Koichi Morita (songwriter)

Infobox musical artist 2
Name = Kōichi Morita
Background = solo_singer
Born = birth date and age|1940|2|25
Died =
Origin = Rumoi, Hokkaidō, Japan
Genre = Kayokyoku, folk rock, pop
Occupation = Composer, singer
Years_active = 1969 - present
Instrument = Vocals
keyboardsnihongo|Kōichi Morita|森田 公一|Morita Kouichi (born February 25, 1940), is a Japanese composer and singer who launched his recording career in the late 1960s and had gained huge commercial success during the 1970s.

He is famous for dozens of singles that he wrote with songwriting partners such as Yu Aku and became the top-10 hit on the Japanese Oricon chart. Seven of his compositions has been topped on the Japanese hit parade, including "Hitori Ja Naino" by Mari Amachi and "Chiisana Koi No Monogatari" by Agnes Chan, and "Hajimete no Dekigoto" by Junko Sakurada. Most successful stuff is "Seishun Jidai" released in 1976, his sole hit as a performer which has sold more than a million copies. [ [http://www.musictvprogram.com/corner-ranking-single.html List of million-selling singles in Japan (1968-2007)] --- "Seishun Jidai" is listed as the 233rd best-selling single in the history of Japanese Oricon Chart]

Notable compositions

*Mari Amachi
**"Hitori ja Naino", "Niji wo Watatte" (1972)
**"Wakaba no Sasayaki", "Koisuru Natsu no Hi", "Sora Ippai no Shiawase" (1973)
**"Koibitotachi no Minato", "Koi to Umi to T-Shirt to", "Omoide no Serenade" (1974)
*Björn and Benny
**"Love Has It's Ways" (1972)
*Candies
**"Anata ni Muchū" (1973)
**"Soyokaze no Kuchizuke", "Abunai Doyoubi" (1974)
**"Heart no Ace ga Detekonai" (1975)
*Agnes Chan
**"Hinageshi no Hana" (1972)
**"Chiisana Koi no Monogatari" (1973)
*Naomi Chiaki
**"Nee Anta"
*Yuki Hide
**"Seishun no Tabidachi" (1978)
*Mako Ishino
**"Haru La! La! La!" (1980)
*Eigo Kawashima
**"Jidai Okure" (1986)
*Naoko Ken
**"Uwasa no Otoko" (1973)
*Akira Kobayashi
**"Yume'n Naka" (1978)
*The Lilies
**"Suki yo Captain" (1975)
*Yoshito Machida
**"10oku kounen no Ai" (1980)
*Ato Mizumori and the Top Gallants
**"Minami no Shima no Hamehameha Daiou"
*Koichi Morita
**"Seiun no Uta"
**"Geshukuya" (1976, with the Top Gallants)
**"Seishun Jidai" (1976, with the Top Gallants)
**"Omoide no Piano", "Sugite Shimaeba" (1977, with the Top Gallants)
*Ryoko Moriyama
**"Aisuru Hito ni Utawasenaide" (1968)
*Nana Okada
**"Seishun no Sakamichi" (1976)
*Kumiko Osugi
**"Don Chuck to Issho ni" (1975)
*Akiko Ozawa
**"Zenryaku Konotabi Hikkoshimashita" (1995)
*Ikue Sakakibara
**"Bus Tsūgaku","Wagamama Kinyoubi" (1977)
*Junko Sakurada
**"Kiiroi Ribbon", "Hajimete no Dekigoto" (1974)
**"17 no Natsu" (1975)
**"Natsu ni Goyoujin" (1976)
**"Kimagure Venus" (1977)
*Akiko Wada
**"Ano Kane wo Narasunowa Anata" (1972)
**"Mou Ichido Futari de Utaitai" (1986)

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