[Calm & mellow]
No.52 "Toki no Nagareni" by Naomi Chiaki
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Today's song is "Toki no nagare ni" (by the passage of time) by "Naomi Chiaki".
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Index
1. Song data
| Title | Toki no nagare ni (by the passage of time) |
|---|---|
| Artist | Naomi Chiaki |
| Album Title | Hyakka Ryōran (a rich profusion of flowers) |
| Catalog Number | TECE-25716 |
| Track No. | 3 |
| Duration | 5:42 |
| Released | 1991 |
| Publisher | Teichiku |
| Lyricist | Ou yoshida |
| Composer | Nobuo Kurata |
| Arranger | Nobuo Kurata |
- About the creators
Ou yoshida
Ou Yoshida is a known lyricist in the Japanese soul music field. He has written quite a few of big hit song, and honored by the government in 2007.
Interestingly, his first work in the music society was to write a lyrics for the debut song of Naomi Chiaki in 1969.
Since then, he has written many songs for her. And they are keeping close ties between each other, even Naomi Chiaki has stopped singing on 1992.
Nobuo Kurata
Nobuo Kurata is a long serving keyboardist, composer and a music producer in the pop music field.
He has collaborated with wide range of singers and artists in J-pop, and participated in various albums and events they are releasing or holding.
Mr. Minoru Mukaiya of a former keyboardist of popular fusion group "Casiopea" is a classmate for him at the "Nemu" music academy which was established by Yamaha in 1970, and currently run by them under the name of "Yamaha Ongaku-in" (Yamaha music academy).
Cover art
- Sound impressions
Calm & mellow
This is a calm and silent, touch sentimental mellow pop in slow swinging speed.
Impressive high-fret strumming of the guitars opens an introduction, and the stable bass sound follows.
The shining tone of the keyboard, and the soft and gentle horn section create rich sound space. And the beautiful breezy chorus takes part in, as if it is a wind blowing in the time.
Naomi Chiaki's vocal is as beautiful as it gets, and relaxes listeners a lot.
- Reference
About Google translate
- About the artist
A symbolic soul singer of Japan
Naomi Chiaki debuted in 1969 with single "Ame ni nureta bojou" (Yearning heart in the rain). Since then, 34 singles, and 26 original, live, and 3+8 best albums has been released until now.
(Wikipedia, Naomi Chiaki)
She started her career from the Japanese popular soul music field called "Enka" music.
Here are some samples of "Enka" songs, not Naomi Chiaki's though.
"Enka" song samples
* Man ver. - by Kiyoshi Hikawa
* Woman ver. - Hitomi Idemitsu
A symbolic soul singer of Japan
She was incredibly good at singing, and her voice was sweet and beautiful, so, it did not take much time for her to catch millions of fans.
At the same time, perhaps because of her show-woman ship, she actively appeared on TV programs, and even tried and enjoyed a many of comedy skits which authentic singers like her usually stand off.
This friendly, but professional attitude really impressed the audience, and she naturally became one of the most popular and preferred "Enka" singer in Japan.
Stopped singing
Naomi Chiaki however stopped all of her activities in entertainment business, when her partner passed away in 1992.
Since then, some 25 years has been past, but she is still keeping a quietness.
In spite of such long silence, she is still one of the most loved and respected singer, and a special music programs about her are occasionally broadcasted.
We would like to post any news about her if we see it.
- Samples from online music stores
About the samples
Please go to the page below, and click track No.3 or 13.
Trial button is on the left side of the song title.
AD : Free listening samples
Amazon JP (No sample)
TOWER RECORDS ONLINE
hmv.co.jp
8. Japanese Letters
| Song Title | 時の流れに (Toki no nagare ni) |
|---|---|
| Artist | ちあきなおみ (Naomi Chiaki) |
| Album Title | 百花繚乱 (Hyakka Ryōran) |
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