Heart no Ace ga Detekonai
1975 single by Candies
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"Heart no Ace Ga Detekonai" (ハートのエースが出てこない, Hāto no Ēsu ga Detekonai; "Show the Ace of Hearts") is the eighth single by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by Machiko Ryū and Kōichi Morita, the single was released on December 5, 1975.[1]
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| Single by Candies | ||||
| from the album Haru Ichiban | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| English title | Show the Ace of Hearts | |||
| B-side | "Fuyu no Mado" | |||
| Released | December 5, 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
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| Length | 3:06 | |||
| Label | CBS Sony | |||
| Composer | Kōichi Morita | |||
| Lyricist | Machiko Ryū | |||
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The song peaked at No. 11 on Oricon's singles chart and spent 14 weeks in that chart.[2] It sold over 172,000 copies.[3]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Machiko Ryū; all music is written by Kōichi Morita; all music is arranged by Kōji Ryūzaki.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Heart no Ace ga Detekonai" (Hāto no Ēsu ga Detekonai (ハートのエースが出てこない; "Show the Ace of Hearts")) | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Fuyu no Mado" ((冬の窓; "The Window of Winter")) | 3:14 |
Charts
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Oricon Singles Chart | 11 |
Cover versions
- The Nolans covered the song in English as "Ace of Hearts" in their 1991 album Tidal Wave (Samishii Nettaigyo).
- Yukana Nogami, Mayumi Iizuka, and Yuri Shiratori covered the song as the second ending theme of the 1995 anime OVA series Hyper Doll.[4]
- The Cover Song Dolls covered the song in their 2007 self-titled debut album.
- ManaKana covered the song in their 2009 album Futari Uta 2.
