Sunao ni Ienakute
"Sunao ni Ienakute" | ||||
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Single by Zard | ||||
from the album Zard Forever Best: 25th Anniversary | ||||
Released | May 27, 2009 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 12:00 | |||
Label | B-Gram Records | |||
Composer(s) | Izumi Sakai | |||
Lyricist(s) | Izumi Sakai | |||
Producer(s) | Daiko Nagato | |||
Zard singles chronology | ||||
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"Sunao ni Ienakute (素直に言えなくて)" is the 45th single by Japanese band Zard. It was released 27 May 2009 under B-Gram Records label.
Background
This is the third and a final posthumous single released after Izumi Sakai's death. It was released on second anniversary of her death.
Sunao ni Ienakute is re-arranged coupling song from their second single Fushigi ne.... It features vocals of Japanese singer-songwriter Mai Kuraki.[1]
Hypnosis is re-arranged coupling song from their 28th single Mind Games. The member of Japanese band Garnet Crow, Hitoshi Okamoto was involved with the whole production of single.[2]
The single wasn't included in any studio album, however it got released in their compilation album Zard Forever Best: 25th Anniversary in 2016.
The single was released in two formats: regular edition and limited edition. Limited edition includes DVD disc with live footage from "What a beautiful memory 2008" of their song Ano Hohoemi wo Wasurenaide.[3]
Oricon Charting
The single reached #5 rank first week. It charted for 8 weeks and sold over 36,000 copies.[4]
Track list
All lyrics are written by Izumi Sakai and arranged by Hitoshi Okamoto; all music is composed by Izumi Sakai (#1) and Hitoshi Okamoto (Garnet Crow) (#2)[5]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Sunao ni Ienakute (素直に言えなくて)" (~featuring Mai Kuraki~) | 4:19 |
2. | "Hypnosis" (2007 ver.) | 4:22 |
3. | "Sunao ni Ienakute (素直に言えなくて)" (original karaoke) | 4:19 |
References
- ^ News announcement (in Japanese) http://natalie.mu/music/news/15138
- ^ News announcement (in Japanese) https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000048469
- ^ Zard discography (in Japanese) http://wezard.net/single.html
- ^ Official Oricon rankings (in Japanese) http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/26939/products/758216/1/
- ^ Official track list (in Japanese) http://beinggiza.com/ci/item/JBCJ-6013
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- Izumi Sakai
- Good-bye My Loneliness
- Mō Sagasanai
- Hold Me
- Yureru Omoi
- Oh My Love
- Forever You
- Today Is Another Day
- Eien
- Toki no Tsubasa
- Tomatteita Tokei ga Ima Ugokidashita
- Kimi to no Distance
- Golden Best: 15th Anniversary
- Zard Forever Best: 25th Anniversary
- "Good-bye My Loneliness"
- "Fushigi ne...
- "Mō Sagasanai"
- "Nemurenai Yoru wo Daite"
- "In My Arms Tonight"
- "Makenaide"
- "Kimi ga Inai"
- "Yureru Omoi"
- "Mō Sukoshi, Ato Sukoshi..."
- "Kitto Wasurenai"
- "Kono Ai ni Oyogi Tsukarete mo/Boy"
- "Konna ni Soba ni Iru no ni"
- "Anata wo Kanjiteitai"
- "Just Believe in Love"
- "Ai ga Mienai"
- "Sayonara wa Ima mo Kono Mune ni Imasu"
- "My Friend"
- "Kokoro wo Hiraite"
- "Don't You See!"
- "Kimi ni Aitaku Nattara..."
- "Kaze ga Toori Nukeru Machi he"
- "Eien"
- "My Baby Grand ~Nukumori ga Hoshikute~"
- "Iki mo Dekinai"
- "Unmei no Roulette Mawashite"
- "Atarashii Door ~Fuyu no Himawari~"
- "Good Day"
- "Mind Games"
- "Sekai wa Kitto Mirai no Naka"
- "Itai Kurai Kimi ga Afureteiru yo"
- "Kono Namida Hoshi ni Nare"
- "Get U're Dream"
- "Promised You"
- "Sawayakana Kimi no Kimochi"
- "Ashita wo Yume Mite"
- "Hitomi Tojite"
- "Motto Chikaku de Kimi no Yokogao Mitetai"
- "Kakegae no Nai Mono"
- "Kyō wa Yukkuri Hanasō"
- "Hoshi no Kagayaki yo/Natsu wo Matsu Sail no Yō ni"
- "Kanashii Hodo Anata ga Suki/Karatto Ikō!"
- "Heart ni Hi wo Tsukete"
- "Glorious Mind"
- "Tsubasa wo Hirogete/Ai wa Kurayami no Naka de"
- "Sunao ni Ienakute"