Kaze no Michi (風の道, Wind Road) is Rimi Natsukawa's third original album, released on September 22, 2004 (2004-09-22).[1]

Kaze no Michi
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2004 (2004-09-22)
Recorded2004
GenreJ-pop, Shima uta, traditional
Length52:59
LabelVictor Entertainment
Rimi Natsukawa chronology
Okinawa no Kaze
(2004)
Kaze no Michi
(2004)
Rimi Natsukawa Single Collection Vol. 1
(2005)
Singles from Kaze no Michi
  1. "Kana yo Kana yo"
    Released: July 21, 2004

Background

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Kaze no Michi was Natsukawa's first original album since 2003's Sora no Keshiki, in between which she released two cover albums. The album was preceded by the single "Kana yo Kana yo," written and produced by Kazufumi Miyazawa of The Boom.

Collaborations

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The album, unlike most of her former releases, centres around original songs. Many of these songs are collaborations with famous musicians/songwriters. "Aitakute" was written by members of The Gospellers, "Shiahō: Xie He" was written by Chinese composer Liang Jian Feng (musical director/composer for Twelve Girls Band) and "Hyakuman no Hoshi" had music composed by Korean singer/songwriter Yang Jeong Seung (Kiroy Y).

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."Aitakute (会いたくて, I Miss You)"Yutaka Yasuoka, Kaoru KurosawaSeiichi Kyōda5:23
2."Kana yo Kana yo (愛よ 愛よ, Love Love)"Kazufumi MiyazawaMiyazawa4:37
3."Toki (, Time)"Yuho Iwasato, Kazuhiro HaraKyōda4:29
4."Shiahō: Xie He (夏河~シアホー, Summer River)"IwasatoLiang Jian Feng4:56
5."Hyakuman no Hoshi (百万の星, A Million Stars)"IwasatoMwun Hye Ji, Yang Jeong Seung4:31
6."Zutto, Oboeteru (ずっと、憶えてる, I'm Remembering More and More)"IwasatoSatoshi Nakamura4:58
7."Tenohira no Umi (掌の海, Sea of Palms of Hands)"MiyazawaKyōda4:17
8."Yuimaaru (ゆいま~る, Okinawan: Support Each Other)"Maya Nekoda, RimiChuei Yoshikawa4:51
9."Ashita no Kimi e (明日の君へ, To the You of Tomorrow)"Miyuki Noyori, Kenji HazamaNakamura4:49
10."Umi no Temaneki (海の手招き, The Calling of the Sea)"Kei Ogura, Zhang BinKyōda4:49
11."Tsuki no Niji (月の虹, Moon Rainbow)"Toshiaki Arashiro, Masaaki UechiYoshikawa4:49

Japan sales rankings

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Release Chart Peak position First week sales Sales Total
September 22, 2004 (2004-09-22) Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[2] 36 8,216 30,113

References

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  1. ^ ""夏川りみ オフィシャルサイト"". Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
  2. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-01-27. (subscription only)