arrangers:
- link: artist/11032
  names:
    en: Henri Sekine
    ja: 関根安里
barcode: '4988262220052'
catalog: KLCA-2005
categories:
- Artist Discography
category: Artist Discography
classification: Vocal, Original Work
composers:
- link: artist/11032
  names:
    en: Henri Sekine
    ja: 関根安里
- link: artist/74678
  names:
    en: Nao Kariwa
    ja: 苅和奈央
- link: artist/3052
  names:
    en: Yasuhiro Kido
    ja: 木戸やすひろ
- link: artist/884
  names:
    en: Junko Hirotani
    ja: 広谷順子
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discs:
- disc_length: '46:16'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      Romaji: 境界線
    track_length: '5:12'
  - names:
      Romaji: 真冬のひまわり
    track_length: '4:08'
  - names:
      Romaji: Rose Garden -幸せの庭-
    track_length: '5:14'
  - names:
      Romaji: iの余韻
    track_length: '4:04'
  - names:
      Romaji: 残像
    track_length: '3:50'
  - names:
      Romaji: 肩力
    track_length: '3:32'
  - names:
      Romaji: 98%
    track_length: '5:27'
  - names:
      Romaji: おめでとう!
    track_length: '4:00'
  - names:
      Romaji: 長電話
    track_length: '5:37'
  - names:
      Romaji: 優しい音楽
    track_length: '5:12'
distributor: &id001
  link: org/62
  names:
    en: PIONEER LDC, INC.
    ja: パイオニアLDC株式会社
    ja-latn: PIONEER LDC, INC.
  role: distributor
link: album/152229
lyricists:
- link: artist/9800
  names:
    en: Alice Sato
    ja: 佐藤ありす
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2025-08-17T16:52
  edited_date: 2025-08-17T16:52
  fetched_date: 2026-01-11T08:57
  freedb: 0
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 95
name: MAFUYU NO HIMAWARI / AKIKO KIMURA
names:
  en: MAFUYU NO HIMAWARI / AKIKO KIMURA
  ja: 真冬のひまわり / 木村亜希子
  ja-latn: MAFUYU NO HIMAWARI / AKIKO KIMURA
notes: 'Akiko Kimura''s debut album.

  M-01. "Kimura Akiko no BASARA" Night Theme

    Lyricist: Alice Sato

    Composer: Henri Sekine

    Arranger: Henri Sekine

  M-02.

    Lyricist: Alice Sato

    Composer: Chihiro Fujii

    Arranger: Henri Sekine

  M-03.

    Lyricist: Alice Sato

    Composer: Chihiro Fujii

    Arranger: Henri Sekine

  M-04.

    Lyricist: Alice Sato

    Composer: Henri Sekine

    Arranger: Henri Sekine

  M-05.

    Lyricist: Alice Sato

    Composer: Nao Kariwa

    Arranger: Henri Sekine

  M-06.

    Lyricist: Alice Sato

    Composer: Yasuhiro Kido

    Arranger: Henri Sekine

  M-07.

    Lyricist: Alice Sato

    Composer: Chihiro Fujii

    Arranger: Henri Sekine

  M-08.

    Lyricist: Alice Sato

    Composer: Chihiro Fujii & Henri Sekine

    Arranger: Henri Sekine

  M-09.

    Lyricist: Alice Sato

    Composer: Junko Hirotani

    Arranger: Henri Sekine

  M-10.

    Lyricist: Alice Sato

    Composer: Chihiro Fujii

    Arranger: Henri Sekine

  All arranged & Sound Produced by Henri Sekine

  Recorded by Henri Sekine (M-2, M-5, M-6, M-9, M-10)

                     Yuzo Toki (M-1, M-3, M-4)

                     Minoru Kasono (M-8, M-9)

                     Mitsumasa Aono (M-7)

  Mixed by Yuzo Toki

  Recordinng assisted by Minoru Kasono, Mitsue Narahara, Takahiro Tezuka, 野上聡

  Recorded at Melody Farm

                    KSS RECORDING STUDIO

  Mixed at KSS RECORDING STUDIO

                IDEA STUDIO

  Mastered by Yasuji Maeda

  Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studio Tokyo

  Musicians

    Electric & Acoustic Guitar: Yasuhiko Nakamura (except for M-9)

    Electric & Acoustic Guitar

    Bass, Acoustic Piano, Violin,

    Pianica, Synthesizer & Program: Henri Sekine

    Chorus: Junko Hirotani, Yasuhiro Kido, Kiyoshi Hiyama, Akiko Kimura

  Extra Musicians

    Drums: Nobuo Eguchi (M-1)

    Bass: Motofumi Ogiwara (M-1)

    Acoustic Piano: Akira Nishimoto (M-3)

    Acoustic Guitar: Masayoshi Furukawa (M-9)

  Artist management: 伊藤淳子 (KeKKe corporation)

  Art direction & Design: 古川祐二 (ACT STUDIO)

                                    古川良二, 島田由美子

  Photograph: Yoshihide Shoujima

  Hair & Make-up: Junko Kanesaka

  Producer: 横山光則

  Exective Producer: 原田宗一郎

  Special Thanks to

    ジュリー, モルフィー

    関根ひとみ, Toru Itoga

    Tommy Somekawa, ROCK on Publishers

    I·DE·A SOUND

    STAFF GANG PUBLISHERS

    ニュース・アソシエイツ'
organizations:
- &id002
  link: org/4704
  names:
    en: KSS RECORDS
    ja: KSS RECORDS
    ja-latn: KSS RECORDS
  role: label
- link: org/184
  names:
    en: KSS Inc.
    ja: 株式会社ケイエスエス
    ja-latn: KSS Inc.
  role: manufacturer
- *id001
performers: []
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picture_thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/92/152229/152229-0f5eac8b1e34.jpg
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related: []
release_date: '1998-11-26'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 3059.0
reprints: []
stores:
- link: http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000064O3Z/
  name: Amazon.co.jp
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/152229?perpage=99999
vocals:
- link: artist/734
  names:
    en: Akiko Kimura
    ja: 木村亜希子
votes: 0
websites:
  Reference:
  - link: https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/mafuyu-no-himawari/3198101206
    name: CDJournal
  - link: https://musicbrainz.org/release/98abf545-0e63-43db-a7a9-72fbf998c884
    name: MusicBrainz
