Sunao ni Ienakute

"Sunao ni Ienakute (素直に言えなくて)" is the 45th single by Japanese band Zard. It was released 27 May 2009 under B-Gram Records label.

"Sunao ni Ienakute"
Single by Zard
from the album Zard Forever Best: 25th Anniversary
ReleasedMay 27, 2009
GenrePop rock
Length12:00
LabelB-Gram Records
Producer(s)Daiko Nagato
Zard singles chronology
"'Tsubasa wo Hirogete/Ai wa Kurayami no Naka de'"
(2008)		 "Sunao ni Ienakute"
(2009)

Background

This is the third and a final posthumous single released after Izumi Sakai's death. It was released on second anniversary of her death.

Sunao ni Ienakute is re-arranged coupling song from their second single Fushigi ne.... It features vocals of Japanese singer-songwriter Mai Kuraki.[1]

Hypnosis is re-arranged coupling song from their 28th single Mind Games. The member of Japanese band Garnet Crow, Hitoshi Okamoto was involved with the whole production of single.[2]

The single wasn't included in any studio album, however it got released in their compilation album Zard Forever Best: 25th Anniversary in 2016.

The single was released in two formats: regular edition and limited edition. Limited edition includes DVD disc with live footage from "What a beautiful memory 2008" of their song Ano Hohoemi wo Wasurenaide.[3]

Oricon Charting

The single reached #5 rank first week. It charted for 8 weeks and sold over 36,000 copies.[4]

Track list

All lyrics are written by Izumi Sakai and arranged by Hitoshi Okamoto; all music is composed by Izumi Sakai (#1) and Hitoshi Okamoto (Garnet Crow) (#2)[5]

No.TitleLength
1."Sunao ni Ienakute (素直に言えなくて)" (~featuring Mai Kuraki~)4:19
2."Hypnosis" (2007 ver.)4:22
3."Sunao ni Ienakute (素直に言えなくて)" (original karaoke)4:19

References
  1. News announcement (in Japanese) http://natalie.mu/music/news/15138
  2. News announcement (in Japanese) https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000048469
  3. Zard discography (in Japanese) http://wezard.net/single.html
  4. Official Oricon rankings (in Japanese) http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/26939/products/758216/1/
  5. Official track list (in Japanese) http://beinggiza.com/ci/item/JBCJ-6013
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