Kokoro no Mama ni (I'm Just a Lady)
"Kokoro no Mama ni (I'm Just a Lady)" | ||||
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Single by Yōko Oginome | ||||
from the album Kaigara Terrace | ||||
Language | Japanese | |||
English title | As You Please (I'm Just a Lady) | |||
B-side | "Sweet Vacation" | |||
Released | August 5, 1985 (1985-08-05) | |||
Recorded | 1985 | |||
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Length | 4:19 | |||
Label | Victor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mai Arai | |||
Yōko Oginome singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Kokoro no Mama ni (I'm Just a Lady)" on YouTube | ||||
"Kokoro no Mama ni (I'm Just a Lady)" (心のままに〜I'm just a lady〜, lit. "As You Please (I'm Just a Lady)") is the sixth single by Japanese singer Yōko Oginome. Written by Mai Arai, the single was released on August 5, 1985 by Victor Entertainment.[1][2]
Background and release
The song was used in the TBS drama special Ai no Gekijō: Wagako yo V (愛の劇場・わが子よV, Love Theater: My Child V). The B-side, "Sweet Vacation", was used by the Japan Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications for their "Summer Greetings" campaign.
The music video features Oginome doing different activities in New York City, from jogging in Central Park to exercising at a dance studio in Manhattan.
"Kokoro no Mama ni (I'm Just a Lady)" peaked at No. 16 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 68,000 copies.[3]
Oginome re-recorded the song with a synth-pop arrangement for her 1987 greatest hits album Pop Groover: The Best.
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Kokoro no Mama ni (I'm Just a Lady)" ((心のままに〜I'm just a lady〜, lit. "As You Please (I'm Just a Lady)")) | Mai Arai | Arai | Mitsuo Hagita | 4:19 |
2. | "Sweet Vacation" (Suīto Vakēshon (スイート・ヴァケーション)) | Yasushi Akimoto | Hideya Nakazaki | Nakazaki | 3:16 |
No. | Title | Length |
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3. | "Kokoro no Mama ni (I'm Just a Lady) (Original Karaoke)" ((心のままに〜I'm just a lady〜 (オリジナル・カラオケ), lit. "As You Please (I'm Just a Lady) (Original Karaoke)")) | |
4. | "Sweet Vacation (Original Karaoke)" ((スイート・ヴァケーション (オリジナル・カラオケ))) |
Charts
Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[4] | 16 |
References
- ^ "Discography". Yōko Oginome Official Website. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "心のままに〜I'm just a lady〜 | 荻野目洋子". Rising Production. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "荻野目洋子(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ 1968-1997 オリコン チャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. p. 64. ISBN 4871310418.
External links
- Official website
- "Kokoro no Mama ni (I'm Just a Lady)" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- "Kokoro no Mama ni (I'm Just a Lady)" at Discogs
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- Teens Romance
- Freesia no Ame
- Kaigara Terrace
- Raspberry Wind
- Non-Stopper: Yōko Oginome "The Beat" Special
- Route 246 Connexion
- CD-Rider
- Verge of Love
- Verge of Love (Japanese Version)
- Fair Tension
- Knock on My Door
- Trust Me
- Ryūkō Kashu
- Nudist
- Scandal
- Chains
- Yōko Oginome: The Best
- Pop Groover: The Best
- '91 Oginome Collection
- History
- Golden Best
- Super Groover the Box: The Perfect Singles
- New Take: Best Collections '92
- Best Hits Non Stop Clubmix
- De-Luxe
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- "December Memory"
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- "Roppongi Junjōha"
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