Sayonara no Ocean

"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...
LanguageJapanese
English title"Goodbye Ocean"
B-side"Shadow"
ReleasedMay 28, 1986 (1986-05-28)
GenrePop
Length4:52
Label
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 Yoru no Hit Studio.
  • 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
Side A/B
No.TitleLyricsArrangementLength
1."Sayonara no Ocean" (さよならのオーシャン)Akira OtsuJun Sato4:52
2."Shadow"Keiko AsōMakoto Matsushita4:33

Charts

References
  1. "Hits of the World". Billboard. Jun 28, 1986. p. 68. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. "Hits of the World". Billboard. July 5, 1986. p. 69. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. "Hits of the World". Billboard. July 12, 1986. p. 66. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
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