2003 studio album by Rimi Natsukawa
Sora no Keshiki (空の風景, A View of the Sky) is Rimi Natsukawa's second album, released on March 26, 2003 (2003-03-26).[1]
Background
Two singles were released before the album, "Nada Sōsō (Special Live Version)" and "Michishirube." The special live version was sung with Begin and Ryoko Moriyama, who wrote the song.
Song sources
Unlike her first album and EP, Tida: Tida Kaji nu Umui and Minamikaze, the majority of the songs are original compositions. "Manten no Hoshi" and "Dare ni mo Ienai Kedo" are covers of popular music tunes by Parsha Club and Ryoko Moriyama. "Shimajima Kaisha" was originally by Okinawan band Nenes. "Satōkibi-batake" is a cover of a written by Naohiko Terashima in the 1960s, and "Tuki nu Kaisha" is a traditional Okinawan song.
Track listing
| Title | Writer(s) | Arranger(s) |
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| 1. | "Manten no Hoshi (満天の星, Sky Full of Stars)" | Toshiaki Arashiro, Masaaki Uechi | Seiichi Kyōda | 4:27 |
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| 2. | "Michishirube (道しるべ, Signpost)" | Chiharu | Chuei Yoshikawa | 4:26 |
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| 3. | "Sa La La (サ・ラ・ラ)" | Rimi, Natsumi Hirai | Kyōda | 5:08 |
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| 4. | "Haruka... (遥か..., Far Away)" | Kazuhiro Hara | Kyōda | 5:08 |
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| 5. | "Satōkibi-batake (さとうきび畑, Sugarcane Field)" | Naohiko Terashima | Kyōda | 7:51 |
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| 6. | "Enpitsuga no Hitomi (鉛筆画の瞳, Pencil Sketch Eyes)" | Osami Okamoto, Yoshikawa | Yoshikawa | 4:45 |
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| 7. | "Dare ni mo Ienai Kedo (誰にも言えないけど, I Haven't Told Anyone, But)" | Ryoko Moriyama | Kyōda | 5:00 |
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| 8. | "Shimajima Kaisha (島々清しゃ, Purity of the Islands)" | Hitoshi Kume, Tsuneo Fukuhara | Kyōda | 5:01 |
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| 9. | "Tsuki nu Kaisha (月ぬ美しゃ, Beauty of the Moon)" | Traditional | Kyōda | 4:03 |
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| 10. | "Itoshii Hito e (いとしい人へ, To My Dear)" | Megumi Ayukawa, Akira Senju | Kyōda | 4:03 |
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| 11. | "Nada Sōsō (Special Live Version) (涙そうそう, Great Tears Are Spilling) (with Begin, Ryoko Moriyama)" | Begin, Ryoko Moriyama | Kyōda | 4:23 |
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Japan sales rankings
| Release
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Chart
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Peak position
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First week sales
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Sales total
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| March 26, 2003 (2003-03-26)
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Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[2]
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39
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10,583
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78,900
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References
