You're My Life

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"You're My Life"
Single by Yōko Oginome
from the album Fair Tension
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Pink Sapphire"
ReleasedSeptember 27, 1989 (1989-09-27)
Recorded1989
GenreJ-pop
LabelVictor
Songwriters
ProducerPanta
Yōko Oginome singles chronology
"Shōnan Heartbreak"
(1989)		 "You're My Life"
(1989)		 "Gallery"
(1990)
Music video
"You're My Life" on YouTube

"You're My Life" (ユア・マイ・ライフ, Yua Mai Raifu) is the 19th single by Japanese singer Yōko Oginome, released on September 27, 1989 by Victor Entertainment. It is a Japanese-language cover of the song of the same title by James Christian, with lyrics by Masao Urino.[1][2]

Background and release

Prior to Oginome's version, "You're My Life" was first covered by Miyoko Yoshimoto in her 1987 album Yesterday's. Oginome's version peaked at No. 10 on Oricon's singles chart, becoming her last top-10 hit in her career. It also sold over 59,000 copies.[3] The song earned Oginome the Gold Award at the 31st Japan Record Awards, the Best Hit Song Award at the 1989 FNS Music Festival, the Excellence Award at the 15th NTV Music Festival, and the Best Talent Award at the 15th All Japan Kayo Music Festival. Oginome performed the song on the 40th Kōhaku Uta Gassen in 1989, making her third appearance on NHK's New Year's Eve special.[4]

The song was also used as the theme song of the TBS drama special Designer Monogatari ~Yume Oikakete Pari e~ (デザイナー物語〜夢追いかけてパリへ〜; Designer Story ~Chasing a Dream in Paris~), which also starred Oginome.

Track listing

1989 single
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."You're My Life" (Yua Mai Raifu (ユア・マイ・ライフ))
ChristianTatsumi Yano 
2."Pink Sapphire" (Pinku Safaia (ピンク・サファイア))Yoshiko MiuraKeiju IshikawaYano 
2013 re-release
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."You're My Life" (Yua Mai Raifu (ユア・マイ・ライフ))
  • Urino
  • Christian
ChristianYano 
2."You're My Life (Original Karaoke)" (Yua Mai Raifu (Orijinaru Karaoke) (ユア・マイ・ライフ (オリジナル・カラオケ)))    
3."Pink Sapphire" (Pinku Safaia (ピンク・サファイア))MiuraIshikawaYano 
4."Pink Sapphire (Original Karaoke)" (Pinku Safaia (Orijinaru Karaoke) (ピンク・サファイア (オリジナル・カラオケ)))    

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak

position

Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[5] 10

See also

References

  1. "Discography". Yōko Oginome Official Website. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  2. "ユア・マイ・ライフ | 荻野目洋子". Rising Production. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  3. "荻野目洋子(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  4. "妊娠４カ月 荻野目洋子が入籍". Sponichi Annex. October 20, 2001. Archived from the original on April 4, 2003. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  5. 1968-1997 オリコン チャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. p. 64. ISBN 4871310418.