Heart no Ace ga Detekonai

"Heart no Ace Ga Detekonai" (ハートのエースが出てこない, Hāto no Ēsu ga Detekonai; "Show the Ace of Hearts") is the eighth single by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by Machiko Ryū and Kōichi Morita, the single was released on December 5, 1975.^[1]

"Heart no Ace ga Detekonai"
Single by Candies
from the album Haru Ichiban
Language	Japanese
English title	Show the Ace of Hearts
B-side	"Fuyu no Mado"
Released	December 5, 1975 (1975-12-05)
Recorded	1975
Genre	kayōkyoku teen pop
Length	3:06
Label	CBS Sony
Composer(s)	Kōichi Morita
Lyricist(s)	Machiko Ryū
Producer(s)	Sumio Matsuzaki Masatoshi Sakai
Candies singles chronology
"Sono Ki ni Sasenaide" (1975) "Heart no Ace ga Detekonai" (1975) "Haru Ichiban" (1976)

The song peaked at No. 11 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 172,000 copies.^[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Machiko Ryū; all music is written by Kōichi Morita; all music is arranged by Kōji Ryūzaki.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Heart no Ace ga Detekonai" (Hāto no Ēsu ga Detekonai (ハートのエースが出てこない; "Show the Ace of Hearts"))	3:06
2.	"Fuyu no Mado" ((冬の窓; "The Window of Winter"))	3:14

Charts

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart	11

Cover versions

• The Nolans covered the song in English as "Ace of Hearts" in their 1991 album Tidal Wave (Samishii Nettaigyo).
• Yukana Nogami, Mayumi Iizuka, and Yuri Shiratori covered the song as the second ending theme of the 1995 anime OVA series Hyper Doll.^[3]
• The Cover Song Dolls covered the song in their 2007 self-titled debut album.
• ManaKana covered the song in their 2009 album Futari Uta 2.