Ōsaka no onna

"Ōsaka No Onna (大阪の女)"
Single by Hitomi Shimatani
Released	July 28, 1999
Recorded	1999
Genre	Enka
Length	19:34
Label	Avex Trax
Producer(s)	Shinsuke Shimada
Hitomi Shimatani singles chronology
"Ōsaka No Onna (大阪の女)" (1999) "Kaihōku" (2000)
"Ōsaka No Onna" (1999) "Kaihōku" (2000)

"Ōsaka No Onna" ("Woman From Ōsaka"), is Japanese pop singer, Hitomi Shimatani's debut single. It was released in 1999 and contains 4 songs.

Although the single, which followed the Enka style, received much critical acclaim and even won some awards, it sold rather poorly, causing either Shimatani, avex, or both to decide that "Ōsaka no onna" was to be both the beginning and the end of Shimatani's enka career, and to be her only 8 cm (3 inch) single. All her upcoming releases would follow instead a dance/pop style, and be released on 12 cm (5 inch) format.

Track listing

1. Ōsaka No Onna - 4:55
2. Kaze no Machi - 4:53
3. Ōsaka No Onna (Instrumental) - 4:55
4. Kaze no Machi (Instrumental) - 4:51