Ryūkō Kashu
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| Released | June 3, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1991–1992 | |||
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| Length | 52:27 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Victor | |||
| Producer | Keisuke Tsukimitsu | |||
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Ryūkō Kashu (流行歌手, lit. Trendy Singer) is the 13th studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Yōko Oginome. Released through Victor Entertainment on June 3, 1992, the album was produced by Keisuke Tsukimitsu and features the hit singles "Nee", "Steal Your Love", and a cover of "Coffee Rumba". It also marked Oginome's debut as a songwriter, having written the lyrics to two songs in the album. The album was reissued on May 26, 2010 with four bonus tracks as part of Oginome's 25th anniversary celebration.[1][2][3][4]
The album peaked at No. 3 on Oricon's albums chart, becoming her last top-10 album.[5] It also sold over 165,000 copies.[6]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are arranged by Yukio Sugai, Kōichi Kaminaga, and Ryujin Inoue, except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "This Is Pop" | Reo Mikami | Warren Bacall | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Nee (Album Version)" (Nē (Arubamu Vājon) (ねえ（アルバム・ヴァージョン）, "Hey" (Album Version))) | Mikami | Tadashi Ishikawa | 5:12 |
| 3. | "Romantic ni Aishite" (Romantikku ni Aishite (ロマンティックに愛して, "I Love You Romantically")) | Miyuki Asano | Juichi Morishige | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Steal Your Love" | Mikami | Satoshi Hirose | 4:23 |
| 5. | "Anata ni Kaeritai" ((あなたに帰りたい, "I Want to Go Back to You")) | Asano | Inoue | 3:56 |
| 6. | "Coffee Rumba" (Kōhī Runba (コーヒー・ルンバ)) | Seiji Nakazawa | José Manzo Perroni | 4:36 |
| 7. | "Sasayaka na Resistance" ((ささやかなレジスタンス, Sasayaka na Rejisutansu) "A Modest Resistance") | Asano | Inoue | 4:11 |
| 8. | "Hitorijime" ((独り占め, "Monopoly")) | YOKO | Sugai | 4:30 |
| 9. | "Kare no Sainan" ((彼の災難, "His Calamity")) | Asano | Tomohisa Kawazoe | 3:45 |
| 10. | "Starship" | Ishikawa | Tarō Fukada | 5:55 |
| 11. | "Playboy" (Purei Bōi (プレイ・ボーイ)) | YOKO | Nobuhiko Satō | 3:40 |
| 12. | "Moonlight Blue" | Asano | Joey Carbone | 4:13 |
| Total length: | 52:27 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Nee (Single Version)" (Nē (Shinguru Vājon) (ねえ（シングル・ヴァージョン）, "Hey" (Single Version))) | Mikami | Ishikawa | 4:38 | |
| 14. | "This Is Pop (Club Mix)" | Mikami | Bacall | 6:43 | |
| 15. | "Nee (Club Mix)" (Nē (Kurabu Mikkusu) (ねえ（Club Mix）, "Hey" (Club Mix))) | Mikami | Ishikawa | 8:52 | |
| 16. | "Bijo to Yajū (Club Mix)" (Bijo to Yajū (Kurabu Mikkusu) (美女と野獣（Club Mix）, "Beauty and the Beast" (Club Mix))) | Masumi Kawamura | Toshinobu Kubota |
| 6:05 |
| Total length: | 26:20 | ||||
Personnel
[edit]- Hitoshi Takaba – keyboards
- Kōichi Kaminaga – guitar
- Yukio Sugai – bass, drums
- Yumi Murata – backing vocals
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Album Discography". Yōko Oginome Official Website. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ^ "流行歌手+4 | 荻野目洋子". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ^ "荻野目洋子 / 流行歌手". CDJournal. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ^ "流行歌手 | 荻野目洋子". Rising Production. Archived from the original on 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ^ a b "流行歌手 | 荻野目洋子". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ^ "荻野目洋子". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Ryūkō Kashu at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Ryūkō Kashu at Discogs
