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50th Anniversary Special A Tribute of Hayashi Tetsuji: Saudade

50th Anniversary Special A Tribute of Hayashi Tetsuji: Saudade (50th Anniversary Special A Tribute of Hayashi Tetsuji - Saudade -) is a tribute album consisting of songs written by Tetsuji Hayashi, released on November 8, 2023 by VAP. The album contains re-recorded and cover versions of some of Hayashi's hit songs written throughout his 5-decade career as a composer and songwriter.

50th Anniversary Special A Tribute of Hayashi Tetsuji: Saudade
Compilation album by
Various Artists
ReleasedNovember 8, 2023 (2023-11-08)
Recorded2023
Genre
LanguageJapanese
LabelVAP

Background

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On September 11, 2023, it was announced that a tribute album will be released to celebrate Hayashi's 50th anniversary in the music industry. Singers Akina Nakamori, Tomoyo Harada, Kiyotaka Sugiyama and Iyo Matsumoto, who previously worked with Hayashi, will be featured in the album with their re-recorded Hayashi-penned songs. While Junichi Inagaki, Shoko Nakagawa, Yu Sakai, Pii, Sumire Uesaka, GOOD BYE APRIL, Keizo Nakanishi and Yukino Matsuki will also provide their own covers. The album is set to release in 2 editions: a standard CD edition and a limited CD+DVD combo in which the DVD will contain a mix of video footages, including a live session, music videos and an interview. Further details regarding the release are yet to be announced.[1][2][3]

Promotion

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Prior to the album's release, Hayashi held his 50th anniversary concert on November 5, 2023 at the Tokyo International Forum to promote the album. Some of the artists involved in the album also performed for the said concert. The announcement was made four days after announcing the album's release.[4][5]

From October 19 to November 4, 2023, VAP uploaded teaser videos previewing the songs on their official YouTube channel. In addition, each of the artists have expressed their felicitations to Hayashi and shared their messages either recorded or written through an official statement.[6][7] To further promote the album, two songs were released. On October 6, 2023, Pii released her cover of Mariya Takeuchi's 1979 single "September",[8][9] and GOOD BYE APRIL's version of S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe's 1983 debut single "Summer Suspicion" which was released on October 25, 2023.

Included in the album is Nakamori's self-cover of her 1984 single "Kita Wing". The full version of the song was broadcast on selected radio stations in Japan on October 30, 2023.[10][11][12] The said classical rendition is her first song released in six years since she had been on hiatus after the release of her albums Akina and Cage in 2017. During an interview on the making of the album, Hayashi didn't expected Nakamori to be part of the recording, thus, crediting the producers for the initiative.[13]

Commercial performance

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The album debuted at number 7 on the Oricon Daily Album Chart.[14]

Track listing

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No.TitleOriginal PerformerLength
1."Kita Wing: Classic (北ウイング)" (cover by Nakamori)Akina Nakamori[a]6:20
2."Kanashimi ga Tomaranai (悲しみがとまらない)" (cover by Junichi Inagaki and Yuki Koyanagi)Anri4:47
3."Summer Suspicion" (cover by GOOD BYE APRIL)S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe4:45
4."September" (covered by Pii)Mariya Takeuchi4:25
5."Dang Dang 気になる (Kininaru)" (cover by Sumire Uesaka)Yuma Nakamura3:55
6."Tengoku ni Ichiban Chikai Shima (天国にいちばん近い島) 2017" (cover by Harada)Tomoyo Harada[a]6:31
7."Shinjikata wo Oshiete (信じかたを教えて)2022 New Vocal Version" (cover by Matsumoto)Iyo Matsumoto[a]4:00
8."Sotsugyoushiki: Graduation (卒業)" (cover by Yukino Matsugi)Momoko Kikuchi3:47
9."Kanashii Iro yane (悲しい色やね)" (cover by Keizou Nakanishi)Masaki Ueda4:47
10."Glass no Palm Tree (ガラスのPALM TREE)" (cover by Shoko Nakagawa and Hyadain Drive)S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe4:30
11."Mayonaka no Door: Stay with Me (真夜中のドア)" (covered by Yu Sakai feat. Shingo Suzuki)Miki Matsubara4:53
12."Kanashimi ga Ippai (悲しみがいっぱい)" (covered by Kiyotaka Sugiyama)Tetsuji Hayashi4:29

Notes

  • ^a signifies an original performer who re-recorded the song
  • Tracks 2, 6, 7 and 11 are excluded in the digital version release. Thus, its tracklist differs from the physical standard edition.[15][16]
  • "Kanashimi ga Tomaranai (悲しみがとまらない)" was originally covered and recorded in 2008 by Junichi Inagaki and Yuki Koyanagi for their album Otokoto Onna: Two Hearts Two Voices (男と女 -TWO HEARTS TWO VOICES-).[17]
  • "Tengoku ni Ichiban Chikai Shima (天国にいちばん近い島)" was originally re-recorded in 2017 by Tomoyo Harada for her album Ongaku To Watashi (音楽と私).[18]
  • "Shinjikata wo Oshiete (信じかたを教えて)" was originally re-recorded in 2022 by Iyo Matsumoto and was released as a single.[19]
  • "Mayonaka no Door: Stay with Me (真夜中のドア)" was originally covered and recorded in 2022 by Yu Sakai and Shingo Suzuki for Sakai's album City Pop Lovers.[20]

Charts

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Chart (2023) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) - Daily 7
Japanese Albums (Oricon) - Weekly [21] 17

Release history

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Year Format(s) Serial number Label(s) Ref.
2023 CD
CD+DVD
digital 		VPCC-86471
VPCC-86470 		VAP [22][23]

References

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  8. ^ "Pii、竹内まりや「September」カバー音源配信". Natalie.mu (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  9. ^ "11/8発売 林哲司トリビュートアルバムより、Piiの新録カバー先行配信決定！（ティザー映像有）". prtimes (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  10. ^ "中森明菜の今の歌声に「最初の歌声で涙腺が…」新録「北ウイング-CLASSIC-」全国初OA". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  11. ^ "中森明菜　セルフカバー曲「北ウイング—ＣＬＡＳＳＩＣ—」初公開　久々の歌声オンエアされる". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  12. ^ "中森明菜「北ウイング」セルフカバーに反響 久々の歌声に感動相次ぐ「うれしい」「胸がいっぱいです」". Oricon News (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  13. ^ "【インタビュー】稀代のメロディメイカー・林哲司は、今なお年間100曲を書き続ける魂の作曲家". barks.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  14. ^ "デイリー　アルバムランキング 2023年11月07日付". oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  15. ^ "50th Anniversary Special A Tribute of Hayashi Tetsuji - Saudade -/Various Artist". mora.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  16. ^ Various Artistsの「50th Anniversary Special A Tribute of Hayashi Tetsuji - Saudade -」 (in Japanese), 2023-10-06, retrieved 2023-11-08
  17. ^ 稲垣潤一の「男と女 -TWO HEARTS TWO VOICES- Special Edition」 (in Japanese), 2008-12-24, retrieved 2023-11-08
  18. ^ 原田知世の「音楽と私」 (in Japanese), 2017-07-05, retrieved 2023-11-08
  19. ^ 松本伊代の「信じかたを教えて(2022 New Vocal Version) - Single」 (in Japanese), 2022-02-16, retrieved 2023-11-08
  20. ^ さかいゆう & origami PRODUCTIONSの「CITY POP LOVERS」 (in Japanese), 2022-11-30, retrieved 2023-11-08
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  23. ^ "50th Anniversary Special A Tribute of Hayashi Tetsuji - Saudade - [CD]". cdjournal.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-04.
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