Route 246 Connexion

Route 246 Connexion (246コネクション, Ni Yon Roku Konekushon) is the sixth studio album by Japanese singer Yōko Oginome. Produced by Masao Urino and released through Victor Entertainment on July 16, 1987, the album features the hit singles "Wangan Taiyōzoku" and "Sayonara no Kajitsutachi", the latter being her first No. 1 single. Route 246 Connexion is a concept album themed around Japan National Route 246. A karaoke version of the album was released on September 1, 1987.[1] The album was reissued on April 21, 2010 with seven bonus tracks as part of Oginome's 25th anniversary celebration.[2][3][4][5]

Route 246 Connexion
Studio album by
Yōko Oginome
ReleasedJuly 16, 1987 (1987-07-16)
Recorded1986–1987
Genre
Length38:42
LanguageJapanese
LabelVictor
ProducerMasao Urino
Yōko Oginome chronology
Non-Stopper: Yōko Oginome "The Beat" Special
(1986)		 Route 246 Connexion
(1987)		 Pop Groover: The Best
(1987)
Singles from Route 246 Connexion
  1. "Wangan Taiyōzoku"
    Released: March 3, 1987 (1987-03-03)
  2. "Sayonara no Kajitsutachi"
    Released: June 21, 1987 (1987-06-21)
Alternate cover
Original 1987 CD cover

The album peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 274,000 copies.[6][7]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Masao Urino; all music is composed by Kyōhei Tsutsumi, except where indicated

Side A
No.TitleArrangementLength
1."246 Planet Girls" (Tsū Fō Shikkusu Puranetto Gāruzu (246プラネット・ガールズ))Hiroshi Shinkawa4:39
2."Kita-Aoyama 3-chōme 4-banchi" ((北青山3丁目4番地))Satoshi Takebe4:19
3."Zoku Roppongi Junjōha" ("Roppongi Pure-Heart Clique Sequel" (続・六本木純情派))Takebe3:54
4."Killer-dōri wa Mainichi ga Party" (Kirā-dōri wa Mainichi ga Pātī (キラー通りは毎日がパーティー, "Every Day Is a Party on Killer Street"))Shirō Sagisu4:40
5."Babylon a Go Go" (Babiron a Gō Gō (バビロン A GO GO))Sagisu3:34
Total length:21:09
Side B
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Sayonara no Kajitsutachi (Version II)" ((さよならの果実たち (Version II), "Goodbye Fruits (Version II)")) Takebe3:50
2."Kanashiki Hairpin Circus" (Kanashiki Heapin Sākasu (悲しきヘアピン・サーカス, "Hairpin Circus of Sadness")) Shinkawa4:00
3."Karuizawa Connexion" (Karuizawa Konekushon (軽井沢コネクション)) Sagisu3:46
4."Shōnen no Saigo no Natsu" ((少年の最後の夏, "A Boy's Last Summer")) Sagisu4:10
5."Wangan Taiyōzoku (Version II)" ((湾岸太陽族 (Version II), "Bayshore Route Sun Tribe (Version II)"))Minoru Yamazaki
  • Akira Nishihira
  • Sagisu
3:42
6."Hishochi no Dekigoto" ((避暑地の出来事, "Events in the Summer Resort")) Shinkawa4:24
Total length:23:53
2010 bonus tracks
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
12."Wangan Taiyōzoku" ((湾岸太陽族, "Bayshore Route Sun Tribe"))YamazakiNishihira3:41
13."Konayuki no Resort" (Konayuki no Rizōto (粉雪のリゾート, "Powdered Snow Resort"))Tetsuya FurumotoNishihira4:23
14."Sayonara no Kajitsutachi" ((さよならの果実たち, "Goodbye Fruits")) Takebe3:46
15."Loftside Graffiti" (Rofutosaido Gurafiti (ロフトサイド・グラフィティ)) Shinkawa4:10
16."Kitakaze no Carol" (Kitakaze no Kyaroru (北風のキャロル, "North Wind Carol")) Shinkawa3:57
17."Getsuyōbi no Marina" (Getsuyōbi no Marīna (月曜日のマリーナ, Monday Marina)) Shinkawa4:20
18."Kitakaze no Carol -On Christmas Day-" ((北風のキャロル -on Christmas day-, "North Wind Carol -On Christmas Day-")) Akira Nishihira4:18
Total length:27:51

Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1987) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6] 2
Year-end charts
Chart (1987) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6] 25

References
  1. Route 246 Connexion "Off-Vocal" Special at MusicBrainz
  2. "Album Discography". Yōko Oginome Official Website. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  3. "246コネクション+7 | 荻野目洋子". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  4. "荻野目洋子 / 246コネクション[+7] [紙ジャケット仕様] [SHM-CD]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  5. "246コネクション | 荻野目洋子". Rising Production. Archived from the original on 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  6. "246コネクション | 荻野目洋子". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  7. "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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