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Yasashii Akuma
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Wikipedia article
is the 14th single by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by Makoto Kitaj and Takuro Yoshida, the single was released on March 1, 1977. The song appeared on their 1977 album 'Candies 11/2: Yasashii Akuma'. The promotional dresses were designed by singer Ann Lewis.
The song peaked at No. 4 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 390,000 copies. The trio performed the song on the 28th 'Khaku Uta Gassen'.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Makoto Kitaj; all music is composed by Takuro Yoshida; all music is arranged by Kji Makaino.
Chart positions
Cover versions
* Takur Yoshida recorded a self-cover of the song in his 1977 album 'Private'.
* Kyko Koizumi covered the song in her 1988 album 'Natsumelo'.
* The Nolans covered the song in English as "Sweet Little Devil" in their 1991 album 'Tidal Wave (Samishii Nettaigyo)'.
* ManaKana covered the song in their 2009 album 'Futari Uta'.
* South Korean girl group Orange Caramel covered the song as their Japanese debut single in 2012.
* Hideaki Tokunaga covered the song in his 2015 album 'Vocalist 6'.
* Machida Girls' Choir covered the song as the B-side of their 2016 single "Koi suru Polka Dot Polka".
* Mie Kuribayashi made a cover of the B-side, "Anata no Yesterday", in 1999, as did Kyko Koizumi in 1988.
References
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