Sayonara no Ocean

"Sayonara no Ocean" (Japanese: さよならのオーシャン; translated as "Goodbye Ocean") is the first single by Kiyotaka Sugiyama, released by VAP and Embark on May 28, 1986. The single charted at #4 on the Oricon chart, selling 203,000 copies.[1]

"Sayonara no Ocean"
Single by Kiyotaka Sugiyama
from the album Beyond...
Language	Japanese
English title	"Goodbye Ocean"
B-side	"Shadow"
Released	May 28, 1986 (1986-05-28)
Genre	Pop
Length	4:52
Label	VAP Embark
Songwriter(s)	Akira Otsu
Producer(s)	Kiyotaka Sugiyama
Kiyotaka Sugiyama singles chronology
"Sayonara no Ocean" (1986) "Saigo no Holy Night" (1986)

Background and soundtrack appearances

• At the end of 1965, Kiyotaka Sugiyama and his band, Kiyotaka Sugiyama & Omega Tribe, had broken up after the completion of their last album, First Finale. Sugiyama became a solo artist, with "Sayonara no Ocean" being his first single as a solo artist.
• Sugiyama himself made his first appearance in music programs such as TBS TV series "The Best Ten", Nippon TV series "Uta no Top Ten", and Fuji TV series "Yorunohittosutajio."
• The album Beyond... includes a short version of the track called "Ocean."
• It was aired as a CF song for Dydo Drinco's "DyDo Jonian Coffee," starring Sugiyama himself.
• It was re-released as a 8 cm single on February 21, 1988.

Track listing

Single

Side A/B

No.	Title	Lyrics	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Sayonara no Ocean" (さよならのオーシャン)	Akira Otsu	Jun Sato	4:52
2.	"Shadow"	Keiko Asō	Makoto Matsushita	4:33

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1986) Peak position Oricon[1][2][3] 4 The Best Ten 3 The Top Ten 3

Year-end charts Chart (1986) Peak position Oricon 45 The Best Ten 26

References

1. "Hits of the World". Billboard. Jun 28, 1986. p. 68. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
2. "Hits of the World". Billboard. July 5, 1986. p. 69. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
3. "Hits of the World". Billboard. July 12, 1986. p. 66. Retrieved June 18, 2020.