Dear Pop Singer

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Dear Pop Singer.
Studio album by
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[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "荻野目洋子:ニューアルバムリリース記念:ミニライブ&ジャケットサイン会 開催決定!". Rising Production. 2014-08-08. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  2. ^ "荻野目洋子 『ディア・ポップシンガー』 Part.1". Mikiki. 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  3. ^ "荻野目ちゃん記念盤&ダンシング・ヒーローPV". Natalie.mu. 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  4. ^ "荻野目洋子、アルバム引っさげラジオ生ライブ". Natalie.mu. 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  5. ^ "荻野目洋子、30周年記念盤が約20年ぶりランキングTOP100入り". BARKS.jp. 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  6. ^ "ディア・ポップシンガー | 荻野目洋子". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  7. ^ a b "ディア・ポップシンガー | 荻野目洋子". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  8. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales". Billboard Japan. 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2021-05-07.

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