FOLK SONGS

FOLKS SONGS is an album by Ichii Sayaka with Nakazawa Yuko. It was released on November 29, 2001. It is the first in the Folk Songs series.
The album sold 78.830 copies, and charted at #9 on the Oricon charts. A concert video (released on dvd and vhs), entitled FOLK DAYS was also released on February 28th, 2002.
==Tracklist==
Note: All songs are by Ichii and Nakazawa unless otherwise indicated
#Kono Hiroi Nohara Ippai (この広い野原いっぱい; Abundance in this Wide Field) (Moriyama Ryouko cover)
#Koibito mo Inai no ni (恋人もいないのに; Even Without a Lover) (Simmons cover)
#Aki Demo Nai no ni (秋でもないのに; Even Though it is Not Autumn Yet) (Honda Rutsuko cover)
#Ano Hi ni Kaeritai (あの日にかえりたい; I Want to Go Back in Time) (Yuming cover)
#Matsu wa (待つわ; I’ll Wait for You) (Aming cover)
#Hana to Ojisan (花と小父さん; A Flower and a Man) (Itou Kiyoko cover) - Ichii Sayaka, 
#Furusato (ふるさと; Hometown) (Morning Musume cover)
#Kamome wa Kamome (かもめはかもめ; Seagulls Will Be Seagulls) (Ken Naoko cover) - Nakazawa Yuko
#Aru Hi Totsuzen (或る日突然; Suddenly Once Upon a Time) (Toi et Moi cover) - Ichii Sayaka and 
#Shuushifu (秋止符; End of Love in Autumn) (Alice cover) - with 
#Nagori Yuki (なごり雪; Traces of Snow) (Iruka cover) - Ichii Sayaka
#Toki ni wa Haha no Nai Ko no You ni (時には母のない子のように; Sometimes, I Just Want to Behave Like a Child Without Her Mother) (Carmen Maki cover) - Nakazawa Yuko
#Aa Yokatta (あ～よかった; Oh, Thank Goodness) (Hana*Hana. cover) 
#Shiroi Iro wa Koibito no Iro (白い色は恋人の色; White is a Color for Lovers) (Betsy & Chris cover)
#Salvia no Hana (サルビアの花; Flower of Scarlet Sage) (Motomaro cover) - Ichii Sayaka
#Tsubasa wo Kudasai (翼をください; May I Have a Pair of Wings) (Akai Tori cover) - Nakazawa Yuko 
==Featured Members==
*Ichii Sayaka
*Nakazawa Yuko
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*Chorus
**Iida Kaori
**Abe Natsumi
**Yasuda Kei
**Yaguchi Mari
**Goto Maki
==Album Information==
#Kono Hiroi Nohara Ippai
#*Lyrics: Osonoe Keiko
#*Composition: Moriyama Ryouko
#*Arrangement, Organ, Keyboards, Programming: (by the courtesy of zetima inc.)
#*Vocal: Ichii Sayaka (by the courtesy of zetima inc.)
#*Chorus: Nakazawa Yuko (by the courtesy of zetima inc.), Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi, Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari (from Morning Musume.)
#*Drums: Sato Kyoichi
#*Bass: Hagiwara Mekken Motofumi
#*Electric Guitar: Kato Kaoru
#*Acoustic Guitar: Takahashi Yuichi
#Koibito mo Inai no ni
#*Lyrics: Achiai Takeshi
#*Composition: Nishioka Takashi
#*Arrangement, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming: Takahashi Yuichi
#*Vocal: Ichii Sayaka, Nakazawa Yuko
#Aki Demo Nai no ni
#*Lyrics: Hosono Atsuko
#*Composition: Ebato Norikazu
#*Arrangement, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming: Takahashi Yuichi
#*Vocal: Nakazawa Yuko
#*Chorus: Ichii Sayaka, Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi, Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, Goto Maki (from Morning Musume.)
#Ano Hi ni Kaeritai
#*Lyrics, Composition: Arai Yumi
#*Arrangement, Keyboards, Programming: Taisei
#*Vocal & Chorus: Ichii Sayaka
#*Acoustic Guitar: Takahashi Yuichi
#Matsu wa
#*Lyrics, Composition: Okamura Takako
#*Arrangement: Taisei
#*Vocal: Ichii Sayaka, Nakazawa Yuko
#*Guitar, Keyboards, Programming: Takahashi Yuichi
#Hana to Ojisan
#*Lyrics, Composition: Hamaguchi Kuranosuke
#*Arrangement:, Keyboards, Programming: Taisei
#*Vocal: Ichii Sayaka, (by the courtesy of zetima inc.)
#*Acoustic Guitar: Takahashi Yuichi
#Furusato
#*Lyrics, Composition: Tsunku
#*Arrangement, Guitar, Chorus, Keyboards, Programming: Takahashi Yuichi
#*Vocal: Ichii Sayaka, Nakazawa Yuko
#Kamome wa Kamome
#*Lyrics, Composition: Nakajima Miyuki
#*Arrangement, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming: Takahashi Yuichi
#*Vocal: Nakazawa Yuko
#Aru Hi Totsuzen
#*Lyrics: Yamagami Michio
#*Composition: Murai Kunihiko
#*Arrangement, Organ, Tambourine, Keyboards, Programming: Taisei
#*Vocal: Ichii Sayaka, (by the courtesy of zetima inc.)
#*Drums: Sato Kyoichi
#*Bass: Hagiwara Mekken Motofumi
#*Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar: Kato Kaoru
#Shuushifu
#*Lyrics: Tanimura Shinji
#*Composition: Horiuchi Takao
#*Arrangement, Keyboards, Programming: Taisei
#*Vocal: Ichii Sayaka, Nakazawa Yuko
#*Harmony Vocal: (by the courtesy of zetima inc.)
#*Acoustic Guitar: Takahashi Yuichi
#Nagori Yuki
#*Lyrics, Composition: Ise Shouzou
#*Arrangement: Taisei, Takahashi Yuichi
#*Vocal: Ichii Sayaka
#*Programming: Taisei
#*Acoustic Guitar: Takahashi Yuichi
#Toki ni wa Haha no Nai Ko no You ni
#*Lyrics: Terayama Shuuji
#*Composition: Tanaka Michi
#*Arrangement, Keyboards, Programming: Taisei
#*Vocal: Nakazawa Yuko
#Aa Yokatta
#*Lyrics, Composition: Kojima Izumi
#*Arrangement, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming: Takahashi Yuichi
#*Vocal: Ichii Sayaka, Nakazawa Yuko
#Shiroi Iro wa Koibito no Iro
#*Lyrics: Kitayama Osamu
#*Composition: Katou Kazuhiko
#*Arrangement, Keyboards, Programming: Taisei
#*Vocal: Ichii Sayaka, Nakazawa Yuko
#*Drums: Sato Kyoichi
#*Bass: Hagiwara Mekken Motofumi
#*Electric Guitar: Kato Kaoru
#*Acoustic Guitar: Takahashi Yuichi
#Salvia no Hana
#*Lyrics: Aizawa Yasuko
#*Composition: Hayakawa Yoshio
#*Arrangement, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming: Takahashi Yuichi
#*Vocal: Ichii Sayaka
#Tsubasa wo Kudasai
#*Lyrics: Yamagami Michio
#*Composition: Murai Kunihiko
#*Arrangement: Taisei
#*Vocal: Ichii Sayaka, Nakazawa Yuko
#*Chorus: Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi, Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, Goto Maki (from Morning Musume.)
#*Drums: Sato Kyoichi
#*Bass: Hagiwara Mekken Motofumi
#*Electric Guitar: Kato Kaoru
==Performances==
Kono Hiroi Nohara Ippai 
*[2001.12.10] FOLK DAYS ~Ichii Sayaka with Nakazawa Yuko~ - by Ichii Sayaka with Nakazawa Yuko
Koibito mo Inai no ni
*[2001.12.10] FOLK DAYS ~Ichii Sayaka with Nakazawa Yuko~ - by Ichii Sayaka with Nakazawa Yuko
Matsu wa
*[2001.12.10] FOLK DAYS ~Ichii Sayaka with Nakazawa Yuko~ - by Ichii Sayaka with Nakazawa Yuko
Kamome wa Kamome
*[2001.12.10] FOLK DAYS ~Ichii Sayaka with Nakazawa Yuko~ - by Nakazawa Yuko
Aru Hi Totsuzen 
*[2001.12.10] FOLK DAYS ~Ichii Sayaka with Nakazawa Yuko~ - by Ichii Sayaka with Nakazawa 
Shuushifu 
*[2001.12.10] FOLK DAYS ~Ichii Sayaka with Nakazawa Yuko~ - by Ichii Sayaka with Nakazawa Yuko, 
Nagori Yuki 
*[2001.12.10] FOLK DAYS ~Ichii Sayaka with Nakazawa Yuko~ - by Ichii Sayaka
Aa Yokatta
*[2001.12.10] FOLK DAYS ~Ichii Sayaka with Nakazawa Yuko~ - by Ichii Sayaka with Nakazawa Yuko
Shiroi Iro wa Koibito no Iro
*[2001.12.10] FOLK DAYS ~Ichii Sayaka with Nakazawa Yuko~ - by Ichii Sayaka with Nakazawa Yuko
Salvia no Hana 
*[2001.12.10] FOLK DAYS ~Ichii Sayaka with Nakazawa Yuko~ - by Ichii Sayaka
Tsubasa wo Kudasai
*[2001.12.10] FOLK DAYS ~Ichii Sayaka with Nakazawa Yuko~ - by Ichii Sayaka with Nakazawa Yuko
==Trivia==
* Ichii had graduated from Morning Musume and Hello! Project in May of 2000, but this release marked her return to the music industry. She would form the band Ichii Sayka In CUBIC-CROSS the following year,
* In December, Ichii held a mini live and hand shake event for people who purchased the album. It was called "Ichii Sayaka Mini Live & Akushu-kai".
* Track #7, "Furusato", has a different arrangement from the single version.
* The chorus for the songs are sung by Kaori Iida, Natsumi Abe, Kei Yasuda, Mari Yaguchi and Maki Goto.
* "Matsu wa" and "Shiroi Iro wa Koibito no Iro" were later covered by W on their album Duo U&U.
* "Nagori Yuki" was later covered by Matsuura Aya on FS5 Sotsugyou.
==External Links==
*Oricon
*Discography: Hello! Project (archived)
*Lyrics: , , , , , , Furusato, , , , , , , , , 
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