Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho)

"Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho)" (Hello, Again ～昔からある場所～, "A Place That's Been There for Ages") is a song by Japanese band My Little Lover. It was released as a single on August 21, 1995, and is currently the band's biggest hit single.

Promotion

The song was used as the theme song for the Japanese drama Owaranai Natsu, starring Asaka Seto, Ryuichi Ohura and LaSalle Ishii.

Versions

In My Little Lover's discography, "Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho)" has been recorded in studio three times: the original, the acoustic version on Organic (2002) and the differently arranged acoustic version on Acoakko (2008). The original appears on the single, Evergreen (1995), Singles (2001) and the greatest hits disc of Akko (2006).

Track listing

Chart rankings

Certifications and sales

Chart procession and succession

Juju version

Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho) was covered by Japanese R&B singer Juju in 2010, used in commercials for the Sony Alpha digital camera. The cover was very popular, reaching #1 on RIAJ's Digital Track Chart, causing the original to chart again and prompted Juju to release a cover album of female Japanese vocalists' songs, Request.

Hello Again

Hello Again may refer to the following:

Hello Again (2016 film)

Hello Again is an upcoming American musical film directed by Tom Gustafson and written by Cory Krueckeberg, based on the musical of same name by Michael John LaChiusa. The film stars Audra McDonald, Martha Plimpton, T. R. Knight, and Rumer Willis. Principal photography began on December 1, 2015 in New York City.

Cast

Production

Principal photography on the film began on December 1, 2015 in New York City. Music and lyrics would be done by Michael John LaChiusa, while producers would be Ash Christian, Gustafson, Krueckeberg, and Hunter Arnold, and Devon Schneider would co-producer.

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Hello Again (Neil Diamond song)

"Hello Again" is a song written by Neil Diamond and Alan Lindgren that appeared in the 1980 movie The Jazz Singer and was performed by Diamond on the soundtrack album to the film. It was also released as a single and reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart in the US.Billboard also rated it as the #70 pop single overall for 1981. It performed less well in the UK, reaching only #51. It has been covered by several artists and orchestras, including Celtic Thunder, Donny Osmond and Steve Cherelle.

"Hello Again" was described by Neil Diamond biographer Laura Jackson as a "slow tender ballad."Allmusic critic Johnny Loftus considers it Diamond's "signature late-career ballad." Author T. Mike Childs rated it as a "terrific" ballad. Movie reviewer Joe Peacock described "Hello Again" as being "keenly affecting to the emotions." On the other hand, author Joshua Piven considers the song "a painfully boring lullaby."Billboard Magazine critic Vicki Pipkin claims that Diamond's performance of the song in The Jazz Singer is "poignant."Pittsburgh Press music editor Carl Apone claimed that Diamond was at his best in The Jazz Singer in the songs "Hello Again" and "Love on the Rocks."