Shade (Kiyotaka Sugiyama song)

"Shade – Natsu no Kairi" (Japanese: Shade ~夏の翳り~), also known as "Shade", is the fourth single by Kiyotaka Sugiyama, released by VAP on August 26, 1987. The single reached #1 on the Oricon Singles Chart for 1987, giving Sugiyama his second #1 spot since "Mizu no Naka no Answer," released three months prior.[1]

"Shade"
Single by Kiyotaka Sugiyama
from the album Kona Weather
B-side	"Mizu no Naka no Answer" "Angel Eyes"
Released	August 26, 1987
Genre	Pop
Length	6:17
Label	VAP
Composer(s)	Kiyotaka Sugiyama
Lyricist(s)	Kumiko Aoki
Producer(s)	Kiyotaka Sugiyama
Kiyotaka Sugiyama singles chronology
"Mizu no Naka no Answer" (1987) "Shade" (1987) "Kaze no Lonely Way" (1988)

Background

At the time of the release, it had been three months since the previous single "Mizu no Naka no Answer" was released. Like with "Mizu no Naka no Answer," the single reached the #1 spot on the Oricon charts, and Siguyama was not allowed to be on Tokyo Broadcasting System's program "The Best Ten" due to his contract between VAP and Nippon TV.

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Shade – Natsu no Kairi" (Shade ~夏の翳り~)	Kumiko Aoki	Kiyotaka Sugiyama	Jun Sato	6:17

Side B

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Mizu no Naka no Answer" (水の中のAnswer)	Masayuki Suzuno	Kiyotaka Sugiyama	Makoto Matsushita	5:14
2.	"Angel Eyes"	Linda Hennrick	Kiyotaka Sugiyama	Makoto Matsushita	4:12

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1987) Peak position Oricon[1] 1 The Best Ten 9 The Top Ten 2

Year-end charts Chart (1987) Peak position Oricon 61

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 26, 2008. Retrieved June 25, 2020.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)