Umui Kaji

Umui Kaji (想い風, Okinawan: Thought Wind) is Rimi Natsukawa's fifth original album, released on March 9, 2007 (2007-03-09).[1] According to Natsukawa, title was chosen for the album as it gave an image of "so many thoughts put into song. Of course, it's not a strong wind, but a fresh wind I want to reach the listeners."[2]

Umui Kaji
Studio album by
Rimi Natsukawa
ReleasedMarch 9, 2007 (2007-03-09)
Recorded2006-2007
GenreJ-pop, Shima uta, traditional
Length44:57
LabelVictor Entertainment
Rimi Natsukawa chronology
Rimi Natsukawa Selection
(2006)		 Umui Kaji
(2007)		 Uta Sagashi: Request Cover Album
(2007)
Singles from Umui Kaji
  1. "Sayōnara Arigatō (Ama no Kaze)/Mirai"
    Released: August 23, 2006
  2. "Furusato"
    Released: February 7, 2007

Background

"Umui Kaji" was released after two singles. "Sayōnara Arigatō (Ama no Kaze)/Mirai" in August 2006 was a re-arrangement of her song "Sayōnara Arigatō" (a single from Ayakaji no Ne) by the song's writer, Kentarō Kobuchi of Kobukuro. The second A-side, "Mirai," did not feature on the album. "Furusato" was written by singer Noriyuki Makihara, and was used as the theme song for the drama Asakusa Fukumaru Ryokan.

Collaborations

Many of the tracks feature collaborations with popular musicians or high-profile composers/lyricists. "Matsuri no Ato Kaze" is a collaboration with Okinawan singer Isamu Shimoji and Begin guitarist Hitoshi Uechi. "Eisa no Yoru" was performed by Okinawan band Parsha Club was the backing band, and was composed by member Masaaki Uechi.

The bonus track is a collaboration with Andrea Bocelli that featured on the Japanese release of his album Amore (also as a bonus track there).[3]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."Furusato (フルサト, Hometown)"Noriyuki MakiharaMakihara4:28
2."Sanctuary (サンクチュアリ, Sankuchuari)"Yūko Ebine, Hideo SaitōSeiichi Kyōda4:54
3."Toki no Kawa (時の河, River of Time)"Chokkyū Murano, Takuya HaradaKyōda5:35
4."Anata to Tomo ni (あなたとともに, Together with You)"Yoshiyasu Ichikawa, Hideo SaitōSaitō4:42
5."Matsuri no Ato Kaze (祭りのあと風, Wind After the Festival)"Isamu Shimoji, Hitoshi UechiUechi5:11
6."Eisa no Yoru (エイサーの夜, Eisa Night)"Maya Nekoda, Masaaki UechiParsha Club5:05
7."Hanagasumi (花霞, Flower Haze)"Takeshi SennoSenno5:52
8."Sayōnara Arigatō (Ama no Kaze) (さようなら ありがとう～天の風～, Good-Bye, Thank You (Sky Wind))"Kentarō KobuchiKobuchi4:47
9."Somos Novios (Ai no Yume) (ソモス・ノビオス～愛の夢, It's Impossible (Dream of Love))" (Andrea Bocelli feat. Rimi Natsukawa)Armando ManzaneroBill Ross4:23

Japan sales rankings
Release Chart Peak position First week sales Sales total
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[4] 76 2,641 6,416 4 weeks

References
  1. "夏川りみ オフィシャルサイト". Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  2. "インタビュー - 夏川りみ". Hito. 2007-04-18. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  3. "『AMORE』貴方に贈る愛の歌". Archived from the original on 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  4. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-01-30. (subscription only)
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