Holy and Bright

"Holy and Bright" (ホーリー&ブライト, Hōrī Ando Buraito) is a song by Japanese rock band Godiego, serving as the band's 12th single. "Holy and Bright" was used as the second ending theme for the television drama Saiyūki, known in the west as Monkey, and ultimately reached number 17 on the Oricon and number 8 on The Best Ten's charts.^[1]

"Holy and Bright"
Single by Godiego
Released	October 1, 1979 (1979-10-01)
Genre	Rock
Label	Nippon Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Yoko Narahashi, Michio Yamagami, Yukihide Takekawa, Mickie Yoshino
Producer(s)	Johnny Nomura, Godiego
Godiego singles chronology
"The Galaxy Express 999" (1979) "Holy and Bright" (1979) "Return to Africa" (1980)

Chart Performance

- Oricon Weekly Chart: Peaked at 17th place.

- Oricon Annual Chart (1980): Ranked 94th place.

- The Best Ten Chart: Reached 8th place.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Holy and Bright" (ホーリー&ブライト, Hōrī Ando Buraito, Japanese Version)

• Lyrics: Michio Yamagami , Yoko Narahashi / Music: Yukihide Takekawa / Arrangement: Mickey Yoshino

1. "Holy and Bright" (English Version)

• Lyrics: Yoko Narahashi / Music: Yukihide Takekawa / Arrangement: Mickey Yoshino

Personnel

• Takekawa Yukihide - Vocals
• Mickey Yoshino - Keyboard
• Takayoshi Asano - guitar
• Steve Fox - Bass
• Tommy Snyder - Drums

See also

• 1979 in Japanese music