Down Town / Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara is Maaya Sakamoto's nineteenth single. "Down Town" is used as an opening theme for the anime series And Yet the Town Moves (Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru) while "Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara" is the opening theme for the OVA Tamayura.[1] The original version of this song was released in 1974 by Yumi Arai, who was also its composer and lyricist, and was used as the ending song for Kiki's Delivery Service (Majo no Takkyūbin).[2] It is Sakamoto's first single to come in CD+DVD and CD only editions.
All three tracks from this single are covers of 1970s hit songs. "Down Town" is originally sung by Japanese musical group Sugar Babe, "Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara" is a Yumi Arai cover while "Kanashikute Yarikirenai" was first performed by The Folk Crusaders.
Track listing
Source:[3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Down Town" (Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru opening theme song) | Ginji Ito | Tatsuro Yamashita Takayuki Hattori (arranger) | |
| 2. | "Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara (やさしさに包まれたなら, Embraced by the Tenderness)" (Tamayura opening theme song) | Yumi Arai | Yumi Arai DEPAPEPE(arrange) | |
| 3. | "Kanashikute Yarikirenai (悲しくてやりきれない, It's So Sad)" | Hachiro Sato | Kazuhiko Katō J.A.M(arrange) | |
| 4. | "Down Town" (Instrumental) | Tatsuro Yamashita Takayuki Hattori (arranger) | ||
| 5. | "Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara" (Instrumental) | Yumi Arai DEPAPEPE(arrange) | ||
| 6. | "Kanashikute Yarikirenai" (Instrumental) | Kazuhiko Katō J.A.M(arrange) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Down Town" (PV) |
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
Sales | Weeks on chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Weekly Singles | 5[4] | 25,429 | 13[5] |
References
- ^ "Tamayura Ad Streamed for New Anime by Aria Helmer Sato". Retrieved 2010-09-27.
- ^ "Kiki's Delivery Service (Scripts and lyrics) - GhibliWiki".
- ^ "Oricon profile". Retrieved 2010-10-27.
- ^ "One Piece, SoreMachi, Oreimo, Zakuro Singles in Top 10". 31 July 2023.
- ^ "DOWN TOWN/やさしさに包まれたなら(初回限定盤) | 坂本真綾 | ORICON NEWS" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
External links
- flyingDOG profile (in Japanese)
