Twilight (Yūgure Dayori)

"Twilight (Yūgure Dayori)"
"Twilight (Yūgure Dayori)"
Single by Akina Nakamori
from the album Best Akina Memoires
Language	Japanese
English title	Twilight (Twilight News)
B-side	"Drive"
Released	June 1, 1983
Recorded	1983
Genre	J-pop; kayōkyoku;
Length	4:44
Label	Reprise Records
Composer(s)	Takao Kisugi
Lyricist(s)	Etsuko Kisugi
Producer(s)	Yoshiaki Tanaka
Akina Nakamori singles chronology
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	"Twilight (Yūgure Dayori)" (Live) on YouTube

LanguageJapanese

English titleTwilight (Twilight News)

B-side"Drive"

ReleasedJune 1, 1983

"Twilight (Yūgure Dayori)" (トワイライト -夕暮れ便り-, Towairaito -Yūgure Dayori-, lit. "Twilight (Twilight News)") is the fifth single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Etsuko Kisugi and Takao Kisugi, the single was released on June 1, 1983, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label. It was also the second single from her first greatest hits album Best Akina Memoires.^[1]^[2]

The single peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 429,600 copies.^[3]^[4]

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No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Twilight (Yūgure Dayori)" (Towairaito -Yūgure Dayori- (トワイライト -夕暮れ便り-, "Twilight (Twilight News)"))	Etsuko Kisugi	Takao Kisugi	4:44
2.	"Drive" (Doraibu (ドライブ))	Jun Horie	Horie	4:43
Total length:				9:27

Year	Format(s)	Serial number	Label(s)	Ref.
1983	7inch LP	L-1661	Warner Pioneer	^[5]
1988	8cm CD, CT	10SL-134, 10L5-4044	Warner Pioneer	^[6]
1998	12cm CD	WPC6-8662	Warner Pioneer	^[7]
2008	Digital download	-	Warner Pioneer	^[8]
2014	Digital download - remaster	-	Warner Pioneer	^[9]

v t e Akina Nakamori
Albums Singles Videos
Studio albums	Prologue (Jomaku) Variation (Hensoukyoku) Fantasy (Gensoukyoku) New Akina Etranger Anniversary Possibility Bitter and Sweet D404ME Fushigi Crimson Cross My Palm Stock Femme Fatale Cruise Unbalance+Balance La Alteración Shaker Spoon Will Resonancia I Hope So Destination Diva Fixer Akina
Cover albums	Utahime Zero Album: Utahime 2 Utahime 3: Shūmaku Enka Folk Song: Utahime Jojouka Mood Kayō: Utahime Shōwa Meikyoku Shū Folk Song 2: Utahime Aishouka Utahime 4: My Eggs Benedict Belie Vampire Cage
Extended plays	Silent Love Wonder Vamp
Compilation albums	Best Akina Memoires Best CD'87 Best II Best III True Album Akina 95 Best Utahime Double Decade Best Finger 25th Anniversary Selection Utahime Best 25th Anniversary Selection Ballad Best 25th Anniversary Selection All Time Best Original Cover Original & Cover
Singles	"Slow Motion" "Shōjo A" "Second Love" "½ no Shinwa" "Twilight (Yūgure Dayori)" "Kinku" "Kita Wing" "Southern Wind" "Jukkai (1984)" "Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa" "Meu amor é..." "Akaitori Nigeta" "Sand Beige (Sabaku e)" "Solitude" "Desire (Jōnetsu)" "Gypsy Queen" "Fin" "Nonfiction Ecstasy" "Tango Noir" "Blonde" "Nanpasen" "Al-Mauj" "Tattoo" "I Missed the Shock" "Liar" "Dear Friend" "Mizu ni Sashita Hana" "Futari Shizuka: Tenkawa Densetsu Satsujin Jiken yori" "Everlasting Love"/"Not Crazy to Me" "Kataomoi"/"Aibu" "Yoru no Doko ka de (Night Shift)" "Gekka" "Genshi, Onna wa Taiyō Datta" "Tokyo Rose" "Moonlight Shadow: Tsuki ni Hoero" "Appetite" "Kisei (Never Forget)" "Kon'ya, Nagareboshi" "Tomadoi" "Ophelia" "Trust Me" "It's Brand New Day" "The Heat (Musica Fiesta)" "Days" "Akai Hana" "Hajimete Deatta Hi no Yō ni" "Rakka Ryūsui" "Hana yo Odore" "Diva Single Version" "Crazy Love" "Rojo (Tierra)" "Unfixable" "Fixer (While the Women Are Sleeping)"
Related	Nakamori Akina Tribute Album: Meikyo
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