arrangers:
- link: artist/319
  names:
    en: Yoko Kanno
    ja: 菅野よう子
barcode: '4988002333684'
catalog: VIDL-10764
categories:
- Animation
category: Animation
classification: Vocal, Drama
composers:
- link: artist/319
  names:
    en: Yoko Kanno
    ja: 菅野よう子
covers:
- full: https://media.vgm.io/albums/68/28386/28386-1331863203.jpg
  medium: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/68/28386/28386-1331863203.jpg
  name: Front
  thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/68/28386/28386-1331863203.jpg
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  medium: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/68/28386/28386-1331863208.jpg
  name: Back
  thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/68/28386/28386-1331863208.jpg
- full: https://media.vgm.io/albums/68/28386/28386-1341186744.jpg
  medium: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/68/28386/28386-1341186744.jpg
  name: Disc
  thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/68/28386/28386-1341186744.jpg
discs:
- disc_length: '13:57'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: I Don't Need Promises
      Japanese: 約束はいらない
      Romaji: Yakusoku wa Iranai
    track_length: '3:32'
  - names:
      English: Friends
      Japanese: ともだち
      Romaji: Tomodachi
    track_length: '3:40'
  - names:
      English: I Don't Need Promises (Original Karaoke)
      Japanese: 約束はいらない (オリジナル・カラオケ)
      Romaji: Yakusoku wa Iranai (Original Karaoke)
    track_length: '3:32'
  - names:
      English: <BONUS TRACK> Hitomi's Tarot Reading
      Japanese: <BONUS TRACK> ひとみのタロット占い
      Romaji: <BONUS TRACK> Hitomi no Tarot Uranai
    track_length: '3:13'
distributor: &id001
  link: org/77
  names:
    en: Victor Entertainment, Inc.
    ja: ビクターエンタテインメント株式会社
    ja-latn: Victor Entertainment, Inc.
  role: distributor
link: album/28386
lyricists:
- link: artist/3843
  names:
    en: Yuho Iwasato
    ja: 岩里祐穂
media_format: Mini CD
meta:
  added_date: 2011-08-21T02:16
  edited_date: 2022-09-14T20:52
  fetched_date: 2026-01-08T22:02
  freedb: 0
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 6259
name: Yakusoku wa Iranai / Maaya Sakamoto
names:
  en: Yakusoku wa Iranai / Maaya Sakamoto
  ja: 約束はいらない / 坂本真綾
  ja-latn: Yakusoku wa Iranai / Maaya Sakamoto
notes: 'This is Sakamoto''s debut single.

  Yakusoku wa Iranai is the OP theme of the Tenkuu no Escaflowne anime series, while
  the second track is an insert song of the same anime.

  The bonus track is a short drama featuring Sakamoto''s voice.

  Coupling track / B-side: Tomodachi

  Track 1 - TV Anime "Tenkuu no Escaflowne" Opening Theme

  Lyrics: Yuho Iwasato

  Music and Arrangement: Yoko Kanno

  Vocal: Maaya Sakamoto

  Track 2 - TV Anime "Tenkuu no Escaflowne" Insert Song

  Lyrics: Yuho Iwasato

  Music and Arrangement: Yoko Kanno

  Vocal: Maaya Sakamoto

  Track 3

  Music and Arrangement: Yoko Kanno

  Track 4 - TV Anime "Tenkuu no Escaflowne" Mini Drama

  Music and Arrangement: Hajime Mizoguchi

  Narration: Maaya Sakamoto

  Musicians

  Tracks 1 & 3

  Keyboards: Yoko Kanno

  Acoustic guitar: Masayoshi Furukawa

  Synthesizer manipulate: Shunsuke Sakamoto,  Keishi Urata

  Backing vocals: Gabriela Robin

  Track 2

  Keyboards: Yoko Kanno

  Bass: Hitoshi Watanabe

  Acoustic guitar: Masayoshi Furukawa

  Drums: Shigeo Miyata

  Percussion: Yoichi Okabe

  Strings: Members of L''orchestra Dell''unione Musicisti Roma'
organizations:
- &id002
  link: org/1927
  names:
    en: Victor
    ja: Victor
    ja-latn: Victor
  role: label
- link: org/77
  names:
    en: Victor Entertainment, Inc.
    ja: ビクターエンタテインメント株式会社
    ja-latn: Victor Entertainment, Inc.
  role: manufacturer
- *id001
performers: []
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picture_small: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/68/28386/28386-1331863203.jpg
picture_thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/68/28386/28386-1331863203.jpg
platforms:
- Series
products:
- link: product/3413
  names:
    en: The Vision of Escaflowne
    ja: 天空のエスカフローネ
    ja-latn: Tenkuu no Escaflowne
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related:
- catalog: VIDL-10747
  link: album/28388
  names:
    en: MYSTIC EYES / HIROKI WADA
    ja: MYSTIC EYES / 和田弘樹
    ja-latn: MYSTIC EYES / HIROKI WADA
  type: anime
- catalog: VICL-769
  link: album/19659
  names:
    en: THE VISION OF ESCAFLOWNE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
    ja: 天空のエスカフローネ オリジナルサウンドトラック
    ja-latn: Tenkuu no Escaflowne Original Soundtrack
  type: anime
- catalog: VICL-772
  link: album/20016
  names:
    en: THE VISION OF ESCAFLOWNE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2
    ja: 天空のエスカフローネ オリジナルサウンドトラック 2
    ja-latn: Tenkuu no Escaflowne Original Soundtrack 2
  type: anime
- catalog: VICL-773
  link: album/19918
  names:
    en: THE VISION OF ESCAFLOWNE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 3
    ja: 天空のエスカフローネ オリジナルサウンドトラック 3
    ja-latn: Tenkuu no Escaflowne Original Soundtrack 3
  type: anime
- catalog: VICL-830
  link: album/46941
  names:
    en: The Vision of Escaflowne ORIGINAL DRAMA ALBUM ~...
    ja: 天空のエスカフローネ オリジナルドラマ・アルバム...
    ja-latn: Tenkuu no Escaflowne ORIGINAL DRAMA ALBUM ~ Jet...
  type: anime
- catalog: VICL-841
  link: album/20077
  names:
    en: THE VISION OF ESCAFLOWNE~lovers only
    ja: 天空のエスカフローネ lovers only
    ja-latn: THE VISION OF ESCAFLOWNE~lovers only
  type: anime
- catalog: VICL-60012
  link: album/101981
  names:
    en: Grapefruit / Ma-aya Sakamoto
    ja: グレープフルーツ / 坂本真綾
    ja-latn: Grapefruit / Ma-aya Sakamoto
  type: anime
- catalog: ANI0150_TV_SOUNDTRACK_CD1~3
  link: album/66875
  names:
    en: ESCAFLOWNE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 1, 2 & 3
    ja: ESCAFLOWNE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 1, 2 & 3
    ja-latn: ESCAFLOWNE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 1, 2 & 3
  type: bonus
- catalog: PCSP-05901
  link: album/140548
  names:
    en: Yakusoku wa Iranai - from CrosSing / yanaginagi
    ja: 約束はいらない - from CrosSing / やなぎなぎ
    ja-latn: Yakusoku wa Iranai - from CrosSing / yanaginagi
  type: anime
release_date: '1996-04-24'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 1000.0
reprints: []
stores:
- link: http://music.apple.com/jp/album/491294770
  name: iTunes JP (digital download)
- link: http://music.apple.com/us/album/491294770
  name: iTunes US (digital download)
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/28386?perpage=99999
vocals:
- link: artist/332
  names:
    en: Maaya Sakamoto
    ja: 坂本真綾
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