"Shiawase e no Jikan" (幸福への時間, lit. "Time for Happiness") is the 34th single by Japanese singer Yōko Oginome. Written by Chika Ueda, the single was released on June 21, 1995, by Victor Entertainment.[1][2]

"Shiawase e no Jikan"
Single by Yōko Oginome
LanguageJapanese
English titleTime for Happiness
B-side"If You Love Me Now (Aishisa ni Sarawarete)"
ReleasedJune 21, 1995 (1995-06-21)
Recorded1995
GenreJ-pop
Length3:38
LabelVictor
Songwriter(s)Chika Ueda
Yōko Oginome singles chronology
"Koi no Hallelujah"
(1994)
"Shiawase e no Jikan"
(1995)
"Ashita wa Hareru!"
(1995)

Background and release

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The song was used as the theme song of the NHK drama special Drama Shin Ginga: Nagoya Okane Monogatari (ドラマ新銀河・名古屋お金物語, Drama New Galaxy: Nagoya Money Story), which starred Oginome. The B-side, "If You Love Me Now (Aishisa ni Sarawarete)", was the opening theme of the Fuji TV drama special Shōnan Liverpool Gakuin (湘南リバプール学院, Shōnan Ribapūru Gakuin, Shōnan Liverpool Academy).

"Shiawase e no Jikan" peaked at No. 86 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 4,000 copies.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Shiawase e no Jikan" ((幸福への時間, "Time for Happiness"))Chika UedaUedaAkihiko Matsumoto3:38
2."If You Love Me Now (Aishisa ni Sarawarete)" ((IF YOU LOVE ME NOW ~愛しさにさらわれて~, "If You Love Me Now ~Being Kidnapped by Love"))
Takayuki Hijikata5:12
3."Shiawase e no Jikan (Original Karaoke)" ((幸福への時間(オリジナル・カラオケ), "Time for Happiness (Original Karaoke)"))    
4."If You Love Me Now (Aishisa ni Sarawarete) (Original Karaoke)" ((IF YOU LOVE ME NOW ~愛しさにさらわれて~(オリジナル・カラオケ), "If You Love Me Now ~Being Kidnapped by Love~ (Original Karaoke)"))    

Charts

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Chart (1995) Peak

position

Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[4] 86

References

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  1. ^ "Discography". Yōko Oginome Official Website. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "幸福への時間 | 荻野目洋子". Rising Production. Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "荻野目洋子(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  4. ^ 1968-1997 オリコン チャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. p. 64. ISBN 4871310418.
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