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