Amairo no kami no otome
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"Amairo no Kami no Otome" (亜麻色の髪の乙女, The Girl with the Flaxen Hair) is a 1968 single by the Japanese Group Sounds
band Village Singers. The song was composed by Koichi Sugiyama
with lyrics by Jun Hashimoto. Before Village Singers, though, the melody was first given to Michi Aoyama and released as "On the Windy Hills" (風吹く丘で) in 1966. The song has been covered several times, including by the J-Pop
group Mi-Ke, the singer Hitomi Shimatani
, and a Mandarin version by Cyndi Wang
.
was released as her 7th single under Avex Trax
on May 9, 2002. The single hit #4 on the Oricon
charts and sold 375,000 copies. The A-side is Amairo no kami no otome, a cheerful and upbeat dance track. The B-side, Ashita to Kyou no Aida is a soft ballad.
Group Sounds
Group Sounds is a genre of Japanese rock music. Inspired by The Beatles, Group Sounds became popular in the mid to late 1960s. Group Sounds initiated fusion of Japanese kayōkyoku music and rock music...
band Village Singers. The song was composed by Koichi Sugiyama
Koichi Sugiyama
is a Japanese music composer, council member of JASRAC , and honorary chairman of the Japanese Backgammon Society...
with lyrics by Jun Hashimoto. Before Village Singers, though, the melody was first given to Michi Aoyama and released as "On the Windy Hills" (風吹く丘で) in 1966. The song has been covered several times, including by the J-Pop
J-pop
, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
group Mi-Ke, the singer Hitomi Shimatani
Hitomi Shimatani
, is a female pop singer signed to the Avex Trax label.Shimatani started her career as an Enka singer with the release of her debut single in 1999, but later decided to get into the dance/pop style for her music. Shimatani's music has also appeared in video games and also anime series.- Early life...
, and a Mandarin version by Cyndi Wang
Cyndi Wang
Cyndi Wang was born on 5 September 1982. She is a Taiwanese singer and actress. Her birth name is Wáng Jūnrú .Wang has released eleven albums, nearly all of which carries her name...
.
Cover by Hitomi Shimatani
The cover version by Hitomi ShimataniHitomi Shimatani
, is a female pop singer signed to the Avex Trax label.Shimatani started her career as an Enka singer with the release of her debut single in 1999, but later decided to get into the dance/pop style for her music. Shimatani's music has also appeared in video games and also anime series.- Early life...
was released as her 7th single under Avex Trax
Avex Trax
, listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange as 7860 and abbreviated as AGHD, is the holding company for a group of entertainment-related subsidiaries based in Japan...
on May 9, 2002. The single hit #4 on the Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
charts and sold 375,000 copies. The A-side is Amairo no kami no otome, a cheerful and upbeat dance track. The B-side, Ashita to Kyou no Aida is a soft ballad.
Track listing
- Amairo no kami no otome (4:07)
- Ashita to Kyou no Aida (3:45)
- Amairo no kami no otome (instrumental) (4:06)
- Ashita to Kyou no Aida (instrumental) (3:40)