Romance (Yōko Oginome song)

"Romance"
Single by Yōko Oginome
from the album History
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Kuroi Hitomi"
ReleasedAugust 21, 1993 (1993-08-21)
Recorded1993
GenreJ-pop
LabelVictor
Songwriter(s)
  • Toyohisa Araki
  • Traditional
Producer(s)Edison
Yōko Oginome singles chronology
"Tokyo Girl (Club Mix Version)"
(1993) 		"Romance"
(1993) 		"Passages of Time (Hot New Version)"
(1993)
Music video
"Romance" on YouTube

"Romance" (ロマンセ, Romanse) 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.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Romance" (Romanse (ロマンセ))Traditional ("Romance Anónimo") 
2."Kuroi Hitomi" ((黒い瞳, "Dark Eyes"))Traditional ("Dark Eyes") 
3."Romance (Original Karaoke)" ((ロマンセ(オリジナル・カラオケ)))  
4."Kuroi Hitomi (Original Karaoke)" ((黒い瞳(オリジナル・カラオケ), "Dark Eyes (Original Karaoke)"))  

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak

position

Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[4] 47

References

  1. ^ "Discography". Yōko Oginome Official Website. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "ロマンセ | 荻野目洋子". Rising Production. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "荻野目洋子(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  4. ^ 1968-1997 オリコン チャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. p. 64. ISBN 4871310418.