is the 19th single by Japanese singer

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, released on September 27, 1989 by

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. It is a Japanese-language cover of the song of the same title by

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, with lyrics by

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Background and release

Prior to Oginome's version, "You're My Life" was first covered by Miyoko Yoshimoto in her 1987 album ''Yesterday's''. Oginome's version peaked at No. 10 on

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's singles chart, becoming her last top-10 hit in her career. It also sold over 59,000 copies. The song earned Oginome the Gold Award at the

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, the Best Hit Song Award at the 1989

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, the Excellence Award at the 15th NTV Music Festival, and the Best Talent Award at the 15th All Japan Kayo Music Festival. Oginome performed the song on the 40th ''

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'' in 1989, making her third appearance on

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's New Year's Eve special. The song was also used as the theme song of the TBS drama special , which also starred Oginome.

Track listing

Charts

References

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* * * {{Authority control 1989 singles Yōko Oginome songs Songs in Japanese Japanese television drama theme songs Songs with lyrics by Masao Urino Victor Entertainment singles