is the 20th single by Japanese singer

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. Written by

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, the single was released on June 27, 1990 by

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Background and release

"Gallery" peaked at No. 15 on

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's singles chart and sold over 45,000 copies. The song earned Oginome the Best Talent Award at the 16th All Japan Kayo Music Festival. Oginome performed the song on the 41st ''

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'' in 1990, making her fourth appearance on

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's New Year's Eve special.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by

; all music is arranged by Atsushi Onozawa.

Charts

References

External links

* * * {{Authority control 1990 singles Yōko Oginome songs Songs in Japanese Songs written by Yōsui Inoue Victor Entertainment singles