Dear Pop Singer

Dear Pop Singer.
Studio album by
Yōko Oginome
ReleasedAugust 20, 2014 (2014-08-20)
Recorded2014
Genre
Length48:05
LanguageJapanese
LabelVictor
Yōko Oginome chronology
Original Album Collection: The Box
(2010) 		Dear Pop Singer.
(2014)
Music video
Dear Pop Singer all songs digest on YouTube

Dear Pop Singer. (ディア・ポップシンガー, Dia Poppu Shingā) is a cover album by Japanese singer/songwriter Yōko Oginome. Released through Victor Entertainment on August 20, 2014 to celebrate Oginome's 30th anniversary, the album features covers of popular western songs, as well as self-covers of her past hits. A limited edition release includes a DVD containing a new music video for "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" and some live performances.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

The album peaked at No. 38 on Oricon's albums chart.[7]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicOriginal artistLength
1."99 Big Balloons"
  • Karges
  • Fahrenkrog-Petersen
Nena3:54
2."Nee" ((ねえ, "Hey"))Reo MikamiTadashi IshikawaYōko Oginome4:34
3."Hot Stuff ~Koi no Kakehiki~" (Hotto Sutaffu ~Koi no Kakehiki~ (ホット・スタッフ ～恋のかけひき～, "Hot Stuff ~Love Call~"))
  • Bellotte
  • Faltermeyer
  • Forsey
Donna Summer4:02
4."Coffee Rumba" (Kōhī Runba (コーヒー・ルンバ))
  • Seiji Nakazawa
  • José Manzo Perroni
PerroniYōko Oginome4:27
5."Lovin' You Baby" (Ravin Yū Beibī (ラヴィン・ユー・ベイビー))
  • Stanley
  • Poncia
  • Child
Kiss3:55
6."Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" (Danshingu Hīrō (Eat You Up) (ダンシング・ヒーロー (Eat You Up)))Hitoshi Shinohara
Oginome3:48
7."Breakout ~Hikero, Watashi~" (Bureikuauto ~Hikero, Watashi~ (ブレイクアウト ～弾けろ、ワタシ～, "Breakout ~Play with Me~"))
  • Connell
  • Drewery
  • Jackson
Swing Out Sister3:49
8."Steal Your Love"MikamiSatoshi HiroseYōko Oginome4:23
9."Freedom" (Furīdamu (フリーダム))George MichaelMichaelWham!4:48
10."Roppongi Junjōha" ((六本木純情派, "Roppongi Pure-Heart Clique"))Masao UrinoAkihiro YoshimiYōko Oginome3:30
11."Kimi to Time Machine" (Kimi to Taimu Mashin (キミとタイムマシン, "You and the Time Machine"))
  • Oginome
  • Hidehito Ikumo
  • Valerie Stern
  • Ikumo
  • Stern
[new track]3:07
12."Dancing Hero (Eat You Up) [Remix]" ((ダンシング・ヒーロー (Eat You Up) [Remix]))Shinohara
  • Kyte
  • Baker
Yōko Oginome3:42
Total length:48:05
  • All tracks are arranged by Seiji Motoyama, except the following:
  • Tracks 2 and 8 arranged by Takahiro Yamada
  • Track 3 arranged by Akkie
  • Track 5 arranged by Toshiya Shimizu
  • Track 11 arranged by Hidehito Ikumo and Valerie Stern
  • Track 12 arranged by oglaorzzy
Bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Dancing Hero (Eat You Up) [New Dance Version] (Music video)" ((ダンシング・ヒーロー (Eat You Up) [New Dance Version])) 
2."Making of Video (BGM: "Steal Your Love"/"Nee")" ((メイキング映像 （BGM：STEAL YOUR LOVE～ねえ）)) 
3."Roppongi Junjōha (Live)" ((六本木純情派 (Live))) 
4."Dancing Hero (Eat You Up) (Live)" ((ダンシング・ヒーロー (Eat You Up) (Live))) 
5."Steal Your Love (Live)" 
6."Nee (Live)" ((ねえ (Live))) 
7."Coffee Rumba (Live)" ((コーヒー・ルンバ (Live))) 

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] 38
Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard)[8] 33

References

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