Chains (album)

Chains
Studio album by
Yōko Oginome
ReleasedDecember 17, 1997 (1997-12-17)
Recorded1997
Genre
Length59:30
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
LabelVictor
Producer
Yōko Oginome chronology
History
(1995) 		Chains
(1997) 		Yōko Oginome Best Selection
(2005)
Singles from Chains
  1. "Look Up to the Sky"
    Released: March 21, 1997 (1997-03-21)
  2. "Make It on My Own"
    Released: August 21, 1997 (1997-08-21)
  3. "From My Garden"
    Released: November 21, 1997 (1997-11-21)
Alternate cover

Chains (チェインズ, Cheinzu) is the 16th studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Yōko Oginome. Released through Victor Entertainment on December 17, 1997, the album was produced by Shinichi Osawa of Mondo Grosso, Monday Michiru, Hajime Yoshizawa of Cosmic Village, and Tosh Masuda. It features the singles "Look Up to the Sky", "From My Garden" and a Japanese-language cover of Alison Limerick's "Make It on My Own". It was Oginome's last studio release before her marriage to tennis player Ryuso Tsujino in 2001. The album was reissued on May 26, 2010, with three bonus tracks as part of Oginome's 25th anniversary celebration.[1][2][3][4][5]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."The Cheeping of Birds" (Instrumental) 
  • Hajime Yoshizawa
  • Genta
  • YOKO
  • Yoshizawa
  • Genta
  • YOKO
0:22
2."Sunshine"YOKOYoshizawaYoshizawa5:26
3."Look Up to the Sky"UaShinichi OsawaOsawa5:15
4."Never Cry Like a River"YOKOBenjiOsawa5:54
5."Lost Highway"YOKOBenjiTosh Masuda3:32
6."Sawatte Sotto Kuchidzuke" ((触って　そっと　口づけして, "Touch and Kiss Me Gently"))ToppoMasuda
  • Ōsawa
  • Masuda
4:21
7."Rainbow Chameleon" (English)Monday MichiruMonday MichiruMonday Michiru5:38
8."Make It on My Own" (Extended Mix)
  • Shūya Okino
  • Steve Anderson
  • Junior Giscombe
  • Alan Glass
  • Alison Limerick
  • Robbie Taylor
  • Anderson
  • Giscombe
  • Glass
  • Limerick
  • Taylor
Osawa6:59
9."Natural Woman" (English)Monday MichiruMonday MichiruMonday Michiru5:27
10."From My Garden"Junko KudōMonday MichiruMonday Michiru4:56
11."Fly Me to the Air"ToppoMasuda
  • Osawa
  • Masuda
5:15
12."Make It on My Own" (Murphy's Club Mix)
  • Okino
  • Anderson
  • Giscombe
  • Glass
  • Limerick
  • Anderson
  • Giscombe
  • Glass
  • Limerick
Osawa6:18
Total length:59:30
2010 bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
13."Make It on My Own"
  • Okino
  • Anderson
  • Giscombe
  • Glass
  • Limerick
  • Taylor
  • Anderson
  • Giscombe
  • Glass
  • Limerick
  • Taylor
Osawa5:06
14."Make It on My Own" (Original Mix [English])
  • Anderson
  • Giscombe
  • Glass
  • Limerick
  • Taylor
  • Anderson
  • Giscombe
  • Glass
  • Limerick
  • Taylor
Osawa6:31
15."Hana" ((花, "Flower"))Gorō MatsuiRebecca.RMHiroaki Hayama5:09
Total length:16:48

References

  1. ^ "Album Discography". Yōko Oginome Official Website. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  2. ^ "CHAINS+3 | 荻野目洋子". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  3. ^ "荻野目洋子 / Chains[+3] [紙ジャケット仕様] [SHM-CD]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  4. ^ "Chains | 荻野目洋子". Rising Production. Archived from the original on 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  5. ^ "CHAINS | 荻野目洋子". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-06-11.