Realize (album)
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| Released | 21 May 1989 | |||
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| Length | 51:00 | |||
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| Label | Apollon | |||
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Realize (リアライズ, Riaraizu) is the fifth studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Hideaki Tokunaga. Released on May 21, 1989, the album sold over 300,000 copies and peaked at No. 4 in Oricon's albums chart and was ranked at No. 46 in Oricon's 1989 year-ending album chart.[1][2][3] It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ.[4]
The album features the singles "Saigo no Iiwake", "Koibito", and "Myself ~Kaze ni Naritai~" / "Kokoro no Ball". The English-language song "You're in the Sky ~Eolia~" was used for TV commercials promoting Panasonic's Eolia air conditioner line.
Track listing[edit]
All music is composed by Hideaki Tokunaga and arranged by Ichizo Seo.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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| 1. | "Kimi no Ao" ((君の青, "Your Blue")) | Hitoshi Shinohara | 5:37 |
| 2. | "Nemurenai Yoru" ((眠れない夜, "Sleepless Nights")) | Hideaki Tokunaga | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Lovers" (Rabāzu (ラバーズ)) | Shinohara | 4:26 |
| 4. | "You're in the Sky ~Eolia~" | Machiko Ryū | 5:35 |
| 5. | "Soshite Hoshi ni Natta yo" ((そして星になったよ, "And It Became a Star")) | Tokunaga | 4:45 |
| 6. | "Koibito" ((恋人, "Lovers")) | Tokunaga | 4:54 |
| 7. | "Cobalt ni Kieta Blue" (Kobaruto ni Kieta Burū (コバルトに消えたブルー, "The Blue Disappeared into the Cobalt")) | Keiko Asō | 4:52 |
| 8. | "Myself ~Kaze ni Naritai~" (Maiserufu ~Kaze ni Naritai~ (MYSELF 〜風になりたい〜, "Myself ~I Want to Be the Wind~")) | Akira Ohtsu | 5:51 |
| 9. | "Saigo no Iiwake (Los Angeles Mix)" ((最後の言い訳, "Last Excuse")) | Asō | 6:28 |
| 10. | "Boku no Tokei" ((僕の時計, "My Watch")) | Shinohara | 4:12 |
Personnel[edit]
- Keyboards: Ryoichi Kuniyoshi, Yu Toyama, and Nobuo Kurata
- Bass: Chiharu Mikuzuki
- Drums: Hideo Yamaki, Toru Hasebe
- Guitar: Tsuyoshi Ima, Masaki Matsubara, and Jun Kakuda
- Saxophone: Jake H. Conception
- Manipulator: Nobuhiko Nakayama, Keiji Urata, and Jun Toyama
- Chorus: Takafumi Hiyama, Yasuhiro Kido, and Junko Hirotani
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Oricon Albums Chart | 4 |
Certification[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[4] | Gold | 200,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "徳永英明 - REALIZE". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- ^ "Hideaki Tokunaga - Realize". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- ^ "REALIZE / 徳永英明". A Listener of Music Media. FC2. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- ^ a b "Japanese album certifications – 德永 英明 – REALIZE" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved June 19, 2021. Select 1989年6月 on the drop-down menu
External links[edit]
- Official website (Hideaki Tokunaga)
- Official website (Universal Music Japan)
- Realize at MusicBrainz
- Realize at Discogs
