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Hikō-ki Gumo (ひこうき雲, Vapor Trail), stylized as HIKŌ-KI GUMO, is the debut studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Yumi Arai, released in November 1973. The album is most known for its title track.

HIKŌ-KI GUMO
Studio album by
Yumi Arai
ReleasedNovember 20, 1973
Genre
  • J-pop
  • New music
Length34:26
LabelExpress
ProducerKunihiko Murai
Yumi Arai chronology
HIKŌ-KI GUMO
(1973)
MISSLIM
(1974)
Singles from HIKŌ-KI GUMO
  1. "Henji wa Iranai"
    Released: July 5, 1972
  2. "Kitto Ieru"
    Released: November 5, 1973
  3. "Hikō-ki Gumo"
    Released: July 3, 2013

Overview


Before the album was released, the debut single Henji wa Iranai (sold for only 300 copies) along with her second single Kitto Ieru (B-side: Hikō-ki Gumo) was released first. Both of the singles was included in this album. Hikō-ki Gumo is a song originally made for Izumi Yukimura, the recording of the song was done but it was never released due to various reasons.[1]It was instead Yumi Arai (which was 19 at that time) first sang the song.

When Arai was in elementary school, she had a classmate who had a serious illness (muscular dystrophy). The boy would later die during his first year of high school. "Hikō-ki Gumo" is a song in which she mourns her friend who died at a young age and compares his life to a cloud.[2] It is said that this was the inspiration for making this song.

Caramel Mama performed the backing band for the album. Its members Masataka Matsutoya, who would later be her husband, as keyboardist. Haruomi Hosono as bass, Shigeru Suzuki as guitar and Tatsuo Hayashi as drums. Arai's voice was quivering all the time during the studio recordings, as a result, it took more than a year to complete the album.[2]

The design for the album jacket was influenced by church music, and was designed to imitate the German classic label, Archiv Produktion. The illustration in the booklet is by Arai herself and contains the poem "Birthday" (誕生日), which describes the change from a girl to an adult.[3]Along with it are the lyrics for the songs.

In 2013, it was announced that the song will be used as the theme song for the Ghibli movie "The Wind Rises". At the same time, the album would get a reissue. Its jacket features a Mitsubishi Zero, drawn by the studio, along with a white background. The booklet features all of the songs lyrics, together with the main visuals of the movie.


Tracklisting


Lyrics & Composition: Yumi Arai
Arrangements: Yumi Arai, Caramel Mama

Side 1
No.TitleEnglish TranslationLength
1."Hikō-ki Gumo [ひこうき雲]"Vapor Trail3:26
2."Kumori Zora [曇り空]"Cloudy Weather3:02
3."Koi No Super Parachuter [恋のスーパー・パラシューター]"Super Parachuter of Love2:55
4."Sore To Umi No Kagayaki Ni Mukete [空と海の輝きに向けて]"Toward The Sky and Gleaming Sea4:14
5."Kitto Ieru [きっと言える]"I Know I Can Tell You2:55
Total length:16:32
Side 2
No.TitleEnglish TranslationLength
1."Velvet Easter [ベルベット・イースター]"3:45
2."Kami Hikō-ki [紙ヒコーキ]"Paper Plane2:46
3."Ame No Machi O [雨の街を]"In The Rainy Town4:20
4."Henji Wa Iranai [返事はいらない]"No Need To Reply2:54
5."Sono Mama [そのまま]"Don't Change3:13
6."Hikō-ki Gumo [ひこうき雲] (Short Version)"Vapor Trail0:56
Total length:17:54

Personnel



Chart Positions



Weekly charts


Year Album Country Chart Position Weeks Sales
1973 HIKŌ-KI GUMO Japan Oricon Weekly LP Albums Chart 9 98 259,000[5]
1976 Oricon Weekly CT Albums Chart 26 20 10,000[5]

Year-end charts


Year Album Country Chart Position Sales
1976 HIKŌ-KI GUMO Japan Oricon Yearly Albums Chart (top 50) 11 171,000[6]

References


  1. "松任谷由実「ひこうき雲」の歌詞は○○をテーマにしていた?!『あの子』とは?!ジブリ主題歌!PVも♪". otokake. September 15, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "ひこうき雲〜ユーミンの才能を世に知らしめるきっかけとなった"稀代の名曲"の誕生エピソード". Sasaki Motoaki. TAP the DAY. January 25, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. (1973) Yumi Arai's "HIKŌ-KI GUMO" album booklet. p. 2. Express (ETP-9083).
  4. "ひこうき雲(セカンドプレス)". SOUNDFINDER. Retrieved May 4, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Yumi Matsutoya" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  6. "年間アルバムヒットチャート 1976年(昭和51年)" (in Japanese). Private Life エンタメデータ&ランキング. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2022.





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