese) http://beinggiza.com/ci/item/JBCJ-6013
