The Nolans Sings J-Pop

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The Nolans Sings J-Pop
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Compilation album by
Released19 July 2017 (2017-07-19) (Japan)
Genre
Label Pony Canyon
The Nolans chronology
I'm in the Mood Again
(2009)
The Nolans Sings J-Pop
(2017)
The Nolans: The Ultimate Collection
(2018)

The Nolans Sings J-Pop (ノーランズ~J-POP胸キュンカバ, Nōranzu ~ J-poppu Munekyun Kaba) is a compilation album by the Irish pop group The Nolans. Released on 19 July 2017 exclusively in Japan by Pony Canyon, the album consists of 18 English-language covers of popular J-pop songs recorded throughout the group's career. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Diamonds" (Daiamondo (ダイアモンド))
Princess Princess  
2."Never Ending Wind" (Kaze Tachinu (風立ちぬ, "The Wind Rises")) Seiko Matsuda  
3."Sweet Little Devil" (Yasashii Akuma (やさしい悪魔))
Candies  
4."Tears" (Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa (飾りじゃないのよ涙は, "The Tears Are Not a Decoration")) Yōsui Inoue Akina Nakamori  
5."Days That Used to Be" (Ii Hi Tabidachi (いい日旅立ち, "Leaving on a Good Day")) Shinji Tanimura Momoe Yamaguchi  
6."Autumn Cherry Cosmos" (Kosumosu (秋桜(コスモス), "Cosmos")) Masashi Sada Momoe Yamaguchi 
7."Step Into My Dream" (Yume no Naka e (夢の中へ))InoueYōsui Inoue 
8."Tidal Wave" (Samishii Nettaigyo (淋しい熱帯魚, "Lonely Tropical Fish"))
Wink  
9."Roppongi Street" (Roppongi Junjōha (六本木純情派る, "Roppongi Pure-Heart Clique"))
Yōko Oginome  
10."Rock 'n' Roll Widow" (Rokkunrōru Uidō (ロックンロール・ウィドウ))Momoe Yamaguchi 
11."M"
  • Kyōko Tomita
  • Okui
Princess Princess 
12."Simple Handkerchief" (Momen no Hankachīfu (木綿のハンカチーフ, "Cotton Handkerchief"))
Hiromi Ōta  
13."Holiday Romance" (Koi no Bakansu (恋のバカンス, "Vacance de L'amour"))
The Peanuts  
14."Desire" (Dezaia (Jōnetsu) (DESIRE~情熱~))Akina Nakamori 
15."Toy Boy" (Toshishita no Otokonoko (年下の男の子, "Younger Boy"))
  • Kazuya Senke
  • Yūsuke Hoguchi
Candies 
16."Wait for Me" (Nagisa no Barukonī (渚のバルコニー, "The Balcony by the Beach"))
Seiko Matsuda 
17."The Hottest Place on Earth" (Sekai de Ichiban Atsui Natsu (世界でいちばん熱い夏, The Hottest Summer in the World))
  • Tomita
  • Okui
Princess Princess 
18."I'll Never Say Goodbye" (Sayonara no Mukōgawa (さよならの向う側, "The Other Side of Goodbye"))
  • Aki
  • Uzaki
Momoe Yamaguchi 

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