Romance (Yōko Oginome song) explained

Romance
Cover:Yoko Oginome - Romance.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Yōko Oginome
Album:History
Language:Japanese
B-Side:Kuroi Hitomi
Recorded:1993
Genre:J-pop
Label:Victor
Producer:Edison
Prev Title:Tokyo Girl (Club Mix Version)
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:Passages of Time (Hot New Version)
Next Year:1993

is the 29th single by Japanese singer Yōko Oginome. Written by Toyohisa Araki, the single was released on August 21, 1993 by Victor Entertainment.[1] [2]

Background and release

The song is an adaptation of "Romance Anónimo", a traditional Spanish guitar piece that was made famous as the main theme of the 1952 French film Forbidden Games. It was used by Nissan for their Laurel commercial.

The B-side, "Kuroi Hitomi", is an adaptation of "Dark Eyes", a traditional Russian romance song that was made famous by Julio Iglesias as the song "Nathalie".

"Romance" peaked at No. 47 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 33,000 copies.[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Toyohisa Araki, all music is arranged by Edison.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Discography . Yōko Oginome Official Website . July 11, 2021.
  2. Web site: ロマンセ 荻野目洋子 . . July 11, 2021 . July 11, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210711011610/https://www.rising-pro.jp/artist/oginome/disco/s_29/ . dead .
  3. Web site: 荻野目洋子(シングル) . Yamachan Land . https://web.archive.org/web/20110524164721/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/oginome.html . Japanese . July 11, 2021. May 24, 2011 .
  4. Book: 1968-1997 オリコン チャート・ブック. 1997. Oricon. Tokyo. ja. 4871310418. 64.