Down Town / Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara explained

Down Town / Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara
Cover:	Down_Town_(Maaya_Sakamoto_single_cover).png
Type:	single
Artist:	Maaya Sakamoto
Album:	You Can't Catch Me
Released:	October 20, 2010
Recorded:	2010
Genre:	J-pop
Label:	Victor Entertainment
Prev Title:	Magic Number
Prev Year:	2009

Down Town / Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara is Maaya Sakamoto's nineteenth single. "Down Town" is used as an opening theme for the anime series And Yet The Town Moves (Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru) while "Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara" is the opening theme for the OVA Tamayura.^[1] The original version of this song was released in 1974 by Yumi Arai, who was also its composer and lyricist, and was used as the ending song for Kiki's Delivery Service (Majo no Takkyūbin).^[2] It is Sakamoto's first single to come in CD+DVD and CD only editions.

All three tracks from this single are covers of 1970s' hit songs. "Down Town" is originally sung by Japanese musical group Sugar Babe, "Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara" is a Yumi Arai cover while "Kanashikute Yarikirenai" was first performed by The Folk Crusaders.

Track listing

Source:^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tamayura Ad Streamed for New Anime by Aria Helmer Sato. 2010-09-27.
2. http://www.nausicaa.net/wiki/Kiki%27s_Delivery_Service_%28scripts_and_lyrics%29
3. Web site: Oricon profile. 2010-10-27.
4. Web site: One Piece, SoreMachi, Oreimo, Zakuro Singles in Top 10. 31 July 2023 .
5. Web site: DOWN TOWN/やさしさに包まれたなら(初回限定盤) | 坂本真綾 | ORICON NEWS |publisher=Oricon] |language=Japanese |accessdate=2018-10-07}}|}

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