Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e)
| "Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e)" | ||||
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| Single by Yōko Oginome | ||||
| from the album CD-Rider | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| English title | Dear (Beyond Cobalt) | |||
| B-side | "Asa no Machi" | |||
| Released | July 21, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 4:05 | |||
| Label | Victor | |||
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| Yōko Oginome singles chronology | ||||
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| "Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e)" on YouTube | ||||
"Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e)" (DEAR〜コバルトの彼方へ〜, Diā ~Kobaruto no Kanata e~, lit. "Dear (Beyond Cobalt)") is the 16th single by Japanese singer Yōko Oginome. Written by Takafumi Sotoma and Ryō Asuka, the single was released on July 21, 1988, by Victor Entertainment.[1][2]
Background and release
[edit]The song was used as the theme song of the film Marilyn ni Aitai (マリリンに逢いたい, Maririn ni Aitai, I Want to Meet Marilyn).
"Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e)" peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's singles chart. It also sold over 136,000 copies.[3]
Track listing
[edit]All music is composed by Ryō Asuka; all music is arranged by Nobuyuki Shimizu.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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| 1. | "Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e)" (Diā ~Kobaruto no Kanata e~ (DEAR〜コバルトの彼方へ〜, "Dear (Beyond Cobalt)")) | Takafumi Sotoma | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Asa no Machi" ((朝の街, "Morning City")) | Asuka | 3:55 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 3. | "Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e) (Original Karaoke)" ((DEAR〜コバルトの彼方へ〜 (オリジナル・カラオケ), "Dear (Beyond Cobalt) (Original Karaoke)")) | |
| 4. | "Asa no Machi (Original Karaoke)" ((朝の街 (オリジナル・カラオケ), "Morning City (Original Karaoke)")) |
Charts
[edit]- Weekly charts
| Chart (1988) | Peak
position |
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| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[4] | 2 |
| The Best Ten | 7 |
- Year-end charts
| Chart (1988) | Peak
position |
|---|---|
| Oricon Year-End Chart[4] | 65 |
| The Best Ten Year-End Chart | 71 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Single Discography". Yōko Oginome Official Website. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ "DEAR〜コバルトの彼方へ〜 | 荻野目洋子". Rising Production. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ "荻野目洋子(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ a b 1968-1997 オリコン チャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. p. 64. ISBN 4871310418.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- "Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e)" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- "Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e)" at Discogs
