Realize (リアライズ, Riaraizu) is the fifth studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Hideaki Tokunaga. Released on May 21, 1989, the album sold over 300,000 copies and peaked at No. 4 in Oricon's albums chart and was ranked at No. 46 in Oricon's 1989 year-ending album chart.[1][2][3] It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ.[4]

Realize
Studio album by
Released21 May 1989 (1989-05-21)
Genre
Length51:00
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
LabelApollon
Hideaki Tokunaga chronology
Dear
(1988)
Realize
(1989)
Hideaki Tokunaga Live
(1990)
Singles from REALIZE
  1. "Saigo no Iiwake"
    Released: 25 October 1988 (1988-10-25)
  2. "Koibito"
    Released: 21 April 1989 (1989-04-21)
  3. "Myself ~Kaze ni Naritai~ / Kokoro no Ball"
    Released: 21 September 1989 (1989-09-21)

The album features the singles "Saigo no Iiwake", "Koibito", and "Myself ~Kaze ni Naritai~" / "Kokoro no Ball". The English-language song "You're in the Sky ~Eolia~" was used for TV commercials promoting Panasonic's Eolia air conditioner line.

Track listing

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All music is composed by Hideaki Tokunaga and arranged by Ichizo Seo.

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Kimi no Ao" ((君の青, "Your Blue"))Hitoshi Shinohara5:37
2."Nemurenai Yoru" ((眠れない夜, "Sleepless Nights"))Hideaki Tokunaga4:21
3."Lovers" (Rabāzu (ラバーズ))Shinohara4:26
4."You're in the Sky ~Eolia~"Machiko Ryū5:35
5."Soshite Hoshi ni Natta yo" ((そして星になったよ, "And It Became a Star"))Tokunaga4:45
6."Koibito" ((恋人, "Lovers"))Tokunaga4:54
7."Cobalt ni Kieta Blue" (Kobaruto ni Kieta Burū (コバルトに消えたブルー, "The Blue Disappeared into the Cobalt"))Keiko Asō4:52
8."Myself ~Kaze ni Naritai~" (Maiserufu ~Kaze ni Naritai~ (MYSELF 〜風になりたい〜, "Myself ~I Want to Be the Wind~"))Akira Ohtsu5:51
9."Saigo no Iiwake (Los Angeles Mix)" ((最後の言い訳, "Last Excuse"))Asō6:28
10."Boku no Tokei" ((僕の時計, "My Watch"))Shinohara4:12

Personnel

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  • Keyboards: Ryoichi Kuniyoshi, Yu Toyama, and Nobuo Kurata
  • Bass: Chiharu Mikuzuki
  • Drums: Hideo Yamaki, Toru Hasebe
  • Guitar: Tsuyoshi Ima, Masaki Matsubara, and Jun Kakuda
  • Saxophone: Jake H. Conception
  • Manipulator: Nobuhiko Nakayama, Keiji Urata, and Jun Toyama
  • Chorus: Takafumi Hiyama, Yasuhiro Kido, and Junko Hirotani

Charts

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Chart (1989) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart 4

Certification

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[4] Gold 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "徳永英明 - REALIZE". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  2. ^ "Hideaki Tokunaga - Realize". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  3. ^ "REALIZE / 徳永英明". A Listener of Music Media. FC2. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  4. ^ a b "Japanese album certifications – 德永 英明 – REALIZE" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved June 19, 2021. Select 1989年6月 on the drop-down menu
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