| Coffee Rumba | |
| Cover: | Sachiko Nishida - Yokubo no Blues + Coffee Rumba.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Sachiko Nishida |
| Language: | Japanese |
| A-Side: | Yokubō no Blues |
| Recorded: | 1961 |
| Genre: | Kayōkyoku |
| Label: | Polydor Records |
| Title2: | Yokubō no Blues |
| Prev Title: | Acacia no Ame ga Yamu Toki/Yogiri no Terebi-tō |
| Prev Year: | 1960 |
| Next Title: | Keiji Monogatari |
| Next Year: | 1961 |
is a song by Japanese singer Sachiko Nishida, released as the double A-side of her second single "Yokubō no Blues" by Polydor Records in August 1961. It is a Japanese-language cover of the Venezuelan song "Moliendo Café".[1]
Originally written by José Manzo Perroni, "Moliendo Café" was first adapted in Japanese by Seiji Nakazawa and recorded by Sachiko Nishida in 1961. Nishida performed the song on the 12th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen that year.[2] [3] [1]
"Coffee Rumba" was reissued in November 1975; this time with "Yokubō no Blues" as the B-side. The song was re-released as a CD maxi-single by Polydor on March 7, 2001 to celebrate its 40th anniversary.[4] [5]
| Coffee Rumba | |
| Cover: | Yoko Oginome - Coffee Rumba.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | YO+CO |
| Album: | Ryūkō Kashu |
| Language: | Japanese |
| B-Side: | Starship |
| Recorded: | 1992 |
| Length: | 4:39 |
| Label: | Victor |
| Producer: | Keisuke Tsukimitsu |
| Prev Title: | Steal Your Love |
| Prev Year: | 1992 |
| Next Title: | Romantic ni Aishite |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
"Coffee Rumba" was covered by Yōko Oginome (under the pseudonym "YO+CO") as her 25th single, released on May 8, 1992 by Victor Entertainment. The song was used by DyDo Drinco Inc. for their DyDo Blend Coffee commercial. Oginome was not familiar with the song until DyDo Drinco approached her to record it. The single peaked at No. 35 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 171,000 copies, becoming her last single to sell over six figures.[6] [7] Oginome performed the song on the 43rd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen that year.[8]
In 1993, "Coffee Rumba" replaced "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" as the insert song in, a recurring sketch segment in the Fuji TV variety show . In the segment, Oginome and the Tunnels (Takaaki Ishibashi and Noritake Kinashi) would dance to the first verse of the song before ending with the line "Let's dance".[9]
Oginome re-recorded the song in her 2014 cover album Dear Pop Singer.[10]
All music is arranged by Yukio Sugai, Kōichi Kaminaga, and Ryujin Inoue.
| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[11] | 35 |
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| Coffee Rumba | |
| Cover: | Yosui Inoue - Coffee Rumba.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Yōsui Inoue |
| Album: | United Cover |
| Language: | Japanese |
| B-Side: | Hoshi no Flamenco
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| Recorded: | 2000 |
| Label: | For Life |
| Prev Title: | Teenager |
| Prev Year: | 1998 |
| Next Title: | Hana no Kubikazari |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
Yōsui Inoue released his version of "Coffee Rumba" on January 24, 2001 as part of his cover album United Cover.[1] The single peaked at No. 19 on Oricon's singles chart.[12] [13]