Verge of Love

Verge of Love (ヴァージ・オブ・ラヴ, Vāji obu Ravu) is the eighth studio album by Japanese pop singer Yōko Oginome. Released through Victor Entertainment on December 17, 1988, it was Oginome's first English-language album. The album was produced by Narada Michael Walden, who co-wrote the songs with Walter Afanasieff, Jeffrey Cohen, Joyce Imbesi, and Preston Glass. No singles from the album were released, but "Passages of Time" was re-recorded as a single in 1993. Verge of Love was reissued on April 21, 2010, with two bonus tracks as part of Oginome's 25th anniversary celebration.^[1][2][3][4]

Verge of Love
Studio album by Yōko Oginome
Released	December 17, 1988 (1988-12-17)
Recorded	1988
Studio	Tarpan Studios, San Rafael, California
Genre	Pop R&B
Length	51:41
Label	Victor
Producer	Narada Michael Walden
Yōko Oginome chronology
CD-Rider (1988) Verge of Love (1988) Verge of Love (Japanese Version) (1989)

The album peaked at No. 5 on Oricon's albums chart and at No. 90 on Oricon's 1989 year-ending albums chart.^[5] It also sold over 136,000 copies.^[6]

Track listing

All music is arranged by Narada Michael Walden, except where indicated.

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"This Could Be the Night"	Walden Walter Afanasieff Liz Jackson	4:04
2.	"Something About You"	Walden Afanasieff Jackson	4:37
3.	"Passages of Time"	Walden Afanasieff Jeffrey Cohen	4:51
4.	"Wicked"	Walden Joe Johnson	5:07
5.	"Verge of Love"	Walden Joyce Imbesi Carolyn Hedrich	6:56
Total length:			25:37

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Postcard from Paris"	Preston Glass	5:50
2.	"Swoopin' In"	Walden Cohen	5:19
3.	"Is It True"	Walden Glass Cohen	5:13
4.	"Dizzy, Dizzy, Dizzy"	Walden Cohen	4:37
5.	"You Take It All Away"	Walden Cohen	4:55
Total length:			26:03

2010 bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arrangement	Length
11.	"Passages of Time" (Hot New Version)	Walden Afanasieff Cohen	Rod Antoon	5:54
12.	"Something About You" (Hot New Version)	Walden Afanasieff Jackson	Antoon	5:25
Total length:				11:19

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5]	90

Japanese version

Verge of Love
Studio album by Yōko Oginome
Released	February 21, 1989 (1989-02-21)
Recorded	1988
Studio	Tarpan Studios, San Rafael, California
Genre	J-pop R&B
Length	51:52
Language	Japanese
Label	Victor
Producer	Narada Michael Walden
Yōko Oginome chronology
Verge of Love (English Version) (1988) Verge of Love (1989) Fair Tension (1989)
Singles from Verge of Love
"Verge of Love" Released: January 18, 1989 (1989-01-18)

The Japanese version of Verge of Love was released on February 21, 1989, as Oginome's ninth studio album. The title track was released as a single on January 18, 1989, and peaked at No. 5 on Oricon's singles chart. The album was reissued on April 21, 2010, with one bonus track as part of Oginome's 25th anniversary celebration.^[1][7][8]

The album peaked at No. 11 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 52,000 copies.^[9][6]

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Japanese lyrics	Length
1.	"This Could Be the Night" ((ジス・クッド・ビー・ザ・ナイト))	Narada Michael Walden Walter Afanasieff Liz Jackson	Masao Urino	4:07
2.	"Something About You" ((サムシング・アバウト・ユー))	Walden Afanasieff Jackson	Urino	4:37
3.	"Passages of Time" ((パッセージ・オブ・タイム))	Walden Afanasieff Jeffrey Cohen	Shintarō Hirai	4:52
4.	"Wicked" ((ウィッケッド))	Walden Joe Johnson	Urino	5:08
5.	"Verge of Love" ((ヴァージ・オブ・ラヴ))	Walden Joyce Imbesi Carolyn Hedrich	Hirai	6:55
Total length:				25:40

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Japanese lyrics	Length
1.	"Postcard from Paris" ((ポストカード・フロム・パリ))	Preston Glass	Hitoshi Shinohara	5:51
2.	"Swoopin' In" ((スゥーピン・イン))	Walden Cohen	Urino	5:20
3.	"Is It True" ((イズ・イット・トゥルー))	Walden Glass Cohen	Hirai	5:15
4.	"Dizzy, Dizzy, Dizzy" ((ディジー、ディジー、ディジー))	Walden Cohen	Urino	4:39
5.	"You Take It All Away" ((ユー・テイク・イット・オール・アウェイ))	Walden Cohen	Shinohara	5:05
Total length:				26:11

2010 bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Japanese lyrics	Length
11.	"Verge of Love (Single Version)" ((ヴァージ・オブ・ラヴ(シングル・バージョン)))	Walden Imbesi Hedrich	Hirai	5:16

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9]	11

Personnel

• Walter Afanasieff – keyboards, synthesizers, drum programming
• David Sancious – keyboards, synthesizer
• Rem Klyce – synthesizer
• Randy Jackson – synthesizer, bass
• Joyce Imbesi – piano
• Corrado Rustici – guitars
• Vernon "Ice" Black – rhythm guitar
• Chris Camozzi – rhythm guitar
• Alan Glass – rhythm guitar
• Bob Castell – rhythm guitar
• Joy Julks – bass
• Narada Michael Walden – drums
• Greg "Gigi" Gonaway – cymbals
• Michael Carabello – congas, percussion
• Bongo Bob Smith – percussion programming
• Premik Russell Tubbs – flute, tenor saxophone
• Kitty Beethoven – backing vocals
• Pride & Joy – backing vocals
• Claytoven Richardson – backing vocals
• Jennifer Hall – backing vocals
• Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals
• Kevin "Stone Jam" Dorsey – backing vocals
• Carolyn Hedrich – backing vocals
• Carla Vaughn – backing vocals
• Kelly Kool – backing vocals

Cover versions

• D'atra Hicks covered "Something About You" in her 1989 self-titled debut album.^[10]