Okinawa Uta: Chikyū no Kaze o Kanjite

Okinawa Uta: Chikyū no Kaze o Kanjite
Compilation album by Rimi Natsukawa
Released	November 25, 2009 (2009-11-25)
Recorded	2001-2007
Genre	Shima uta, traditional
Length	47:18
Label	Victor Entertainment
Rimi Natsukawa chronology
Kokoro no Uta (2009) Okinawa Uta: Chikyū no Kaze o Kanjite (2009) Uta Sagashi: Asia no Kaze (2010)

Okinawa Uta: Chikyū no Kaze o Kanjite (おきなわうた ～琉球の風を感じて～, Okinawan Songs: Feel the Wind of the Earth^?) is Rimi Natsukawa's 6th compilation album released on November 25, 2009 (2009-11-25), and her second compilation album to centre around an Okinawan song theme.^[1]

Song sources

Almost all the songs originate from Natsukawa's first three album releases (2002–2003): Minamikaze, Tida: Tida Kaji nu Umui and Sora no Keshiki. There are three exceptions: "Basi nu Turi Bushi" is from her "Michishirube" single (2003), "Matsuri no Ato Kaze" is from Umui Kaji (2007) and "Densaa Bushi" is from Uta Sagashi: Request Cover Album (2007).

The two final tracks are bonus live recordings of songs from Minamikaze.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Nada Sōsō (涙そうそう, Great Tears Are Spilling?)"	Begin, Ryoko Moriyama	Seiichi Kyōda	4:20
2.	"Warabigami (童神, Little God?)"	Misako Koja, Kazuya Sahara	Kyōda	5:09
3.	"Bashōfu (芭蕉布, Banana Cloth?)"	Yasuichi Yoshikawa, Tsuneo Fukuhara	Kyōda	4:37
4.	"Tinsagu nu Hana (てぃんさぐぬ花, Balsam Flowers?)"	Traditional	Chuei Yoshikawa	4:33
5.	"Shima Uta (島唄, Island Song?)"	Kazufumi Miyazawa	Kyōda	5:19
6.	"Densaa Bushi (デンサー節, Tradition Song?)"	Traditional	Masaaki Uechi	3:56
7.	"Shimajima Kaisha (島々清しゃ, Purity of the Islands?)"	Hitoshi Kume, Fukuhara	Kyōda	5:01
8.	"Akata Sandunchi (赤田首里殿内, Akata District, Shuri?)"	Traditional	Kyōda	5:49
9.	"Tsuki nu Kaisha (月ぬ美しゃ, Beauty of the Moon?)"	Traditional	Kyōda	4:03
10.	"Hana (花, Flowers?)"	Shoukichi Kina	C. Yoshikawa	6:19
11.	"Basi nu Turi Bushi (Rimi Natsukawa Sanshin Hikigatari Version) (鷲ぬ鳥節～夏川りみ三線弾き語りヴァージョン～, Eagle Song (Rimi Natsukawa Sanshin Acoustic Version)?)"	Traditional	Natsukawa	3:43
12.	"Matsuri no Ato Kaze (祭りのあと風, Wind After the Festival?)"	Isamu Shimoji, Hitoshi Uechi	H. Uechi	5:17
13.	"Irayoi Tsukiyohama (Live Rokuon) (イラヨイ月夜浜(ライブ録音), Treasured Moonlit Beach (Live Recording)?)"	Yasukatsu Ōjima, Eishō Higa	C. Yoshikawa	6:00
14.	"Ōgon no Hana (Live Rokuon) (黄金の花(ライブ録音), Green Gold Flower (Live Recording)?)"	Osami Okamoto, Sadao China	C. Yoshikawa	6:23

Japan Sales Rankings^[2]

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
November 25, 2009 (2009-11-25)	Oricon Daily Albums Chart
	Oricon Weekly Albums Chart	158	816	2,249	3 weeks
	Oricon Yearly Albums Chart

References

1. ^ ""夏川りみ オフィシャルサイト"". http://www.rimirimi.jp/free/disco_a.html. Retrieved 2010-02-01. 
2. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. http://ranking.oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2010-02-01.  (subscription only)