Namida no Kisetsu

"Namida no Kisetsu" (なみだの季節, "Season of Tears") is the fourth single by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by Kazuya Senke and Yūsuke Hoguchi, the single was released on September 1, 1974. This was the last single in which Yoshiko Tanaka ("Sue") assumed the role of lead singer.[1]

"Namida no Kisetsu"
Single by Candies
from the album Namida no Kisetsu
Language	Japanese
English title	Season of Tears
B-side	"Mayoeru Hitsuji (single) Namida no Jōshaken (EP)"
Released	September 1, 1974
Genre	J-pop kayōkyoku
Length	3:45
Label	CBS Sony
Songwriter(s)	Kazuya Senke Yūsuke Hoguchi
Candies singles chronology
"Abunai Doyōbi" (1974) "Namida no Kisetsu" (1974) "Toshishita no Otokonoko" (1975)

The song peaked at No. 40 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 59,000 copies.[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Kazuya Senke, except where indicated; all music is written and arranged by Yūsuke Hoguchi, except where indicated.

7-inch single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Namida no Kisetsu" ((なみだの季節, "Season of Tears"))	3:45
2.	"Mayoeru Hitsuji" ((迷える羊, "Lost Sheep"))

7-inch EP

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Namida no Kisetsu" ((なみだの季節, "Season of Tears"))				3:45
2.	"Namida no Jōshaken" (涙の乗車券 ("The Ticket of Tears"))
3.	"Abunai Doyōbi" (危い土曜日 ("Perilous Saturday"))	Kazumi Yasui	Kōichi Morita	Kōji Ryūzaki
4.	"Yesterday Once More" (イエスタデイ・ワンスモアー (Iesutadei Wansu Moā))	John Bettis	Richard Carpenter

Chart positions

Charts (1974)	Peak position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart	40

References

1. "Candies Discography". Idol.ne.jp. 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.

External links

• "Namida no Kisetsu" at MusicBrainz
• "Namida no Kisetsu EP" at Discogs