Namida no Taiyō

"Namida no Taiyō"
Single by Melon Kinenbi
from the album The Nimaime
Released	June 9, 2004
Format	CD
Genre	J-pop
Label	Zetima
Producer(s)	Tsunku
Melon Kinenbi singles chronology
"Kawaii Kare" (2003) "Namida no Taiyō" (2004) "Champagne no Koi" (2004)

"Namida no Taiyō" (涙の太陽 Crying In A Storm) is the twelfth single by Japanese girl group Melon Kinenbi. It was released on June 9, 2004, and its highest position on the Oricon weekly chart was #15. It is a cover of "Namida no Taiyō (Crying in a Storm)" by Emy Jackson, originally released on April 20, 1965.^[1]

The song was also covered in 1973 by idol Maria Anzai, whose version went on to sell over 500,000 copies.^[2]

Track listing

1. Namida no Taiyō (涙の太陽 Crying In A Storm)
2. Saa, Sassoku Moriagete Ikoka!! (さあ、早速盛り上げて 行こか〜!! Now, Right Now, Let's Go~!!)

External links

• Namida no Taiyō at the Up-Front Works release list (Japanese)

References

1. http://www.emyjackson.com/ (Japanese)
2. "Article on Maria Anzai at Sponichi Annex" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016.