Hajimete no Happy Birthday!

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Released April 18, 2001

Genre J-Pop

Format CD Single

Recorded 2001

Label zetima

Producer Tanaka Yoshitake

Sound Producer Tsunku Length 13:52

Country Musume Singles Chronology

Previous: Koi ga Suteki na Kisetsu 4th Single (2000)

Next: Koibito wa Kokoro no Ouendan 6th Single (2001) ]] Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (初めてのハッピーバースディ!; The First Happy Birthday!) is the fifth single released by Country Musume, as well as the first single to feature Morning Musume member Ishikawa Rika. It was released on April 18, 2001. The single reached #4 on the Oricon charts and charted for six weeks, selling 142,340 copies. This is Country Musume's first single to appear on the Oricon charts, and their highest selling single ever.

Tracklist

 * 1) Hajimete no Happy Birthday!
 * 2) Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (country version)
 * 3) Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (Instrumental)

Featured Members

 * Country Musume
 * Rinne
 * Asami
 * Morning Musume
 * Ishikawa Rika

Concert Performances

 * 1) Hajimete no Happy Birthday!
 * 2) *Live Revolution 21 Haru ~Osaka Jou Hall Saishuu Bi~
 * 3) *Hello! Project 2001 TOGETHER! SUMMER PARTY
 * 4) *Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2003 Haru "NON STOP!"
 * 5) *Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Haru ~Dai 6 Kan Hit Mankai!~
 * 6) *Country Musume LIVE2006 ~Shibuya des Date~

Song Information

 * 1) Hajimete no Happy Birthday!
 * 2) *Lyrics and Music: Tsunku
 * 3) *Arrangement and Programming: Takahashi Yuichi
 * 4) Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (country version)
 * 5) *Guitar & Programming: Watanabe Itaru
 * 6) *Synthesizer Operation: Otake Tetsuo
 * 7) *Banjo: Arita Yoshihiro
 * 8) *Pedal Steel & Dobro Guitar: Ozaki Takashi
 * 9) *Violin: Gen Ittetsu
 * 10) *Chorus: Rinne, Asami, Rika
 * 11) *Yeah! Voice: Tanaka Yoshitake

Oricon Chart Positions
Total Reported Sales: 142,340