Namida no Taiyō

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| name = Namida no Taiyō

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| type = single

| artist = Melon Kinenbi

| album = The Nimaime

| released = June 9, 2004

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| genre = J-pop

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| label = Zetima

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| producer = Tsunku

| prev_title = Kawaii Kare

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = Champagne no Koi

| next_year = 2004

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{{nihongo|"Namida no Taiyō"|涙の太陽|Sun of Tears}} is the twelfth single by Japanese girl group Melon Kinenbi. It was released on June 9, 2004, and its highest position on the Oricon weekly chart was #15. It is a cover of "Namida no Taiyō (Crying in a Storm)" by Emy Jackson, originally released on April 20, 1965.http://www.emyjackson.com/ (Japanese)

The song was also covered in 1973 by idol Maria Anzai, whose version went on to sell over 500,000 copies.{{cite web|url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2014/03/16/kiji/K20140316007788530.html|title=Article on Maria Anzai at Sponichi Annex|language=Japanese|accessdate=2016-01-16}}