Freesia no Ame (フリージアの雨, Furīja no Ame, Freesia Rain) is the second studio album by Japanese singer Yōko Oginome. Released through Victor Entertainment on March 5, 1985, the album features the single "Mukokuseki Romance". The song "My Catherine" incorporates musical elements of the ABBA songs "Chiquitita" and "Fernando". The album was reissued on March 24, 2010, with two bonus tracks as part of Oginome's 25th anniversary celebration.[1][2][3][4]

Freesia no Ame
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 5, 1985 (1985-03-05)
Recorded1984
Genre
Length40:33
LanguageJapanese
LabelVictor
Yōko Oginome chronology
Teens Romance
(1984)
Freesia no Ame
(1985)
Kaigara Terrace
(1985)
Singles from Freesia no Ame
  1. "Mukokuseki Romance"
    Released: February 21, 1985 (1985-02-21)

The album peaked at No. 26 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 16,000 copies.[5][6]

Track listing

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Side A
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Irie ni Kaeru Yacht no Yō ni" (Irie ni Kaeru Yotto no Yō ni (入江に帰るヨットのように, "Like a Yacht Returning to a Cove"))Seki AndōTetsuya FurumotoJun Irie4:58
2."Freesia no Ame" (Furīja no Ame (フリージアの雨, "Freesia Rain"))Takashi MatsumotoMotoki FunayamaFunayama3:39
3."Mukokuseki Romance" (Mukokuseki Romansu (無国籍ロマンス, "A Romance Without Nationality"))Fumiko OkadaRyuichi SakamotoIrie3:20
4."Omoide no Juke Box" (Omoide no Jūku Bokkusu (想い出のジューク・ボックス, "Memories in a Jukebox"))Hiromi KandaDaisuke InoueFunayama4:21
5."My Catherine" (Mai Kyasarin (マイ キャサリン))Yoshiko MiuraYayoi TanakaMitsuo Hagita3:46
Total length:20:07
Side B
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."B no Uwasa" (Bī no Uwasa (Bの噂, "The Rumor of B"))MiuraTsugutoshi GotōIrie3:43
2."Kare to Kanojo to Hikōkigumo" ((彼と彼女とひこうき雲, "He and She and the Clouds"))MiuraInoueFunayama3:53
3."Poinsettia no Omoi" (Poinsechia no Omoi (ポインセチアの想い, "The Poinsettia's Feelings"))Kyōko MatsumiyaTanakaIrie3:50
4."Ame to Jasmine" (Ame to Jasumin (雨とジャスミン, "Rain and Jasmine"))MiuraInoueHagita3:41
5."Ame no Memory" (Ame no Memorī (雨のメモリー, "Memories of the Rain"))OkadaKōji MakainoIrie5:16
Total length:20:26
2010 bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
11."December Memory" (Disenbā Memorī (ディセンバー・メモリー))MiuraInoueFunayama4:19
12."Tasogare Angel" (Tasogare Enjeru (たそがれエンジェル, "Twilight Angel"))KandaYukiyoshi ShimazuHagita3:59
Total length:8:19

Charts

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Chart (1985) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] 26

References

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  1. ^ "Album Discography". Yōko Oginome Official Website. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  2. ^ "フリージアの雨+2 | 荻野目洋子". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  3. ^ "フリージアの雨 | 荻野目洋子". Rising Production. Archived from the original on 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  4. ^ "フリージアの雨+2 | 荻野目洋子". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  5. ^ a b "フリージアの雨 | 荻野目洋子". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  6. ^ "荻野目洋子". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
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