Realize (album)
is the fifth studio album of Japanese singer/songwriter Hideaki Tokunaga. Released on May 21, 1989, the album sold over 300,000 copies and peaked at No. 4 in Oricon's albums chart and was ranked at No. 46 in Oricon's 1989 year-ending album chart. It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ.
The album features the singles "Saigo no Iiwake", "Koibito", and "Myself ~Kaze ni Naritai~" / "Kokoro no Ball". The English-language song "You're in the Sky ~Eolia~" was used for TV commercials promoting Panasonic's Eolia air conditioner line.All music is composed by Hideaki Tokunaga and arranged by Ichizo Seo.Personnel
- Keyboards: Ryoichi Kuniyoshi, Yu Toyama, and Nobuo Kurata
- Bass: Chiharu Mikuzuki
- Drums: Hideo Yamaki, Toru Hasebe
- Guitar: Tsuyoshi Ima, Masaki Matsubara, and Jun Kakuda
- Saxophone: Jake H. Conception
- Manipulator: Nobuhiko Nakayama, Keiji Urata, and Jun Toyama
- Chorus: Takafumi Hiyama, Yasuhiro Kido, and Junko Hirotani
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