Toki no Tsubasa

Toki no Tsubasa
Studio album by
Zard
Released February 15, 2001
Genre
Length 65:26
Label B-Gram
Producer Izumi 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, 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.

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. This is the band's last studio album to reach number one in the Oricon charts.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Izumi Sakai.

No. Title Music Arrangers Length
1. "Get U're Dream" Aika Ohno Takeshi Hayama 5:14
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 Kuribayashi Cybersound 5:36
4. "Itai Kurai Kimi ga Afureteiru yo" (痛いくらい君があふれているよ) 4D-JAM 4D-JAM 4:48
5. "Mado no Soto wa Monochrome" (窓の外はモノクローム) Iwai Yoshinobu Ohga 5:16
6. "Omohide" (お・も・ひ・で) Hiroshi Terao Furui and Akihito Tokunaga 4:17
7. "Ashita Moshi Kimi ga Kowaretemo" (明日もし君が壊れても, the song was originally performed by Wands) Ohno Tokunaga 4:17
8. "Sekai wa Kitto Mirai no Naka〜another style 21〜" (世界はきっと未来の中) Iwai Tokunaga and Ohga 4:02
9. "Hero" Ohno Ohga 5:01
10. "Yureru Omoi Gomi's New York Remix" (揺れる想い) Tetsurou Oda Gomi 10:42
11. "Makenaide Gomi's 10th Anniversary Special Mix" (負けないで) Oda Gomi 8:08
12. "Toki no Tsubasa" (時間の翼) Ohno Tokunaga 2:29
30th anniversary re-issue
No. Title Music Arrangers Length
1. "Get U're Dream" Aika Ohno Yumeto Tsurusawa 5:10
2. "Kono Namida Hoshi ni Nare" (この涙 星になれ) Yuuichirou Iwai (New Cinema Tokage) Tsurusawa 4:33
3. "Promised You" Seiichiro Kuribayashi Tsurusawa 5:28
4. "Itai Kurai Kimi ga Afureteiru yo" (痛いくらい君があふれているよ) 4D-JAM Tsurusawa 4:16
5. "Mado no Soto wa Monochrome" (窓の外はモノクローム) Iwai Tsurusawa 5:08
6. "Omohide" (お・も・ひ・で) Hiroshi Terao Tsurusawa 4:07
7. "Ashita Moshi Kimi ga Kowaretemo" (明日もし君が壊れても) Ohno Tsurusawa 4:09
8. "Sekai wa Kitto Mirai no Naka" (世界はきっと未来の中) Iwai Tsurusawa 4:01
9. "Hero" Ohno Tsurusawa 5:00
10. "Toki no Tsubasa 〜30th Anniversary〜" (時間の翼) Ohno Tsurusawa 3:26

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"