Namida no Taiyō

"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]

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

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 2016-01-16.