Koi no Hallelujah

"Koi no Hallelujah"
Single by Yōko Oginome
from the album History
LanguageJapanese
English titleLove Hallelujah
B-side"Sha-La-La"
ReleasedNovember 23, 1994 (1994-11-23)
Recorded1994
Genre
LabelVictor
Songwriter(s)
Yōko Oginome singles chronology
"Kyō kara Hajime yō"
(1994) 		"Koi no Hallelujah"
(1994) 		"Shiawase e no Jikan"
(1995)
Music video
"Koi no Hallelujah" on YouTube

"Koi no Hallelujah" (恋のハレルヤ, Koi no Hareruya; lit. "Love Hallelujah") is the 33rd single by Japanese singer Yōko Oginome. Written by Rei Nakanishi and Kunihiko Suzuki, the single was released on November 23, 1994, by Victor Entertainment.[1][2]

Background and release

Nakanishi wrote "Koi no Hallelujah" based on his experience as a refugee from Manchukuo during World War II. The original 1967 recording by Jun Mayuzumi sold over a million copies.[3]

"Koi no Hallelujah" peaked at No. 76 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 4,000 copies.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Koi no Hallelujah" (Koi no Hareruya (恋のハレルヤ; "Love Hallelujah"))Rei NakanishiKunihiko SuzukiFumio Okui 
2."Sha-La-La"Yōko OginomeYūko IshikawaRod Antoon 
3."Koi no Hallelujah" (Original Karaoke)    
4."Sha-La-La" (Original Karaoke)    

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak

position

Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[5] 76

References

  1. ^ "Discography". Yōko Oginome Official Website. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "恋のハレルヤ | 荻野目洋子". Rising Production. Archived from the original on July 14, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Horiuchi, Keizo (1968). A History of Music in the Meiji Era. Ongaku No Tomasha. p. 349.
  4. ^ "荻野目洋子(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  5. ^ 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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