Candies 1½: Yasashii Akuma

Candies 1½: Yasashii Akuma
Studio album by
Candies
ReleasedApril 21, 1977 (1977-04-21)
Recorded1976
Genre
Length58:38
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
LabelCBS Sony
Producer
Candies chronology
Kuramae Kokugikan Carnival for 10,000 People Vol. 2: Candies Live
(1976) 		Candies 1½: Yasashii Akuma
(1977) 		Ketteiban Candies
(1977)
Singles from Candies 1½: Yasashii Akuma
  1. "Aishū no Symphony"
    Released: November 21, 1976 (1976-11-21)
  2. "Yasashii Akuma"
    Released: March 1, 1977 (1977-03-01)

Candies 1½: Yasashii Akuma (キャンディーズ 1 1/2〜やさしい悪魔〜, Kyandīzu Ichi to Nibun no Ichi: Yasashii Akuma, lit. Candies 1½: Sweet Little Devil) is the eighth studio album by Japanese idol trio Candies, released through CBS Sony on April 21, 1977. It contains the singles "Aishū no Symphony" and "Yasashii Akuma". Side B features covers of popular western songs while Side C consists of songs written individually by the trio. The album is the trio's first dual LP release; hence the "1½" on the album title. The blank side of the second disc is etched with the trio's signatures.[1][2]

Track listing

All music is arranged by Kōji Makaino, except where indicated.

Side A
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Yasashii Akuma" ((やさしい悪魔, "Sweet Little Devil"))Makoto KitajōTakuro Yoshida 3:39
2."20-sai no Koro" (Nijū-sai no Koro (20才の頃, "When I was 20"))Machiko RyūMitsuo MiyamotoMotoki Funayama2:53
3."Aishū no Symphony" (Aishū no Shinfonī (哀愁のシンフォニー, "Symphony of Sorrow"))Rei NakanishiTakashi Miki 3:45
4."Sakamichi no Aru Fūkei" ((坂道のある風景, "A Landscape With a Slope"))RyūYūsuke HoguchiHoguchi3:09
5."Pastel Color no Suiyōbi" (Pasuteru Karā no Suiyōbi (パステルカラーの水曜日, "Wednesday in Pastel Colors"))RyūHoguchiHoguchi3:38
6."Anata no Yesterday" (Anata no Iesutadei (あなたのイエスタデイ, "Your Yesterday"))KitajōYoshida 4:00
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Here, There and Everywhere"Lennon–McCartney3:55
2."Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"
2:34
3."Jolene"Dolly Parton3:07
4."Love Is Blind"Janis Ian2:28
5."Take Me Home, Country Roads"
3:16
6."One Boy"
2:38
Side C
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Koi ga Hitotsu" ((恋がひとつ, "Love Is One"))Ran Itō2:48
2."Love Me Love Me"Yoshiko Tanaka3:01
3."Suteki na Mahōtsukai" ((素敵な魔法使い, "A Lovely Witch"))Miki Fujimura3:10
4."Midnight Highway" (Middonaito Haiuei (ミッドナイト・ハイウェイ))Tanaka3:09
5."Kyō kara Watashi wa" ((今日から私は, "From Now On, I..."))Itō2:35
6."Sayonara no Asa" ((さよならの朝, "Goodbye to the Morning"))Fujimura4:31

References

  1. ^ "キャンディーズ". Idol.ne.jp. 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  2. ^ "キャンディーズ / キャンディーズ1[1 / 2]～やさしい悪魔 [2CD]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2023-08-22.