Mamotte Agetai (Yumi Matsutoya song)

"Mamotte Agetai"
Single by Yumi Matsutoya
from the album Sakuban Oaishimasho
A-side "Mamotte Agetai"
B-side "Grace Slick no Shōzō"
Released June 21, 1981 (1981-06-21)
Format single, CD single
Label Express
Writer(s) Yumi Matsutoya
Producer(s) Masataka Matsutoya
Yumi Matsutoya singles chronology
"Hoshi no Rouｊulien"
(1980)		 "Mamotte Agetai"
(1981)		 "Yuyami o Hitori"
(1981)

"Mamotte Agetai" (守ってあげたい "I Want to Protect You") is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Yumi Matsutoya and is contained in her studio album "Sakuban Oaishimasho". The song was released as her 17th single on June 21, 1981 from Toshiba EMI and sold over 695,000 copies. It was re-released as a CD single on June 28, 1989.

Overview

Matsutoya was given the offer to write the theme song for the movie "Nerawareta Gakuen" and she wrote "Mamotte Agetai". The song was used as various TV dramas's the theme songs and CF songs afterwards. Grace Slick appearing in the title of the B-side "Grace Slick no Shōzō" (グレイス・スリックの肖像 "Portrait of Grace Slick") is Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane.

Track listing


Vinyl record

All songs written and composed by Yumi Matsutoya, all music arranged by Masataka Matsutoya. 

Side A
No. Title Length
1. "Mamotte Agetai"   4:30
Side B
No. Title Length
1. "Grace Slick no Shōzō"   4:28

Credits and personnel

Charts

Release Chart (1981) Peak
position
June 21, 1981 Oricon Daily Charts 2
Oricon Weekly Charts 2
Oricon Monthly Charts
Oricon Yearly Charts 10

Cover versions

References

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