Ryūkō Kashu

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Ryūkō Kashu
Yoko Oginome - Ryuko Kashu.jpg
Studio album by
Yōko Oginome
ReleasedJune 3, 1992 (1992-06-03)
Recorded1991–1992
Genre
Length52:27
LanguageJapanese
Label Victor
Producer Keisuke Tsukimitsu
Yōko Oginome chronology
New Take: Best Collections '92
(1991)		Ryūkō Kashu
(1992)		 Nudist
(1992)
Singles from Ryūkō Kashu
  1. "Nee"
    Released: December 16, 1991 (1991-12-16)
  2. "Steal Your Love"
    Released: March 27, 1992 (1992-03-27)
  3. "Coffee Rumba"
    Released: May 8, 1992 (1992-05-08)
  4. "Romantic ni Aishite"
    Released: July 1, 1992 (1992-07-01)

Ryūkō Kashu (流行歌手, lit. Trendy Singer) is the 13th studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Yōko Oginome. Released through Victor Entertainment on June 3, 1992, the album was produced by Keisuke Tsukimitsu and features the hit singles "Nee", "Steal Your Love", and a cover of "Coffee Rumba". It also marked Oginome's debut as a songwriter, having written the lyrics to two songs in the album. The album was reissued on May 26, 2010 with four bonus tracks as part of Oginome's 25th anniversary celebration. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

The album peaked at No. 3 on Oricon's albums chart, becoming her last top-10 album. [5] It also sold over 165,000 copies. [6]

Track listing

All tracks are arranged by Yukio Sugai, Kōichi Kaminaga, and Ryujin Inoue, except where indicated.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."This Is Pop"Reo Mikami Warren Bacall 4:11
2."Nee (Album Version)" (Nē (Arubamu Vājon) (ねえ（アルバム・ヴァージョン）, "Hey" (Album Version)))MikamiTadashi Ishikawa5:12
3."Romantic ni Aishite" (Romantikku ni Aishite (ロマンティックに愛して, "I Love You Romantically"))Miyuki AsanoJuichi Morishige3:50
4."Steal Your Love"MikamiSatoshi Hirose4:23
5."Anata ni Kaeritai" ((あなたに帰りたい, "I Want to Go Back to You"))AsanoInoue3:56
6."Coffee Rumba" (Kōhī Runba (コーヒー・ルンバ))Seiji NakazawaJosé Manzo Perroni4:36
7."Sasayaka na Resistance" ((ささやかなレジスタンス, Sasayaka na Rejisutansu) "A Modest Resistance")AsanoInoue4:11
8."Hitorijime" ((独り占め, "Monopoly")) YOKO Sugai4:30
9."Kare no Sainan" ((彼の災難, "His Calamity"))Asano Tomohisa Kawazoe 3:45
10."Starship"IshikawaTarō Fukada5:55
11."Playboy" (Purei Bōi (プレイ・ボーイ))YOKONobuhiko Satō3:40
12."Moonlight Blue"Asano Joey Carbone 4:13
Total length:52:27
2010 bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
13."Nee (Single Version)" (Nē (Shinguru Vājon) (ねえ（シングル・ヴァージョン）, "Hey" (Single Version)))MikamiIshikawa 4:38
14."This Is Pop (Club Mix)"MikamiBacall 6:43
15."Nee (Club Mix)" (Nē (Kurabu Mikkusu) (ねえ（Club Mix）, "Hey" (Club Mix)))MikamiIshikawa 8:52
16."Bijo to Yajū (Club Mix)" (Bijo to Yajū (Kurabu Mikkusu) (美女と野獣（Club Mix）, "Beauty and the Beast" (Club Mix)))Masumi Kawamura Toshinobu Kubota
  • Yōichirō Kakizaki
  • Kōji Nakamura
6:05
Total length:26:20

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [5] 3

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