Hayley Sings Japanese Songs 2

Hayley Sings Japanese Songs 2
Studio album by
Hayley Westenra
Released17 March 2009 (2009-03-17)
GenreJapanese music
LabelUniversal Music Group
Hayley Westenra chronology
River of Dreams: The Very Best of Hayley Westenra
(2008) 		Hayley Sings Japanese Songs 2
(2009) 		Winter Magic
(2009)

Hayley Sings Japanese Song 2 is, as the title suggests, the second Japanese-themed album by Christchurch, New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra. Like its predecessor, the album contains Westenra's interpretations of traditional and popular contemporary Japanese songs. Some of the songs have been translated into English while others were sung in Japanese.[1] [2] [3]

The album entered the Japanese charts at number 30 but rose to number 16 in its second week.[4] The album was certified Gold in Taiwan.[5]

The song "Nemu No Ki No Komoriuta" is based on a poem Empress Michiko wrote as a teenager.[6]

Before the album's releasing, A special DVD features Westenra performing in a landscape of New Zealand with "Nemu No Ki No Komoriuta" and "Tsubomi" was released on 4 March 2009.[3]

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  3. ^ a b "ヘイリー／絆（きずな） - Hayley sings Japanese Songs 2". Universal-music.co.jp. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Hayley Westenra International - HWI Forum - 'Official Charts' News". Hwi.proboards.com. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  5. ^ "The Outside Organisation | Publicity, Events, Crisis Management and Digital PR". Outside-org.co.uk. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Equine Now Horse Videos". www.equinenow.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2022.