Overture! (オーバーチュア, Ōbāchua) is the 12th studio album by Japanese idol duo Wink, released by Polystar on July 1, 1994. It features the singles "Itsumademo Suki de Itakute" and "Twinkle Twinkle". This is the duo's first album to not include a cover song. In addition, Overture! marks a change in musical direction from dance-pop to a 1960s-style pop sound.[1][2]

Overture!
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1, 1994 (1994-07-01)
Recorded1993–1994
GenreJ-pop
Length43:46
LanguageJapanese
LabelPolystar
ProducerHaruo Mizuhashi
Wink chronology
Diary
(1994)
Overture!
(1994)
Voce
(1994)
Singles from Overture!
  1. "Itsumademo Suki de Itakute"
    Released: February 23, 1994 (1994-02-23)
  2. "Twinkle Twinkle"
    Released: May 25, 1994 (1994-05-25)

The album peaked at No. 34 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 23,000 copies.[3][4]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Que Sera C'est la vie" (Ke Sera Seravi (ケ・セラ・セラヴィ))Rui SerizawaMasamichi SugiBrett Raymond4:00
2."Mukashi Mitai" ((昔みたい, "Like the Old Days"))SerizawaYuki KadokuraRaymond4:10
3."You're My Rainy Day"SerizawaYūto KazatoRaymond4:26
4."Twinkle Twinkle [60's Version]" (Tuinkuru Tuinkuru (トゥインクル トゥインクル))Yasushi AkimotoJames ShimojiY. Kadokura4:38
5."Itsumademo Suki de Itakute" ((いつまでも好きでいたくて, "I Want to Love You Forever"))AkimotoKazuhiko KatōSatoshi Kadokura4:42
6."Omoide no Mikata" ((思い出の味方, "Ally of Memories"))AkimotoKazuo ZaitsuRaymond4:07
7."Heishi no Kyūjitsu" ((兵士の休日, "A Soldier's Holiday"))Shoko AidaAidaY. Kadokura5:13
8."Tasty [Acoustic Version]"SerizawaHideo SaitōSaitō3:45
9."Days"Sachiko SuzukiTsutomu ŌhiraRaymond4:29
10."Twinkle Twinkle [Original Version]"AkimotoShimojiY. Kadokura4:16
Total length:43:46
2018 bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
11."Tasty" (Single Version)SerizawaSaitōSaitō3:45
12."Ai wo Ubatte Kokoro Shibatte" ((愛を奪って心縛って, "Take Away Love and Bind Your Heart"))Yumi YoshimotoDaisuke InoueS. Kadokura4:29
Total length:8:14

Charts

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Chart (1994) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 34

References

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  1. ^ "Wink(ういんく)ディスコグラフィ". Idol.ne.jp. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  2. ^ "overture! | WINK ウインク". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  3. ^ a b "overture! | WINK". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  4. ^ "Wink". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
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