| Without You | |
| Cover: | Without You (Debbie Gibson single - cover art).jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Debbie Gibson |
| B-Side: | Without You (Instrumental) |
| Recorded: | 1990 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 4:20 |
| Label: | Atlantic/Warner Pioneer |
| Composer: | Tatsuro Yamashita |
| Lyricist: | Deborah Gibson |
| Producer: | Andrew Zulla |
| Prev Title: | We Could Be Together |
| Prev Year: | 1989 |
| Next Title: | Anything Is Possible |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
is a single by American singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson. Written by Gibson and Tatsuro Yamashita, the single was released exclusively in Japan in 1990 by Warner Pioneer under the Atlantic label.[1] It was featured in the 1990 TBS drama series .[2] Originally released as a stand-alone single, "Without You" was included as a bonus track in the Japanese releases of Gibson's 1990 album Anything Is Possible and 1995 Greatest Hits album.[3] It was also included in her 2017 box set We Could Be Together and the 2021 Deluxe Edition release of her 1989 album Electric Youth.[4] [5]
The single peaked at No. 26 on the Oricon weekly singles chart and was certified Gold by the RIAJ.[2]
| Peak position | ||
| Japan (Oricon)[6] | 26 |
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| Sayonara Natsu no Hi | |
| Cover: | Tatsuro Yamashita - Sayonara Natsu no Hi.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Tatsuro Yamashita |
| Album: | Artisan |
| Language: | Japanese |
| English Title: | Goodbye, Summer Days |
| B-Side: | Morning Shine |
| Recorded: | 1991 |
| Genre: | J-pop |
| Length: | 4:39 |
| Label: | Moon |
| Producer: | Tatsuro Yamashita |
| Prev Title: | Endless Game |
| Prev Year: | 1990 |
| Next Title: | Turner's Steamroller |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
Six months after the release of "Without You", Yamashita rewrote the song as, released as one of the lead singles for his 1991 album Artisan. The lyrics were based on Yamashita's memories during his high school years. The song was used by Dai-ichi Life for their corporate commercial.[7] [8]
The B-side, "Morning Shine", was used as the theme song of the TBS morning program .
The single peaked at No. 12 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and charted for 20 weeks, selling over 185,000 copies.[9]
In 2021, Warner Music Japan released an animated music video of "Sayonara Natsu no Hi" to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Artisan.[7] [8]
Debbie Gibson version
Tatsuro Yamashita version