Verge of Love

Verge of Love
Studio album by
Yōko Oginome
ReleasedDecember 17, 1988 (1988-12-17)
Recorded1988
StudioTarpan Studios, San Rafael, California
Genre
Length51:41
LabelVictor
ProducerNarada Michael Walden
Yōko Oginome chronology
CD-Rider
(1988) 		Verge of Love
(1988) 		Verge of Love (Japanese Version)
(1989)

Verge of Love (ヴァージ・オブ・ラヴ, Vāji obu Ravu) is the eighth studio album by Japanese singer Yōko Oginome. Released through Victor Entertainment on December 17, 1988, it was Oginome's first English-language album. The album was produced by Narada Michael Walden, who co-wrote the songs with Walter Afanasieff, Jeffrey Cohen, Joyce Imbesi, and Preston Glass. No singles from the album were released, but "Passages of Time" was re-recorded as a single in 1993. Verge of Love was reissued on April 21, 2010, with two bonus tracks as part of Oginome's 25th anniversary celebration.[1][2][3][4]

The album peaked at No. 5 on Oricon's albums chart and at No. 90 on Oricon's 1989 year-ending albums chart.[5] It also sold over 136,000 copies.[6]

Track listing

All music is arranged by Narada Michael Walden, except where indicated.

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Could Be the Night"
4:04
2."Something About You"
  • Walden
  • Afanasieff
  • Jackson
4:37
3."Passages of Time"
4:51
4."Wicked"
  • Walden
  • Joe Johnson
5:07
5."Verge of Love"
6:56
Total length:25:37
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Postcard from Paris"Preston Glass5:50
2."Swoopin' In"
  • Walden
  • Cohen
5:19
3."Is It True"
  • Walden
  • Glass
  • Cohen
5:13
4."Dizzy, Dizzy, Dizzy"
  • Walden
  • Cohen
4:37
5."You Take It All Away"
  • Walden
  • Cohen
4:55
Total length:26:03
2010 bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)ArrangementLength
11."Passages of Time" (Hot New Version)
  • Walden
  • Afanasieff
  • Cohen
Rod Antoon5:54
12."Something About You" (Hot New Version)
  • Walden
  • Afanasieff
  • Jackson
Antoon5:25
Total length:11:19

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] 5
Year-end charts
Chart (1989) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] 90

Japanese version

Verge of Love
Studio album by
Yōko Oginome
ReleasedFebruary 21, 1989 (1989-02-21)
Recorded1988
StudioTarpan Studios, San Rafael, California
Genre
Length51:52
LanguageJapanese
LabelVictor
ProducerNarada Michael Walden
Yōko Oginome chronology
Verge of Love (English Version)
(1988) 		Verge of Love
(1989) 		Fair Tension
(1989)
Singles from Verge of Love
  1. "Verge of Love"
    Released: January 18, 1989 (1989-01-18)

The Japanese version of Verge of Love was released on February 21, 1989, as Oginome's ninth studio album. The title track was released as a single on January 18, 1989, and peaked at No. 5 on Oricon's singles chart. The album was reissued on April 21, 2010, with one bonus track as part of Oginome's 25th anniversary celebration.[1][7][8]

The album peaked at No. 11 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 52,000 copies.[9][6]

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Japanese lyricsLength
1."This Could Be the Night" ((ジス・クッド・ビー・ザ・ナイト))
Masao Urino4:07
2."Something About You" ((サムシング・アバウト・ユー))
  • Walden
  • Afanasieff
  • Jackson
Urino4:37
3."Passages of Time" ((パッセージ・オブ・タイム))
Shintarō Hirai4:52
4."Wicked" ((ウィッケッド))
  • Walden
  • Joe Johnson
Urino5:08
5."Verge of Love" ((ヴァージ・オブ・ラヴ))
Hirai6:55
Total length:25:40
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Japanese lyricsLength
1."Postcard from Paris" ((ポストカード・フロム・パリ))Preston GlassHitoshi Shinohara5:51
2."Swoopin' In" ((スゥーピン・イン))
  • Walden
  • Cohen
Urino5:20
3."Is It True" ((イズ・イット・トゥルー))
  • Walden
  • Glass
  • Cohen
Hirai5:15
4."Dizzy, Dizzy, Dizzy" ((ディジー、ディジー、ディジー))
  • Walden
  • Cohen
Urino4:39
5."You Take It All Away" ((ユー・テイク・イット・オール・アウェイ))
  • Walden
  • Cohen
Shinohara5:05
Total length:26:11
2010 bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Japanese lyricsLength
11."Verge of Love (Single Version)" ((ヴァージ・オブ・ラヴ(シングル・バージョン)))
  • Walden
  • Imbesi
  • Hedrich
Hirai5:16

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] 11

Personnel

  • Walter Afanasieff – keyboards, synthesizers, drum programming
  • David Sancious – keyboards, synthesizer
  • Rem Klyce – synthesizer
  • Randy Jackson – synthesizer, bass
  • Joyce Imbesi – piano
  • Corrado Rustici – guitars
  • Vernon "Ice" Black – rhythm guitar
  • Chris Camozzi – rhythm guitar
  • Alan Glass – rhythm guitar
  • Bob Castell – rhythm guitar
  • Joy Julks – bass
  • Narada Michael Walden – drums
  • Greg "Gigi" Gonaway – cymbals
  • Michael Carabello – congas, percussion
  • Bongo Bob Smith – percussion programming
  • Premik Russell Tubbs – flute, tenor saxophone
  • Kitty Beethoven – backing vocals
  • Pride & Joy – backing vocals
  • Claytoven Richardson – backing vocals
  • Jennifer Hall – backing vocals
  • Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals
  • Kevin "Stone Jam" Dorsey – backing vocals
  • Carolyn Hedrich – backing vocals
  • Carla Vaughn – backing vocals
  • Kelly Kool – backing vocals

Cover versions

  • D'atra Hicks covered "Something About You" in her 1989 self-titled debut album.[10]

References

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  6. ^ a b "荻野目洋子". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
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  8. ^ "ヴァージ・オブ・ラブ（日本語バージョン）| 荻野目洋子". Rising Production. Archived from the original on 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  9. ^ a b "ヴァージ・オブ・ラヴ(日本語バージョン) | 荻野目洋子". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  10. ^ D'atra Hicks at Discogs (list of releases)