Jōnetsu (Yuki Saito song)

Jōnetsu (情熱, lit. "Passion") is the fourth single by Japanese pop singer Yuki Saito. It was released November 15, 1985 by Canyon Records together with "Sasayaki no Yōsei" (ささやきの妖精, lit. "Whispering Fairy"). It was ranked #3 on the Oricon charts and #6 on The Best Ten chart.

History

"Jōnetsu" was released on November 15, 1985 as a 7-inch single vinyl record through Canyon Records. The single reached #3 on the Oricon charts,^[1] and #6 on The Best Ten chart. The B-side release was "Sasayaki no Yōsei". Both songs had lyrics written by Takashi Matsumoto, with Kyōhei Tsutsumi composing the songs and Satoshi Takebe arranging them.^{[notes 1]}

The title single was used as the theme song for the 1985 Toho film Yuki no Danshō: Jōnetsu (雪の断章 -情熱-, lit. "Literary Fragment in the Snow: Passion"). Saito starred in the film, which was based on a 1975 novel, Yuki no Danshō, by Marumi Sasaki.^[2]^[3] It was also used in commercials for the Axia brand of cassette tapes from Fujifilm in Japan.^{[notes 2]}

The original single sold 178,000 copies. It was later rereleased as a mini CD single on April 29, 1988.^[1]

Chart history

Chart (1985)	Release	Peak position
Oricon	"Jōnetsu/Sasayaki no Yōsei"	3
The Best Ten	"Jōnetsu/Sasayaki no Yōsei"	6

Track listing

EP (catalog #7A0539) CD single (catalog #S10A0034, released April 29, 1988)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Jōnetsu" (情熱)	Takashi Matsumoto	Kyōhei Tsutsumi (composer) Satoshi Takebe (arranger)	4:58
2.	"Sasayaki no Yōsei" (ささやきの妖精)	Takashi Matsumoto	Kyōhei Tsutsumi (composer) Satoshi Takebe (arranger)	4:00
Total length:				8:58

Photo book

A photo book with the same title was released by Ponica Shuppan (through Wani Books) on November 15, 1985. The photographer for the book was Tatsuo Watanabe.^[4]

Notes

↑ These individuals are all listed on the album cover as well as the label on the vinyl EP itself.
↑ The cover of the single gives the following information just to the right of the title: 東宝映画「雪の断章」の主題歌「AXIA」のイメージ・ソング, which translates to "Toho film Yuki no Danshō theme song, 'Axia' image song".

References

1 2 シングル - 斉藤由貴　非公式ホームページ [Singles - Yuki Saito Unofficial Homepage] (in Japanese). 内藤佑輔. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
↑ "映画雪の断章　情熱 - allcinema" [Film: Yuki no Danshō: Jōnetsu - allcinema] (in Japanese). AllCinema / Stingray. Retrieved January 21, 1985. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
↑ 雪の断章　情熱 [Yuki no Danshō: Jōnetsu] (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
↑ 写真集 - 斉藤由貴　非公式ホームページ [Photo Books - Yuki Saito Unofficial Homepage] (in Japanese). 内藤佑輔. Retrieved January 21, 2013.

Yuki Saito

Discography

Singles	"Sotsugyō" (1985) "Shiroi Honō" (1985) "Hatsukoi" (1985) "Jōnetsu" (1985) "Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa" (1986) "Doyōbi no Tamanegi" (1986) "Aozora no Kakera" (1986) "May" (1986) "Suna no Shiro" (1987) "Sayonara" (1987) "Oración: Inori" (1988) "Christmas Night" (1988) "Yume no Naka e" (1989) "Ave Maria: Who" (1989) "Itsuka" (1992) "Naze" (1994) "Komugiiro no Tenshi" (1999) "Kateinai Date" (2006) "Kaze no Mukō" (2007) "Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa (21st Century ver.)" (2007) "Kizuna" (2011)

Albums	Axia (1985) Garasu no Kodō (1986) Chime (1986) Fūmu (1987) Ripple (1987) Pant (1988) To You (1988) Âge (1989) Moon (1990) Love (1991) Moi (1994) Nani mo Kamo Kawaru Toshite mo (2010)

Compilation albums	The Special Series Saito Yuki (1985) Yuki's Brand (1987) Yuki's Museum (1989) Yuki's Best (1995) Best (2001) CD Box (2003) Singles Complete (2007) Vintage Best (2008)

Live albums	Poetic Live 1986 (2009)

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