Ame (song)

"Ame" (雨, lit. "Rain") is the 11th single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. Written by Moritaka and Seiji Matsuura, the single was released by Warner Pioneer on September 10, 1990.[1] A remix of the song, titled "Ame (as right as rain mix)", was released alongside "Watarasebashi" by zetima on November 25, 2009.[2][3]

"Ame"
Single by Chisato Moritaka
from the album Kokon Tozai
LanguageJapanese
English titleRain
B-side"Cup Mudle"
ReleasedSeptember 10, 1990 (1990-09-10)
Genre
Length4:33
LabelWarner Pioneer
Songwriter(s)
  • Chisato Moritaka
  • Seiji Matsuura
Producer(s)Yukio Seto
Chisato Moritaka singles chronology
"Kusai Mono ni wa Futa wo Shiro!!"
(1990)		 "Ame"
(1990)		 "Benkyō no Uta/ Kono Machi"
(1991)
Chisato Moritaka singles chronology
"La La Sunshine (reissue)"
(2008)		 "Ame/ Watarasebashi"
(2009)		 "Overheat Night (Extended Mix)"
(2019)
Alternative cover
"Ame"/"Watarasebashi" (2009)

The B-side is "Cup Mudle", which is a play on the word Mudol (ミュードル, Myūdoru), a mashup of "musician" and "idol".[1]

Reception

"Ame" peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 180,000 copies.[4]

Other versions

"Ame" has been released in numerous versions:

  • "Ame (Album Version)": The version in Moritaka's 1990 album Kokon Tozai runs at 5:18.
  • "Ame (Rock Version)": A rock arrangement in Moritaka's 1991 remix album The Moritaka.
  • "Ame (1999)": Included in Moritaka's 1999 remix album mix age*.
  • "Ame (as right as rain mix)": A re-arranged version released as a single on November 25, 2009.[5]

Moritaka re-recorded the song and uploaded the video on her YouTube channel on June 28, 2013.[6] This version is also included in Moritaka's 2013 self-covers DVD album Love Vol. 4.[7]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka; all music is arranged by Hideo Saitō.

1990 single
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Ame" ((雨, lit. "Rain"))Seiji Matsuura4:33
2."Cup Mudle" (Kappu Myūdoru (カップ・ミュードル))Saitō3:34
2009 reissue
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Ame (as right as rain mix)" ((雨 (as right as rain mix), lit. "Rain (as right as rain mix)"))Matsuura5:04
2."Watarasebashi" ((渡良瀬橋, lit. "Watarase Bridge"))Saitō3:48
3."Ame (as right as rain mix) (Instrumental)"Matsuura5:04
4."Watarasebashi (Instrumental)"Saitō3:43

Chart positions
Charts (1990) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart 2

Cover versions
  • Rita Coolidge covered the song in English as "Rain" in her 1991 album Dancing with an Angel.[8]
  • Taiwanese singer Ma Tsui-ju covered the song in Chinese as "Bùnéng yuàn nǐ zhǐ néng yuàn zìjǐ" (不能怨你只能怨自己; "You Cannot Blame Anyone but Yourself") in her 1991 album Shénme yàng de ài nǐ cái huì dǒng (什麼樣的愛你才會懂; What Kind of Love Will You Understand?).
  • Cantopop singer Cecilia Tam covered the song as "Yǔzhōng de bàoyōng" (雨中的抱擁; "An Embrace in the Rain") in her 1991 album Zhōngyú zhǎodào LOVE (終於找到LOVE; I Finally Found Love).
  • Cantopop singer Elaine Ho covered the song as "Yè shēn yǔzhōng" (夜深雨中; "Deep Rain in the Night") in her 1992 album Elaine.
  • Moeko Matsushita covered the song in 2003.
  • Springs covered the song in their 2003 compilation Springs Super Best.
  • Yui Ichikawa covered the song in 2003.
  • Miku Ueno covered the song in 2003.
  • Ceyren covered the song in 2006.
  • Runa Miyoshida covered the song in her 2007 cover album pure flavor #1〜color of love〜.
  • Anri covered the song in her 2007 cover album Tears of Anri.
  • Miu Nakamura covered the song in her 2008 album Stand My Ground.
  • Chikako Sawada covered the song in her 2009 album Utahime Monogatari.
  • Junichi Inagaki recorded a duet with Moritaka in his 2009 cover album Otoko to On'na 2 -Two Hearts Two Voices-.
  • Ms. Ooja covered the song in her 2011 single "Cry Day...".
  • Yūzō Imai covered the song in his 2010 cover album Kimi to Aruita Jikan.
  • Cute (with Maimi Yajima on vocals) covered the song in Limited Editions A-B of their 2013 single "Kono Machi".
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References
  1. "｢雨｣ (CT/CD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  2. "｢雨／渡良瀬橋｣(CD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  3. "雨/渡良瀬橋". Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  4. "雨/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  5. "｢雨／渡良瀬橋｣(CD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  6. Moritaka, Chisato (2013-06-28). 森高千里 『雨』 【セルフカヴァー】. YouTube. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  7. "「デビュー25周年企画 森高千里 セルフカバーシリーズ "LOVE" Vol.4」". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  8. "Rita Coolidge: Dancing with an Angel". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
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