Soyokaze no Kuchizuke

"Soyokaze no Kuchizuke" (そよ風のくちづけ, "Kiss of the Gentle Breeze") is the second single by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by Michio Yamagami and Kōichi Morita, the single was released on January 21, 1974. The first version of this song appeared on their debut album Anata ni Muchū ~Uchiki na Candies~; it was also track number three on their second album Abunai Doyobi ~Candies No Sekai~, with a different mix.[1]

"Soyokaze no Kuchizuke"
Single by Candies
from the album Abunai Doyōbi ~Candies no Sekai~
LanguageJapanese
English titleKiss of the Gentle Breeze
B-side"Sakurasō no Kanashimi (LP)
Hagureta Kobato (EP)"
ReleasedJanuary 21, 1974 (1974-01-21)
Genre
Length3:09
LabelCBS Sony
Songwriter(s)
Candies singles chronology
"Anata ni Muchū"
(1973)
"Soyokaze no Kuchizuke"
(1974)
"Abunai Doyōbi"
(1974)

The song peaked at No. 39 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 63,000 copies.[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Michio Yamagami; all music is written by Kōichi Morita; all music is arranged by Yūsuke Hoguchi.

7-inch LP
No.TitleLength
1."Soyokaze no Kuchizuke" ((そよ風のくちづけ, "Kiss of the Gentle Breeze"))3:09
2."Sakurasō no Kanashimi" ((桜草のかなしみ, "Sad Primrose")) 
7-inch EP
No.TitleLength
1."Soyokaze no Kuchizuke" ((そよ風のくちづけ, "Kiss of the Gentle Breeze"))3:09
2."Hagureta Kobato" ((はぐれた小鳩, "Peeled Kobato")) 
3."Anata ni Muchū" ((あなたに夢中, "Crazy For You"))3:13
4."Candies" (Kyandīzu (キャンディーズ)) 

Chart positions

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart 39

Cover versions

  • The Possible covered the song as the B-side of their 2007 single "Shushoku = Gohan no Uta".

References

  1. "Candies Discography". Idol.ne.jp. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  2. "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Singles Chart Daijiten - Candies" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2011-05-16.


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