is the debut single by Japanese singer

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. Written by

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and Hideo Saitō, the single was released by

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on March 25, 1987. The song was used as the theme song of the 1987

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film '' Aitsu ni Koishite'', which also featured Moritaka's acting debut. It was also featured in the

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drama special , also starring Moritaka.

Background

Shortly after winning the first

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Image Girl Contest in 1986, Moritaka moved from

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to Tokyo to begin her entertainment career. A team of songwriters led by

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(using the pseudonym "HIRO") and Hideo Saitō were brought in to compose materials for her debut album (also titled '' New Season''), as she had not yet experimented on writing her own songs. In the music video, as well as earlier live performances, Moritaka played percussion and the keyboard solo; she has since focused only on vocals on the song. The single was re-released on

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format on March 25, 1988, with " Overheat Night" replacing "Period" as the B-side.

Chart performance

"New Season" peaked at No. 23 on

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's singles chart and sold 44,000 copies.

Other versions

"New Season" was remixed for the 1989 greatest hits album '' Moritaka Land''. Moritaka re-recorded the song on vocals and drums and uploaded the video on her

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channel on December 22, 2012. This version is also included in Moritaka's 2013 self-covers DVD album ''Love Vol. 3''.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by

, except where indicated; all music is composed and arranged by Hideo Saitō.

Personnel

* Chisato Moritaka – vocals, keyboard * Hideo Saitō – guitar, backing vocals * Nobita Tsukada – keyboards *

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– keyboards * Chiharu Mikuzugi – bass * Reuben Tsujino – drums * Yukari Fujio – backing vocals

Charts

References

External links

* * * {{authority control 1987 debut singles 1987 songs Songs in Japanese Chisato Moritaka songs Songs with lyrics by Hiromasa Ijichi Songs with music by Hideo Saitō (musician, born 1958) Warner Music Japan singles