Ballad songs perfect for autumn. Timeless mellow hits for the fall season.
When autumn comes, many of us find ourselves wanting to listen to ballads, don’t we?
Maybe it’s because the sparkling summer has ended and we feel a touch of loneliness, or because we’re moved by the season’s charm and slip into a calm, reflective mood.
In this article, we’ll introduce some ballads that are perfect for autumn.
These rich, mellow ballads are ideal for those long autumn nights.
We’ve gathered songs you’ll want to listen to as the seasons change.
Enjoy a quiet, gentle moment with music by your side.
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Ballad songs you’ll want to listen to in autumn: Timeless mellow autumn classics (21–30)
Somewhere on this planetLUV and SOUL
The four-piece vocal group LUVandSOUL, who delighted fans by resuming activities with their original members in 2016.
Opening their mini-album “SOULandLUV,” “Kono Hoshi no Dokoka de” stands out with a delicate intro featuring piano and strings.
The melody, woven with gentle vocals and beautiful harmonies, makes the love-filled lyrics even more dramatic.
It’s an emotional autumn song you’ll want to listen to while picturing the autumn night sky.
sepiaNanba Shiho
This is a ballad by Shiho Nanba, whose charm lies in a voice that blends clarity with a sense of weightlessness.
Its emotionally rich melody, perfect for chilly seasons, gently seeps into the heart.
The song portrays a delicate love swaying between ideal and reality.
It evokes a nostalgic, slightly bittersweet feeling, like looking at a faded photograph.
Because Nanba herself wrote the lyrics for the first time, the sincerity of her feelings may come through all the more directly.
The track is included on the mini-album “Dramatic e.p.,” released in December 2016.
Why not savor it on a long autumn night, lost in your thoughts alone?
Ballad songs to listen to in autumn: 10 timeless mellow fall classics (31–40)
MoonKuwata Keisuke
Keisuke Kuwata, known as the frontman of Southern All Stars, is a singer-songwriter whose trademarks are his freewheeling musicality and soulful vocals.
His fourth single, “Tsuki” (“Moon”), was created as a song to bid farewell to his late mother.
Its fleeting imagery and moonlit lyrics feel mysterious while suffused with deep melancholy.
With an oriental-tinged melody and piano tones that evoke wistfulness, it’s a dreamlike ballad perfectly suited to a moonlit night.
autumn and winterMizue Takada
Singer Mizue Takada, who debuted as an idol after becoming the 18th Grand Champion on the audition show “You Are the Star!”, is known for her 22nd single “Shūtō” (Autumn/Winter), a cover song that has been performed by various artists throughout the 1980s.
The lyrics, which depict a lover’s changing emotions along with the shifting seasons, grow more poignant as time moves from autumn into winter.
It’s a wistful number whose melancholic vocals and ensemble stir the heart.
Ms. SeptemberRADWIMPS
When it comes to songs that evoke the gentle arrival of autumn, “September-san” comes to mind.
It was included on RADWIMPS’ 2006 album RADWIMPS 3: Mujintō ni Motte Iki Wasureta Ichimai, by the rock band that has led the Japanese rock scene since the 2000s.
The song beautifully captures the emotions of welcoming autumn after a passionate summer.
Its warm, mid-tempo band sound is sure to move you.
It’s a love song overflowing with pure feelings for someone dear.
Give this track a listen and let it make you look forward to autumn’s arrival.
Melted body heat, a melting spellsumika
It’s a track from the 2016 album “Answer Parade,” a ballad about how connecting with others can be painful, yet still wanting to understand one another.
Maybe because it compares the two of us to hedgehogs, the lyrics go straight to the heart.
If you listen when you’re struggling with relationships, it might give you strength and make you feel like trying again.
Autumn is also a season when we long for warmth, and this song will make you want to go see someone important to you.
When the cosmos flowers bloomsugimoto masato
Sung by Masato Sugimoto, this song is a lyrical piece that warmly portrays memories with a father around the time when cosmos flowers bloom.
The vivid imagery—such as casual conversations on the veranda and the father’s reflection in a teacup—is superb, and carried by a wistful melody that quietly resonates in the heart.
This work is one of the tracks included on the best-of album “Masato Sugimoto Best & Best,” released in November 2011.
It is a gem of a ballad to listen to on long autumn nights, reflecting on dear family and renewing one’s appreciation for the precious bond between parent and child.