Shiawase e no Jikan

"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

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
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
Chart (1995) Peak

position

Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[4] 86

References
  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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