"Namida no Taiyō" (涙の太陽, Sun of Tears) is the twelfth single by Japanese girl group Melon Kinenbi. It was released on June 9, 2004, and its highest position on the Oricon weekly chart was #15. It is a cover of "Namida no Taiyō (Crying in a Storm)" by Emy Jackson, originally released on April 20, 1965.[1]
The song was also covered in 1973 by idolMaria Anzai, whose version went on to sell over 500,000 copies.[2]