Kokoro no Mama ni (I'm Just a Lady)

"Kokoro no Mama ni (I'm Just a Lady)"
Single by Yōko Oginome
from the album Kaigara Terrace
Language	Japanese
English title	As You Please (I'm Just a Lady)
B-side	"Sweet Vacation"
Released	August 5, 1985 (1985-08-05)
Recorded	1985
Genre	J-pop kayōkyoku teen pop
Length	4:19
Label	Victor
Songwriter(s)	Mai Arai
Yōko Oginome singles chronology
"Koishite Caribbean" (1985) "Kokoro no Mama ni (I'm Just a Lady)" (1985) "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" (1985)
Music video
"Kokoro no Mama ni (I'm Just a Lady)" on YouTube

"Kokoro no Mama ni (I'm Just a Lady)" (心のままに〜I'm just a lady〜, lit. "As You Please (I'm Just a Lady)") is the sixth single by Japanese singer Yōko Oginome. Written by Mai Arai, the single was released on August 5, 1985 by Victor Entertainment.[1][2]

Background and release

The song was used in the TBS drama special Ai no Gekijō: Wagako yo V (愛の劇場・わが子よV, Love Theater: My Child V). The B-side, "Sweet Vacation", was used by the Japan Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications for their "Summer Greetings" campaign.

The music video features Oginome doing different activities in New York City, from jogging in Central Park to exercising at a dance studio in Manhattan.

"Kokoro no Mama ni (I'm Just a Lady)" peaked at No. 16 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 68,000 copies.[3]

Oginome re-recorded the song with a synth-pop arrangement for her 1987 greatest hits album Pop Groover: The Best.

Track listing

1985 single

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Kokoro no Mama ni (I'm Just a Lady)" ((心のままに〜I'm just a lady〜, lit. "As You Please (I'm Just a Lady)"))	Mai Arai	Arai	Mitsuo Hagita	4:19
2.	"Sweet Vacation" (Suīto Vakēshon (スイート・ヴァケーション))	Yasushi Akimoto	Hideya Nakazaki	Nakazaki	3:16

2013 bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
3.	"Kokoro no Mama ni (I'm Just a Lady) (Original Karaoke)" ((心のままに〜I'm just a lady〜 (オリジナル・カラオケ), lit. "As You Please (I'm Just a Lady) (Original Karaoke)"))
4.	"Sweet Vacation (Original Karaoke)" ((スイート・ヴァケーション (オリジナル・カラオケ)))

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[4]	16

References

1. "Discography". Yōko Oginome Official Website. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
2. "心のままに〜I'm just a lady〜 | 荻野目洋子". Rising Production. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 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 7, 2021.
4. 1968-1997 オリコン チャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. p. 64. ISBN 4871310418.

External links

• Official website
• "Kokoro no Mama ni (I'm Just a Lady)" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• "Kokoro no Mama ni (I'm Just a Lady)" at Discogs