Haru na no ni explained

Haru na no ni
Type:single
Artist:Yoshie Kashiwabara
Album:Haru na no ni
A-Side:Haru na no ni
B-Side:Nagisa Tayori
Released:January 11, 1983
Label:Philips Records
Producer:Miyuki Nakajima
Prev Title:Karin
Prev Year:1982
Next Title:Chotto Nara Byaku
Next Year:1983

is a song by Japanese singer Yoshie Kashiwabara, released as her 12th single on January 11, 1983.

Background and release

"Haru na no ni" is a song by Yoshie Kashiwabara, released as her 12th single. The song was composed by Miyuki Nakajima. The song was also the title track of Kashiwabara's debut album of the same name.

The single was released on January 11, 1983 under the Philips Records label, along with the B-side "Nagisa Tayori", a song originally written and performed by Nakajima from her 1976 album, Watashi no Koe ga Kikoemasu ka. "Haru na no ni" was re-released as a single on February 25, 1994 by Mercury Music Entertainment, coupled with "Camouflage" as a B-side.[1]

Reception

"Haru na no ni" reached No. 6 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart,[2] selling at least 33,000 copies.[3] Because of its spring theme, the song is often used as a graduation song for Japanese students graduating in the spring.[4]

Track listing

1994 version

Showta version

Haru na no ni
Type:single
Artist:Showta
Album:Eve
A-Side:Haru na no ni
B-Side:Go-gatsu Ame no Uta
Released:January 23, 2008
Label:King Records
Prev Title:Kimi ni, Kaze ga Fukimasu You ni
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:Hikaru no Gen-chan
Next Year:2008

Background and release

Showta released a cover of "Haru na no ni" as his 5th single on January 23, 2008. While recording demo songs, Showta's producer had him sing songs and had decided to release his cover rendition of "Haru na no ni" as a single.[6]

Tadashi Harada, who had previously worked on Shiseido commercials and won the Grand Prix Award in the JMan Make-up Contest, was in charge of the CD jacket and decided on a "diva" concept, where Showta was depicted in rhinestones and blond hair that portrayed his androgyny.[7]

Reception

"Haru na no ni" peaked at No. 90 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.[8] CDJournal praised Showta's "vibrant singing voice", describing it as sounding like a woman, while also calling the B-side, "Go-gatsu Ame no Uta", "impressive" and comparing it to a graduation song.[9]

Charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 春なのに . ja . . 2019-05-13.
  2. News: 柏原芳恵が80年代前半に発売した9枚のアルバムがSHM-CD/紙ジャケ再発 . ja . . 2018-06-08 . 2019-05-13.
  3. News: 80年代頭だけ!?柏原芳恵、堀内孝雄に反論「ずっと頑張ってます」 . ja . . 2015-04-02 . 2019-05-13.
  4. News: "桜ソング"の栄枯盛衰 ~2000年代の爆発的なブームはなぜ起こったのか~ 楽曲テーマの歴史と共に紐解く"桜ソング"誕生の理由 . ja . . 2019-03-02 . 2019-05-13.
  5. News: 活動〜日本レコード大賞〜【公益社団法人 日本作曲家協会】 . ja . . 2019-04-12 . June 12, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170612203216/http://www.jacompa.or.jp/reco25.html . dead .
  6. News: Tetsuo . Hiraga . SHOWTA. インタビュー PAGE2 僕のすべてだけじゃ 足りないんだ . ja . Hot Express . 2008-03-05 . 2019-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080928041943/http://www.hotexpress.co.jp/interview/showta_080305/showta_article02.html#official . September 28, 2008 . dead .
  7. News: SHOWTA.、"ビジュアル系歌謡曲"で80年代ヒット曲をカヴァー . ja . Barks . 2008-01-22 . 2019-05-09.
  8. Web site: 春なのに . ja . . 2019-02-21.
  9. Web site: SHOWTA. / 春なのに ミニ・レビュー . ja . CDJournal . 2019-05-09.