Fantastic! “Don’t Wanna Cry” is another musical home run by the Amuro and TK team!
CD SINGLE: Don’t Wanna Cry
LABEL: avex trax
CATALOG #: AVDD-20119
DURATION: 18:36
RELEASE DATE: March 13, 1996
- Don’t wanna cry
- Present
- Don’t wanna cry (Original Karaoke)
- Present (Original Karaoke)
The following review is from 1996:
Amuro Namie is Japan’s top pop selling female performer and once again, super producer Komuro Tetsuya has shown that he can take another artist and give them the Midas Touch and bring them to #1. To be fair, Namie Amuro was a star in her own right as the lead vocalist of the female pop group, the SUPER MONKEYS, but since Amuro and Komuro have collaborated, the two have literally dominated the charts.
Reviewed back in March 1996:
Their last single “Chase the Chance” sold over a million copies and indication is that her third single “Don’t Wanna Cry” is expected to do the same and if anything, I think she’s a literally a shoe-in for the Grand Prix Award for the 38th Annual Japan Record Awards.
“Chase the Chance” is written, composed and arranged by TK and features an upbeat pop track in which Amuro Namie just shines. It’s catchy, addicting and to tell you the truth, I’ve probably listened to this single several dozen times today. It’s that good! The song is currently being used for Daido’s Mistio commercial.
The coupling track “Present” (written by Takahiro Maeda) is an interesting song in which Namie is talking on the phone to someone and she starts singing. If anything, I dig the chorus of the song and it’s just a fun track to listen to.
Another wonderful collaboration featuring Amuro Namie and Komuro Tetsuya, Amuro Namie’s “Don’t Wanna Cry” is a must-buy!
