Dear Pop Singer. (ディア・ポップシンガー, Dia Poppu Shingā) is a cover album by Japanese singer/songwriter Yōko Oginome. Released through Victor Entertainment on August 20, 2014 to celebrate Oginome's 30th anniversary, the album features covers of popular western songs, as well as self-covers of her past hits. A limited edition release includes a DVD containing a new music video for "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" and some live performances.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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| Released | August 20, 2014 (2014-08-20) | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
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| Length | 48:05 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Victor | |||
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The album peaked at No. 38 on Oricon's albums chart.[7]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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| 1. | "99 Big Balloons" |
| Nena | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Nee" ((ねえ, "Hey")) |
| Yōko Oginome | 4:34 |
| 3. | "Hot Stuff ~Koi no Kakehiki~" (Hotto Sutaffu ~Koi no Kakehiki~ (ホット・スタッフ ~恋のかけひき~, "Hot Stuff ~Love Call~")) |
| Donna Summer | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Coffee Rumba" (Kōhī Runba (コーヒー・ルンバ)) |
| Oginome | 4:27 |
| 5. | "Lovin' You Baby" (Ravin Yū Beibī (ラヴィン・ユー・ベイビー)) |
| Kiss | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" (Danshingu Hīrō (Īto Yū Appu) (ダンシング・ヒーロー (Eat You Up))) |
| Oginome | 3:48 |
| 7. | "Breakout ~Hikero, Watashi~" (Bureikuauto ~Hikero, Watashi~ (ブレイクアウト ~弾けろ、ワタシ~, "Breakout ~Play with Me~")) |
| Swing Out Sister | 3:49 |
| 8. | "Steal Your Love" |
| Oginome | 4:23 |
| 9. | "Freedom" (Furīdamu (フリーダム)) | George Michael | Wham! | 4:48 |
| 10. | "Roppongi Junjōha" ((六本木純情派, "Roppongi Pure-Heart Clique")) |
| Oginome | 3:30 |
| 11. | "Kimi to Time Machine" (Kimi to Taimu Mashin (キミとタイムマシン, "You and the Time Machine")) |
| [new track] | 3:07 |
| 12. | "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up) [Remix]" ((ダンシング・ヒーロー (Eat You Up) [Remix])) |
| Oginome | 3:42 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up) [New Dance Version] (Music video)" ((ダンシング・ヒーロー (Eat You Up) [New Dance Version])) | |
| 2. | "Making of Video (BGM: "Steal Your Love"/"Nee")" ((メイキング映像 (BGM:STEAL YOUR LOVE~ねえ))) | |
| 3. | "Roppongi Junjōha (Live)" ((六本木純情派 (Live))) | |
| 4. | "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up) (Live)" ((ダンシング・ヒーロー (Eat You Up) (Live))) | |
| 5. | "Steal Your Love (Live)" | |
| 6. | "Nee (Live)" ((ねえ (Live))) | |
| 7. | "Coffee Rumba (Live)" ((コーヒー・ルンバ (Live))) |
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] | 38 |
| Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard)[8] | 33 |