Sweet Candy (song)

"Sweet Candy" (スウィートキャンディ, Suuīto Kyandi) is the 32nd single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. Written by Moritaka and Yuichi Takahashi, the single was released by One Up Music on June 11, 1997. The song was used by Lawson for their store commercials. The B-side is "Mirai", which was used at the 54th National Sports Festival in Moritaka's hometown of Kumamoto.[1]

"Sweet Candy"
Single by Chisato Moritaka
from the album Peachberry
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Mirai"
ReleasedJune 11, 1997 (1997-06-11)
Recorded1997
StudioAbbey Road Studios (drum tracks)
Genre
Length4:57
LabelOne Up Music
Songwriter(s)
  • Chisato Moritaka
  • Yuichi Takahashi
Producer(s)Yukio Seto
Chisato Moritaka singles chronology
"Let's Go!"
(1997)		 "Sweet Candy"
(1997)		 "Miracle Light"
(1997)
Music video
Sweet Candy on YouTube

Background

Being a fan of the Beatles, Moritaka fulfilled a life-long dream with "Sweet Candy" by recording her drum tracks at Abbey Road Studios. The music video was also filmed in parts of London during the recording sessions.[2]

Moritaka performed the song on the 48th Kōhaku Uta Gassen, which was her sixth and final appearance on the annual New Year's Eve special.[3]

Reception

"Sweet Candy" peaked at No. 10 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 93,000 copies.[4]

Other versions

Moritaka re-recorded the song and uploaded the video on her YouTube channel on July 23, 2012.[5] This version is also included in Moritaka's 2013 self-covers DVD album Love Vol. 1.[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka; all music is arranged by Yuichi Takahashi.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Sweet Candy"Yuichi Takahashi4:57
2."Mirai" ((未来, lit. "Future"))Moritaka4:04
3."Sweet Candy (Original Karaoke)" (Suuīto Kyandi (Orijinaru Karaoke) (SWEET CANDY (オリジナル・カラオケ)))Takahashi4:53

Chart positions
Charts (1997) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[4] 10

Personnel
  • Chisato Moritaka – vocals, drums, kalimba
  • Yuichi Takahashi – guitar, keyboards
  • Shin Hashimoto – piano, keyboard
  • Yukio Seto – guitar, bass
  • Nobuyuki Mori – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • Wakaba Kawai – trombone
  • Futoshi Kobayashi – trumpet
  • Shiro Sasaki – trumpet

References
  1. "｢SWEET CANDY｣（CD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  2. Moritaka, Chisato (2012-08-29). 『SWEET CANDY』 セルフライナーノート. YouTube. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  3. "48th Kōhaku Uta Gassen History". NHK. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  4. "SWEET CANDY/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  5. Moritaka, Chisato (2012-07-23). 森高千里 『SWEET CANDY』 【セルフカヴァー】. YouTube. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  6. "「デビュー25周年企画 森高千里 セルフカバーシリーズ "LOVE" Vol.1」". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
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