Toki no Tsubasa
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 15, 2001 (2001-02-15)
Genre
Length65:26
LabelB-Gram
ProducerIzumi Sakai
Zard chronology
Eien
(1999)
Toki no Tsubasa
(2001)
Tomatteita Tokei ga Ima Ugokidashita
(2004)
Singles from Toki no Tsubasa
  1. "Sekai wa Kitto Mirai no Naka"
    Released: 16 June 1999
  2. "Itai Kurai Kimi ga Afureteiru yo"
    Released: 14 October 1999
  3. "Kono Namida Hoshi ni Nare"
    Released: 1 December 1999
  4. "Get U're Dream"
    Released: 6 September 2000
  5. "Promised You"
    Released: 15 November 2000

Toki no Tsubasa (時間の翼, Wings of Time) is the ninth album by Zard,[1] released on February 15, 2001, by B-Gram Records.

Background

The album consists of five previously released singles between the years 1999 and 2000. It was released for the tenth anniversary of ZARD's debut. Two famous songs were remixed for anniversary celebration: "Makenaide" and "Yureru Omoi".

On July 26, 2021, it was announced that all 11 of ZARD's studio albums would be re-released as part of its 30th anniversary campaign on September 15. Ten of them are being released as remastered editions, while the re-issue of Toki no Tsubasa is a re-arranged edition with all ten original songs remixed by Yumeto Tsurusawa.[2]

Chart performance

The album reached number one in its first week on the Oricon charts. It charted 10 weeks and sold over 371,000 copies.[3] This is the band's last studio album to reach number one in the Oricon charts.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Izumi Sakai.[4]

No.TitleMusicArrangersLength
1."Get U're Dream"Aika OhnoTakeshi Hayama5:14
2."Kono Namida Hoshi ni Nare" (この涙 星になれ)Yuuichirou Iwai (New Cinema Tokage)Hirohito Furui (Garnet Crow)5:36
3."Promised You~with P-edition~"Seiichiro KuribayashiCybersound5:36
4."Itai Kurai Kimi ga Afureteiru yo" (痛いくらい君があふれているよ)4D-JAM4D-JAM4:48
5."Mado no Soto wa Monochrome" (窓の外はモノクローム)IwaiYoshinobu Ohga5:16
6."Omohide" (お・も・ひ・で)Hiroshi TeraoFurui and Akihito Tokunaga4:17
7."Ashita Moshi Kimi ga Kowaretemo" (明日もし君が壊れても, the song was originally performed by Wands)OhnoTokunaga4:17
8."Sekai wa Kitto Mirai no Naka〜another style 21〜" (世界はきっと未来の中)IwaiTokunaga and Ohga4:02
9."Hero"OhnoOhga5:01
10."Yureru Omoi Gomi's New York Remix" (揺れる想い)Tetsurou OdaGomi10:42
11."Makenaide Gomi's 10th Anniversary Special Mix" (負けないで)OdaGomi8:08
12."Toki no Tsubasa" (時間の翼)OhnoTokunaga2:29
30th anniversary re-issue
No.TitleMusicArrangersLength
1."Get U're Dream"Aika OhnoYumeto Tsurusawa5:10
2."Kono Namida Hoshi ni Nare" (この涙 星になれ)Yuuichirou Iwai (New Cinema Tokage)Tsurusawa4:33
3."Promised You"Seiichiro KuribayashiTsurusawa5:28
4."Itai Kurai Kimi ga Afureteiru yo" (痛いくらい君があふれているよ)4D-JAMTsurusawa4:16
5."Mado no Soto wa Monochrome" (窓の外はモノクローム)IwaiTsurusawa5:08
6."Omohide" (お・も・ひ・で)Hiroshi TeraoTsurusawa4:07
7."Ashita Moshi Kimi ga Kowaretemo" (明日もし君が壊れても)OhnoTsurusawa4:09
8."Sekai wa Kitto Mirai no Naka" (世界はきっと未来の中)IwaiTsurusawa4:01
9."Hero"OhnoTsurusawa5:00
10."Toki no Tsubasa 〜30th Anniversary〜" (時間の翼)OhnoTsurusawa3:26

Use in media

  • Sekai wa Kitto Mirai no Naka: theme song for drama "Maikosan wa Meitantei!"
  • Itai Kurai Kimi ga Afureteiru yo: commercial song of Nescafé Moment
  • Kono Namida Hoshi ni Nare: theme song for drama "Kasouken no Onnna"
  • Get U're Dream: streaming theme song for NHK program "NHK Sydney Olympics"
  • Promised You: theme song for TV Asahi program "Saturday Night at the Mysteries"

References

  1. ZARD discography (in Japanese) http://wezard.net/album.html
  2. "ZARD Official Website – WEZARD.net | ZARD 30周年YEAR企画 オリジナルアルバム リマスター盤10W、リアレンジ盤1W、2021年 9月15日(水)発売".
  3. Oricon ranking (in Japanese) http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/26939/products/433591/1/
  4. Official track list (in Japanese) http://beinggiza.com/ci/item/JBCJ-1033
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