Candies Best Hits

Candies Best Hits (キャンディーズ・ヒット全曲集, Kyandīzu Hitto Zenkyoku-shū) is the title of three different compilation albums by Japanese idol trio Candies, released through CBS Sony from 1974 to 1976.[1]

1974 release

Candies Best Hits
Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 1, 1974 (1974-11-01)
Recorded1973–1974
Genre
Length37:55
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
LabelCBS Sony
Producer
Candies chronology
Abunai Doyōbi: Candies no Sekai
(1974)
Candies Best Hits
(1974)
Namida no Kisetsu
(1974)

The first edition of Candies Best Hits was released on November 1, 1974, covering the trio's songs from the albums Anata ni Muchū: Uchiki na Candies, Abunai Doyōbi: Candies no Sekai, and Namida no Kisetsu.[2]

Track listing

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

Side A
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Namida no Kisetsu" ((なみだの季節, "Season of Tears"))Kazuya SenkeYūsuke HoguchiHoguchi3:46
2."Candies" (Kyandīzu (キャンディーズ))Michio YamagamiHiroshi MiyagawaMiyagawa2:35
3."Anata ni Muchū" ((あなたに夢中, "Crazy for You"))YamagamiKōichi Morita 3:14
4."Uchiki na Toshigoro" ((内気なとしごろ) "Shy Age")YamagamiMiyagawaMiyagawa2:48
5."Soyokaze no Kuchizuke" ((そよ風のくちづけ, "Kiss of the Gentle Breeze"))YamagamiMoritaHoguchi3:14
6."Abunai Doyōbi" ((危い土曜日, "Perilous Saturday"))Kazumi YasuiMorita 3:16
Side B
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Stupid Cupid" (Manuke na Kyūpitto (まぬけなキューピット))Neil SedakaHoguchi3:12
2."Kizutsukusedai" ((傷つく世代, "A Generation to Be Hurt"))Mieko ArimaKyōhei Tsutsumi 2:46
3."Ticket to Ride" (Namida no Jōshaken (涙の乗車券))Lennon–McCartneyLennon–McCartney 3:53
4."Anata e no Ai" ((あなたへの愛, "Love For You"))Kazumi YasuiKunihiko Kase 2:55
5."Little Devil" (Chīsana Akuma (小さな悪魔))
  • Greenfield
  • Kenji Sazanami
Sedaka 3:04
6."Ai e no Start" (Ai e no Sutāto (愛への出発(スタート), "The Start of Love"))Tokiko IwataniTsutsumi 3:10

1975 release

Candies Best Hits
Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 1, 1975 (1975-11-01)
Recorded1973–1975
Genre
LanguageJapanese
LabelCBS Sony
Producer
  • Sumio Matsuzaki
  • Masatoshi Sakai
Candies chronology
Sono Ki ni Sasenaide
(1975)
Candies Best Hits
(1975)
Candies' Carnival for 10,000 People
(1975)
Singles from Candies Best Hits
  1. "Uchiki na Aitsu"
    Released: June 1, 1975 (1975-06-01)

The second edition of Candies Best Hits was released on November 1, 1975, adding songs from the albums Toshishita no Otokonoko and Sono Ki ni Sasenaide and including the single "Uchiki na Aitsu". It was bundled with a 1976 calendar poster.[3]

Track listing

All music is arranged by Yūsuke Hoguchi, except where indicated.

Side A
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Sono Ki ni Sasenaide" ((その気にさせないで, "Don't Come On to Me"))Kazuya SenkeHoguchi  
2."Uchiki na Aitsu" ((内気なあいつ, "Shy Guy"))SenkeHoguchi  
3."Abunai Doyōbi" ((危い土曜日, "Perilous Saturday"))Kazumi YasuiKōichi MoritaKōji Ryūzaki 
4."Haru Ichiban" ((なみだの季節, "Spring's First Breeze"))HoguchiHoguchi  
5."Namida no Kisetsu" ((なみだの季節, "Season of Tears"))SenkeHoguchi  
6."Candies" (Kyandīzu (キャンディーズ))Michio YamagamiHiroshi MiyagawaMiyagawa 
Side B
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Toshishita no Otokonoko" ((年下の男の子, "A Younger Boy"))SenkeHoguchi  
2."Sotsugyō" ((卒業, "Graduation"))Tetsuya ChiakiTadao Inoue  
3."Soyokaze no Kuchizuke" ((そよ風のくちづけ, "Kiss of the Gentle Breeze"))YamagamiMorita  
4."Stupid Cupid" (Manuke na Kyūpitto (まぬけなキューピット))Neil Sedaka  
5."Yasashī dake ja Iya" ((優しいだけじゃいや, "Just Be Gentle"))Machiko RyūKaseRyūzaki 
6."Anata ni Muchū" ((あなたに夢中, "Crazy for You"))YamagamiMorita  

1976 release

Candies Best Hits
Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 1, 1976 (1976-11-01)
Recorded1973–1976
Genre
LanguageJapanese
LabelCBS Sony
Producer
  • Sumio Matsuzaki
  • Masatoshi Sakai
Candies chronology
Natsu ga Kita!
(1976)
Candies Best Hits
(1976)
Kuramae Kokugikan Carnival for 10,000 People Vol. 2: Candies Live
(1976)
Singles from Candies Best Hits
  1. "Heart Dorobō"
    Released: September 1, 1976 (1976-09-01)

The third edition of Candies Best Hits was released on November 1, 1975, adding songs from the albums Haru Ichiban and Natsu ga Kita! and including the single "Heart Dorobō".[4]

Track listing

All music is composed and arranged by Yūsuke Hoguchi, except where indicated.

Side A
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Hello! Candies"Machiko RyūMitsuo MiyamotoMotoki Funayama 
2."Namida no Kisetsu" ((なみだの季節, "Season of Tears"))Kazuya Senke   
3."Toshishita no Otokonoko" ((年下の男の子, "A Younger Boy"))Senke   
4."Sono Ki ni Sasenaide" ((その気にさせないで, "Don't Come On to Me"))Senke   
5."Anata ni Muchū" ((あなたに夢中, "Crazy for You"))Michio YamagamiKōichi MoritaKōji Ryūzaki 
6."Heart Dorobō" (Hāto Dorobō (ハート泥棒, "Thief of Hearts"))Haruo HayashiKoichi SugiyamaFunayama 
Side B
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Haru Ichiban" ((なみだの季節, "Spring's First Breeze"))Hoguchi   
2."Paper Plane Love"Yukinojo Mori   
3."Natsu ga Kita!" ((夏が来た!, "Summer Has Come!"))Hoguchi   
4."Heart no Ace ga Detekonai" (Hāto no Ēsu ga Detekonai (ハートのエースが出てこない, "Show the Ace of Hearts"))Machiko RyūMoritaRyūzaki 
5."Samba Natsu Samba"MoriKōji MakainoMakaino 
6."Sayonara Bye Bye" (Sayonara Bai Bai (さよならバイバイ))Kazuo ShiinaKeiichi Suzuki & MoonridersSuzuki & Moonriders 

References

  1. ^ "キャンディーズ". Idol.ne.jp. 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  2. ^ "キャンディーズヒット全曲集 (1974) | キャンディーズ". Disk Union. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  3. ^ "キャンディーズヒット全曲集 (1975) | キャンディーズ". Disk Union. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  4. ^ "キャンディーズヒット全曲集 (1976) | キャンディーズ". Disk Union. Retrieved 2023-08-22.