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1976 single by Candies
"Haru Ichiban"
Single by Candies
from the album Haru Ichiban
LanguageJapanese
English titleSpring's First Breeze
B-side"Futari Dake no Yoake"
ReleasedMarch 1, 1976 (1976-03-01)
Recorded1975
Genre
Length3:19
LabelCBS Sony
Songwriter(s)Yūsuke Hoguchi
Producer(s)
Candies singles chronology
"Heart no Ace ga Detekonai"
(1975) 		"Haru Ichiban"
(1976) 		"Natsu ga Kita!"
(1976)

"Haru Ichiban" (春一番, "Spring's First Breeze") is the ninth single by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by Yūsuke Hoguchi, the single was released on March 1, 1976. The single is a rearranged version of the song originally from the 1975 album Toshishita no Otokonoko. Since its release, "Haru Ichiban" has become the trio's signature song.

The song peaked at No. 3 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 360,000 copies, becoming their first top-five hit. The trio performed this song on the 27th Kōhaku Uta Gassen.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Haru Ichiban" ((春一番, "Spring's First Breeze"))Yūsuke HoguchiHoguchiHoguchi3:19
2."Futari Dake no Yoake" ((二人だけの夜明け, "Meeting at Dawn"))Machiko RyūMitsuo MiyamotoKōji Ryūzaki3:06

Chart positions

Chart (1976) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart 3

Cover versions

  • Jiang Xiao-Qing covered the song in Chinese for a Suntory oolong tea commercial in 1994.
  • Ulfuls covered the song as the B-side of their 1996 single "Banzai ~ Suki de Yokatte ~".
  • Yuzu covered the song in their 2001 live album Kajiki ~ Futari no Big (Egg) Joe-hen.
  • Ikimono-gakari covered the song as the B-side of their 2007 single "Uruwashiki Hito/Seishun no Tobira".
  • Chiaki Takahashi and Asami Imai covered the song in the album The Idolm@ster Radio Uta Dojo.
  • Saori Hayami, Iori Nomizu, and Mina covered the song as the ending theme of the 2009 anime series Heaven's Lost Property.
  • Wakadanna covered the song in his 2012 single "Ore ga Ore ga ~ Sekaijū ga Teki ni Natte mo ~/Haru Ichiban".

References

  1. "Candies Discography". Idol.ne.jp. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  2. "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Singles Chart Daijiten - Candies" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2011-05-16.

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