"Look into My Eyes" | ||||
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Single by Fayray | ||||
from the album HOURGLASS | ||||
Released | March 17, 2004 | |||
Format | Maxi Single | |||
Genre | J-Pop | |||
Length | 8:32 | |||
Label | R&C Japan | |||
Songwriter(s) | Fayray | |||
Producer(s) | Fayray | |||
Fayray singles chronology | ||||
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"Look into My Eyes" is Fayray's 16th single. It was released, just a month after "Negai", on March 17, 2004 and peaked at #35. [1] The song was used as the opening theme for the TV drama "Ranpo R" for which she also sang the theme song. The coupling is a cover of Carole Bayer Sager's "Don't Cry Out Loud".
Fayray, stylized as FAYRAY, is a female Japanese singer-songwriter and former actress. She made her debut in July 1998 with the single "Taiyō no Gravity". She grew up in the United States and speaks English.
Carole Bayer Sager is an American lyricist, singer, songwriter, painter, and New York Times best-selling author.
"Look into My Eyes" - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
Release | Chart | Peak Position | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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March 17, 2004 | Oricon Daily Singles Chart | |||
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | #35 | 7,651 | 5 weeks | |
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart | ||||
"Taiyou no Gravity" is Fayray's debut single. It was released on July 29, 1998. It first entered the charts at #20 but 3 weeks later climbed to #12. The song was used as the theme song for the TV drama "Hitoribocchi no Kimi ni".
"YURA・YURA~Vibration" is Fayray's 2nd single. It was released on October 21, 1998 and peaked at #28. The song was used as the ending theme for the TV program "HEY! HEY! HEY! MUSIC CHAMP".
"Powder Veil" is Fayray's 3rd single. It was released on February 10, 1999 and peaked at #30. The song was used as the ending theme for the TV program "Guruguru Ninety Nine".
"Daydream Café" is Fayray's 4th single. It was released on May 12, 1999 and peaked at #41. The song was used as the ending theme for the TV program "Ninkimono de Yukou!".
"Same night, same face" is Fayray's 5th single and first re-cut single. It was released on October 14, 1999 and peaked at #48. The song was used as the image song for the PlayStation Gamesoft "ZILL 'OLL" as well as the ending theme for the TV program "Ninkimono de Yukou!". "No, never" was used as the ending theme for the TV program "Uhhhya~!! Hanasaka London Boots".
"My Eyes" is Fayray's 6th single. It was released on March 23, 2000 and peaked at #66. It was her first time self-producing a title track. The song was used in an "APLUS" commercial.
"Tears" is Fayray's 7th single. It was released on July 26, 2000 and peaked at #11 in the charts. The song was used as the theme song for the Japanese TV drama "Friends". "Tears" is Fayray's best selling single to date.
"Over" is Fayray's 10th single and first on new record label, avex trax. It was released on October 11, 2001 and peaked at #18. The song was used in a commercial for Kanebo's "KATE spicy eyes" cosmetics line and also served as ending theme for the TV program "Lon-Mu London Ongakukan". The coupling is a cover of Divinyls's "I Touch Myself".
"Remember" is Fayray's 11th single. It was released on February 20, 2002 and peaked at #52. It was used as the image song for the TV program "20th Anniversary 2002 Yokohama Kokusai Shoujo Ekiden". The coupling is a cover of Daryl Hall & John Oates's "Private Eyes".
"stay" is Fayray's 12th single. It was released on May 9, 2002 and peaked at #24. The song was used in a commercial for Kanebo's "KATE" cosmetics line and also served as ending theme for the TV program "Matthew's Best Hit TV". The coupling is a cover of Leon Russell's "A Song for You".
"Touch Me, Kiss Me" is Fayray's 13th single. It was released on October 2, 2002 and peaked at #17. The song was used as the theme song for the movie "Ashita ga Aru sa THE MOVIE". "I do" served as ending theme for the anime "Cyborg 009" and the second coupling is a cover of Carole King's "So Far Away".
"Suki da Nante Ienai" is Fayray's 14th single and last on avex trax. It was released on January 29, 2003, and peaked on the Oricon chart at #19. The song was used as the theme song for the TV drama "Message Kotoba ga, Uragitte Iku". The coupling is a cover of Janis Ian's "Love Is Blind".
"Negai" is Fayray's 15th single and first on the R&C Japan record label. It was released on February 18, 2004 and peaked at #22 on the charts. The song was used as the theme song for the TV drama "Ranpo R". The coupling is a cover of Dusty Springfield's "Spooky".
"Aishite mo Aishitarinai" is Fayray's 17th single. It was released on May 26, 2004 and peaked at #46. It was used as insert song for the TV drama "At Home Dad". The coupling is a cover of "My Funny Valentine".
"Kuchizuke" is Fayray's 18th single. It was released on October 13, 2004 and peaked at #26. The song was used as theme song for the TV drama "Ai no Solea". The first coupling is a cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide".
"Hitori Yori Futari" (ひとりよりふたり) is Fayray's 20th single. It was released on September 27, 2006, and peaked at #79. The song was used as the theme song for the NHK morning drama "Imo Tako Nankin". The coupled song is a cover of Hedy West's "500 Miles".
"Baby Don't Cry" is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro for her eighth studio album, Play (2007). It was written, composed, arranged, and produced by Japanese musician Naoaki Yamato, under the alias Nao'ymt. The single also included the B-side track "Nobody", a re-recorded version of her single "White Light". It premiered on January 24, 2007 as the third single from the album in Japan. It was also released worldwide on February 21, 2007 through Avex Entertainment Inc. Musically, "Baby Don't Cry" is a pop ballad, influenced by R&B music.
"Zero" is Fayray's 21st single. It was released on July 11, 2007. The song was used as the theme song for the TBS Drama My Fair Boy. The coupling is a cover of Marvin Gaye's "Forever".
"Don't Cry Out Loud" is a song written in 1976 by Peter Allen with lyricist Carole Bayer Sager that is best known as a hit single for Melissa Manchester in the US and for Elkie Brooks in the UK.
"Through the Eyes of Love ", is an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award-nominated ballad performed by American singer Melissa Manchester, from the soundtrack of the 1978 film Ice Castles.