Candies Best Hits
Candies Best Hits (キャンディーズ・ヒット全曲集, Kyandīzu Hitto Zenkyoku-shū) is the title of three different compilation albums by Japanese idol trio Candies, released through CBS Sony from 1974 to 1976.[1]
1974 release
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Released | November 1, 1974 | |||
Recorded | 1973–1974 | |||
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Length | 37:55 | |||
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Label | CBS Sony | |||
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The first edition of Candies Best Hits was released on November 1, 1974, covering the trio's songs from the albums Anata ni Muchū: Uchiki na Candies, Abunai Doyōbi: Candies no Sekai, and Namida no Kisetsu.[2]
Track listing
All music is arranged by Kōji Ryūzaki, except where indicated.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Namida no Kisetsu" ((なみだの季節, "Season of Tears")) | Kazuya Senke | Yūsuke Hoguchi | Hoguchi | 3:46 |
2. | "Candies" (Kyandīzu (キャンディーズ)) | Michio Yamagami | Hiroshi Miyagawa | Miyagawa | 2:35 |
3. | "Anata ni Muchū" ((あなたに夢中, "Crazy for You")) | Yamagami | Kōichi Morita | 3:14 | |
4. | "Uchiki na Toshigoro" ((内気なとしごろ) "Shy Age") | Yamagami | Miyagawa | Miyagawa | 2:48 |
5. | "Soyokaze no Kuchizuke" ((そよ風のくちづけ, "Kiss of the Gentle Breeze")) | Yamagami | Morita | Hoguchi | 3:14 |
6. | "Abunai Doyōbi" ((危い土曜日, "Perilous Saturday")) | Kazumi Yasui | Morita | 3:16 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Stupid Cupid" (Manuke na Kyūpitto (まぬけなキューピット)) |
| Neil Sedaka | Hoguchi | 3:12 |
2. | "Kizutsukusedai" ((傷つく世代, "A Generation to Be Hurt")) | Mieko Arima | Kyōhei Tsutsumi | 2:46 | |
3. | "Ticket to Ride" (Namida no Jōshaken (涙の乗車券)) | Lennon–McCartney | Lennon–McCartney | 3:53 | |
4. | "Anata e no Ai" ((あなたへの愛, "Love For You")) | Kazumi Yasui | Kunihiko Kase | 2:55 | |
5. | "Little Devil" (Chīsana Akuma (小さな悪魔)) |
| Sedaka | 3:04 | |
6. | "Ai e no Start" (Ai e no Sutāto (愛への出発(スタート), "The Start of Love")) | Tokiko Iwatani | Tsutsumi | 3:10 |
1975 release
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Released | November 1, 1975 | |||
Recorded | 1973–1975 | |||
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Language | Japanese | |||
Label | CBS Sony | |||
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The second edition of Candies Best Hits was released on November 1, 1975, adding songs from the albums Toshishita no Otokonoko and Sono Ki ni Sasenaide and including the single "Uchiki na Aitsu". It was bundled with a 1976 calendar poster.[3]
Track listing
All music is arranged by Yūsuke Hoguchi, except where indicated.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Sono Ki ni Sasenaide" ((その気にさせないで, "Don't Come On to Me")) | Kazuya Senke | Hoguchi | ||
2. | "Uchiki na Aitsu" ((内気なあいつ, "Shy Guy")) | Senke | Hoguchi | ||
3. | "Abunai Doyōbi" ((危い土曜日, "Perilous Saturday")) | Kazumi Yasui | Kōichi Morita | Kōji Ryūzaki | |
4. | "Haru Ichiban" ((なみだの季節, "Spring's First Breeze")) | Hoguchi | Hoguchi | ||
5. | "Namida no Kisetsu" ((なみだの季節, "Season of Tears")) | Senke | Hoguchi | ||
6. | "Candies" (Kyandīzu (キャンディーズ)) | Michio Yamagami | Hiroshi Miyagawa | Miyagawa |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Toshishita no Otokonoko" ((年下の男の子, "A Younger Boy")) | Senke | Hoguchi | ||
2. | "Sotsugyō" ((卒業, "Graduation")) | Tetsuya Chiaki | Tadao Inoue | ||
3. | "Soyokaze no Kuchizuke" ((そよ風のくちづけ, "Kiss of the Gentle Breeze")) | Yamagami | Morita | ||
4. | "Stupid Cupid" (Manuke na Kyūpitto (まぬけなキューピット)) |
| Neil Sedaka | ||
5. | "Yasashī dake ja Iya" ((優しいだけじゃいや, "Just Be Gentle")) | Machiko Ryū | Kase | Ryūzaki | |
6. | "Anata ni Muchū" ((あなたに夢中, "Crazy for You")) | Yamagami | Morita |
1976 release
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Released | November 1, 1976 | |||
Recorded | 1973–1976 | |||
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Language | Japanese | |||
Label | CBS Sony | |||
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The third edition of Candies Best Hits was released on November 1, 1975, adding songs from the albums Haru Ichiban and Natsu ga Kita! and including the single "Heart Dorobō".[4]
Track listing
All music is composed and arranged by Yūsuke Hoguchi, except where indicated.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Hello! Candies" | Machiko Ryū | Mitsuo Miyamoto | Motoki Funayama | |
2. | "Namida no Kisetsu" ((なみだの季節, "Season of Tears")) | Kazuya Senke | |||
3. | "Toshishita no Otokonoko" ((年下の男の子, "A Younger Boy")) | Senke | |||
4. | "Sono Ki ni Sasenaide" ((その気にさせないで, "Don't Come On to Me")) | Senke | |||
5. | "Anata ni Muchū" ((あなたに夢中, "Crazy for You")) | Michio Yamagami | Kōichi Morita | Kōji Ryūzaki | |
6. | "Heart Dorobō" (Hāto Dorobō (ハート泥棒, "Thief of Hearts")) | Haruo Hayashi | Koichi Sugiyama | Funayama |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Haru Ichiban" ((なみだの季節, "Spring's First Breeze")) | Hoguchi | |||
2. | "Paper Plane Love" | Yukinojo Mori | |||
3. | "Natsu ga Kita!" ((夏が来た!, "Summer Has Come!")) | Hoguchi | |||
4. | "Heart no Ace ga Detekonai" (Hāto no Ēsu ga Detekonai (ハートのエースが出てこない, "Show the Ace of Hearts")) | Machiko Ryū | Morita | Ryūzaki | |
5. | "Samba Natsu Samba" | Mori | Kōji Makaino | Makaino | |
6. | "Sayonara Bye Bye" (Sayonara Bai Bai (さよならバイバイ)) | Kazuo Shiina | Keiichi Suzuki & Moonriders | Suzuki & Moonriders |
References
- "キャンディーズ". Idol.ne.jp. 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- "キャンディーズヒット全曲集 (1974) | キャンディーズ". Disk Union. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- "キャンディーズヒット全曲集 (1975) | キャンディーズ". Disk Union. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- "キャンディーズヒット全曲集 (1976) | キャンディーズ". Disk Union. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
External links
- Candies Best Hits (1974) at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Candies Best Hits (1974) at Discogs
- Candies Best Hits (1975) at Discogs
- Candies Best Hits (1976) at Discogs