Kaze no Michi

Kaze no Michi
Studio album by Rimi Natsukawa
Released	September 22, 2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	J-pop, Shima uta, traditional
Length	52:59
Label	Victor Entertainment
Rimi Natsukawa chronology
Okinawa no Kaze (2004) Kaze no Michi (2004) Rimi Natsukawa Single Collection Vol. 1 (2005)
Singles from Kaze no Michi
"Kana yo Kana yo" Released: July 21, 2004

Kaze no Michi (風の道 Wind Road) is Rimi Natsukawa's third original album, released on September 22, 2004.^[1]

Background

Kaze no Michi was Natsukawa's first original album since 2003's Sora no Keshiki, in between which she released two cover albums. The album was preceded by the single "Kana yo Kana yo," written and produced by Kazufumi Miyazawa of The Boom.

Collaborations

The album, unlike most of her former releases, centres around original songs. Many of these songs are collaborations with famous musicians/songwriters. "Aitakute" was written by members of The Gospellers, "Shiahō: Xie He" was written by Chinese composer Liang Jian Feng (musical director/composer for Twelve Girls Band) and "Hyakuman no Hoshi" had music composed by Korean singer/songwriter Yang Jeong Seung (Kiroy Y).

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Aitakute (会いたくて I Miss You)"	Yutaka Yasuoka, Kaoru Kurosawa	Seiichi Kyōda	5:23
2.	"Kana yo Kana yo (愛よ　愛よ Love Love)"	Kazufumi Miyazawa	Miyazawa	4:37
3.	"Toki (時 Time)"	Yuho Iwasato, Kazuhiro Hara	Kyōda	4:29
4.	"Shiahō: Xie He (夏河～シアホー Summer River)"	Iwasato	Liang Jian Feng	4:56
5.	"Hyakuman no Hoshi (百万の星 A Million Stars)"	Iwasato	Mwun Hye Ji, Yang Jeong Seung	4:31
6.	"Zutto, Oboeteru (ずっと、憶えてる I'm Remembering More and More)"	Iwasato	Satoshi Nakamura	4:58
7.	"Tenohira no Umi (掌の海 Sea of Palms of Hands)"	Miyazawa	Kyōda	4:17
8.	"Yuimaaru (ゆいま～る Ryukyuan: Support Each Other)"	Maya Nekoda, Rimi	Chuei Yoshikawa	4:51
9.	"Ashita no Kimi e (明日の君へ To the You of Tomorrow)"	Miyuki Noyori, Kenji Hazama	Nakamura	4:49
10.	"Umi no Temaneki (海の手招き The Calling of the Sea)"	Kei Ogura, Zhang Bin	Kyōda	4:49
11.	"Tsuki no Niji (月の虹 Moon Rainbow)"	Toshiaki Arashiro, Masaaki Uechi	Yoshikawa	4:49

Japan Sales Rankings^[2]

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
September 22, 2004	Oricon Daily Albums Chart
	Oricon Weekly Albums Chart	36	8,216	30,113	13 weeks
	Oricon Yearly Albums Chart

References

1. ""夏川りみ オフィシャルサイト"". Retrieved 2010-01-29.
2. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-01-27. (subscription only)