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Rimi Natsukawa
is a Japanese singer. She is best known for her 2001 single " Nada Sōsō."
Childhood
Natsukawa was born in Ishigaki, the largest city in the Yaeyama Islands chain. From a young age she enjoyed singing, and wanted to be a singer after heari ...
's second EP, released on .
It consists solely of recordings on lullabies. It is her second EP that solely features cover songs.
Background
The title comes from the song , which featured on Natsukawa's debut album "
Tida: Tida Kaji nu Umui." The album was preceded with the single , a standard Japanese version of the
Misako Koja song she covered on her 2002 EP "
Minamikaze
is Rimi Natsukawa's debut EP, released on , consisting of covers of Okinawan songs.
Background
The EP was released after three singles, but only her hit single "Nada Sōsō" features. The album consists of six covers and an original track (Nats ...
." "Famureuta" featured as the B-side of this single. The version of "Warabigami" appearing on the single is not on the album, however, a re-arranged duet version with Misako Koja appears instead.
Song sources
The songs are lullabies from around Asia. "Warabigami" and "Famureuta" are songs released by Okinawan musicians (
Misako Koja,
Parsha Club
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). Two are lullabies from other regions of Japan ("
Chūgoku Chihō no Komoriuta," "
Shimabara no Komoriuta"). The
Chūgoku one is traditional, while the
Shimabara one was written by Kohei Miyazaki (宮崎康平) in the 1950s (popularised by
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singer
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Career
Chiyoko was born in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, Japan. In 1954, Chiyoko won the 1st prize of the Columbia Music E ...
).
"Māmāhō" is a cover of "Mama Hao (媽媽好 ''Mama's the Best'')," a song sung by
Josephine Siao
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in the 1960 Chinese film
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n singer
Oyunaa
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's debut Japanese single of the same name, released in 1990. "Chājanga" is a cover of Jajangga (자장가 ''Lullaby''), a traditional Korean lullaby.
Track listing
All songs arranged by
Seiichi Kyōda
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.
Japan sales rankings
References
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Rimi Natsukawa albums
2003 EPs
Victor Entertainment EPs