"Sayonara no Ocean" (Japanese: さよならのオーシャン; translated as "Goodbye Ocean") is the first single by Kiyotaka Sugiyama, released by VAP and Embark on May 28, 1986. The single charted at #4 on the Oricon chart, selling 203,000 copies.[1]

"Sayonara no Ocean"
Single by Kiyotaka Sugiyama
from the album Beyond...
Language	Japanese
English title	"Goodbye Ocean"
B-side	"Shadow"
Released	May 28, 1986 (1986-05-28)
Genre	Pop
Length	4:52
Label	VAP Embark
Songwriter(s)	Akira Otsu
Producer(s)	Kiyotaka Sugiyama
Kiyotaka Sugiyama singles chronology
"Sayonara no Ocean" (1986) "Saigo no Holy Night" (1986)

Background and soundtrack appearances

• At the end of 1985, Kiyotaka Sugiyama and his band, Kiyotaka Sugiyama & Omega Tribe, had broken up after the completion of their last album, First Finale. Sugiyama became a solo artist, with "Sayonara no Ocean" being his first single as a solo artist.
• Sugiyama himself made his first appearance in music programs such as TBS TV series The Best Ten, Nippon TV series Uta no Top Ten, and Fuji TV series Yorunohittosutajio.
• The album Beyond... includes a short version of the track called "Ocean."
• It was aired as a CF song for Dydo Drinco's "DyDo Jonian Coffee," starring Sugiyama himself.
• It was re-released as a 8 cm single on February 21, 1988.

Track listing

Single

Charts

References