Hayley Sings Japanese Songs
2008 studio album by Hayley Westenra
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Hayley Sings Japanese Songs is an album by Christchurch, New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra. The album contains Westenra's interpretations of traditional and popular contemporary Japanese songs. Some of the songs have been translated into English while others were kept in Japanese.[1][2] [3]
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| Released | 23 June 2008 | |||
| Genre | Japanese music | |||
| Label | Universal Music Group | |||
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The album contains the Japanese version of Amazing Grace and is a duet between Hayley and the late Japanese singer Minako Honda. The song was released as a single in Japan and topped the Japanese International Singles Chart.[4]
The album debuted at number 12 on the Japanese Albums Chart, but broke into the Top 10 in its second week of release.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Original artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Amazing Grace" (Japanese version of Amazing Grace with Minako Honda; the first verse is in English) | ||||
| 2. | "Hanamizuki" | Yo Hitoto | |||
| 3. | "Yuki no Hana" | Mika Nakashima | |||
| 4. | "Shiroi Iro wa Koibito no Iro" (白い色は恋人の色, English version) | Betsy & Chris | |||
| 5. | "Sen no Kaze ni Natte" | Man Arai | |||
| 6. | "Hana" (The full title of the original song is "Subete no Hito no Kokoro ni Hana O" (Flowers for Your Heart)) | Shoukichi Kina | |||
| 7. | "Nada Sōsō" | Ryoko Moriyama | |||
| 8. | "Tsubasa wo Kudasai" (翼をください) | 山上路夫 | 村井邦彦 | 赤い鳥 | |
| 9. | "Sotsugyou Shashin" | ||||
| 10. | "Jidai" | ||||
| 11. | "I Believe" | Ayaka | |||
| 12. | "Shiroi Iro wa Koibito no Iro" (白い色は恋人の色, Japanese version, only available on deluxe SHM-CD and Taiwanese editions) | Betsy & Chris |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
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| Japan | 4 June 2008 | Universal Japan | CD/Download |
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak Position |
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| Japanese Album Charts | 10 |