CITY POP STORIES -'70s & '80s- [Regular Edition]

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Product Specifications
[Normal Edition
[1] 4 CDs
[2] 3-way BOX
[3] Jewel case
[4] Booklet (jacket, lyrics and commentary / 24 pages each / stored in jewel case)

Product Description
This is the ultimate city pop compilation album!
The 72 songs from the golden age of city pop in the 1970s and 1980s are collected on four CDs based on four themes. The jackets feature illustrations drawn by Eito Suzuki in 1984. The music selection and commentary is by Hitoshi Kurimoto, author of "The Basics of City Pop" ("100 CDs") . and commentary by Hitoshi Kurimoto, author of

- Planning, music selection and commentary: Hitoshi Kurimoto
Born in 1970 in Osaka. He began writing as a music writer while working for a record company. After leaving the company, he wandered around Central and South America for two years, and after returning to Japan, he worked as a freelance writer for magazines and websites, and selected music for radio and in-flight broadcasts. After working as a booking manager at Billboard Live for about five years, which had just opened, he went freelance again. He is the author of "Buenos Aires Miscellaneous Goods and Culture Travel Handbook" (Mainichi Communications), "Argentina Music Handbook" (DUBOOKS), "The Basics of City Pop" in 100 pieces! (Seikai-sha), and co-author of "Light Mellow Japanese Mono Special" (Rattles) .

- Cover illustration: Eito Suzuki
Born in Hakata, Fukuoka Prefecture in 1948, Suzuki began his career in advertising design around 1971, working as a designer and art director before making his debut as an illustrator in 1980. He has created numerous illustrations, including record jackets for Tatsuro Yamashita and cover designs for FM Station magazine. In 1985, he simultaneously exhibited 30 prints (lithographs) under the title "EAST ALBUM" at five galleries in Tokyo and Osaka. He established himself as a contemporary artist. Since then, he has been energetically producing and exhibiting prints, and currently has over 300 prints. In addition to his work as an illustrator and printmaker, he has been active in a wide range of fields, including art producer of the "Surf 90" redevelopment project in Sagami Bay, Kanagawa Prefecture, art director of the "TAMA Raifu 21" redevelopment project in the Tama district of Tokyo, and creator of the Shonan International Village monument. He has held numerous solo exhibitions at Ginza G7 Gallery, Laforet Museum, New York Nippon Club Nippon Gallery, Takasaki Museum of Art, Museum of Art "Eki" KYOTO, Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, Matsuzakaya Ginza, Mitsukoshi Nagoya Sakae, Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi, and others. Lives and works in Zushi City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

DISC 1 "City Lights

1. Sugar Babe / SHOW (3:29)
Lyrics, music, arrangement by Tatsuro Yamashita
2. Minako Yoshida / LIGHT'N UP (5:45)
Lyrics, music, arrangement by Minako Yoshida, L.Leon Pendarvis, Yasuaki Shimizu
3. Miki Matsubara / Midnight Door - Stay With Me (5:09)
Lyrics: Tokuko Miura Composed and arranged by Tetsushi Hayashi
4. Junko Ohashi & Minoya Central Station / Crystal City (3:59)
Lyrics by Machiko Ryu Composed and arranged by Ken Sato
5. Nanako Sato / Subterranean Two Alone (3:10)
Lyrics by Nanako Sato Composed by Nanako Sato, Motoharu Sano Arranged by Yuji Ohno
6. Ginji Ito/ BABY BLUE (4:12)
lyrics by Masayu Sono music composed and arranged by Ginji Ito
7. Motoharu Sano / Two Birthdays (4:37)
lyrics, music composed and arranged by Motoharu Sano
8. Tadashi Kosaka / Meteor City (3:52)
lyrics by Takashi Matsumoto music composed and arranged by Haruomi Hosono
9. Mayumi Gotowa / Tokyo (2:55)
lyrics and music composed by Mayumi Gotowa arrangement by David Tomoko Soryo/City Lights by the Moonlight (3:49)
words by Kuro & Kyozo, music and arrangement by Yasunori Soryo
11. Noriyo Ikeda/Dream In The Street (4:56)
words by Noriyo Ikeda, music and arrangement by Tatsuro Yamashita
12. Masahiro Kuwana/Dancing ((6:32)
Lyrics: Takashi Matsumoto, Arrangement: Masahiro Kuwana & TEAR DOROPS, Motoki Funayama
13. Hiromi Iwasaki / Street Dancer (5:06)
Lyrics: Jun Hashimoto, Arrangement: Kyouhei Tsutsumi
14. Hiroyuki Namba / Party Tonight (4:01)
Lyrics: Yukari Udo, Arrangement Hiroyuki Namba
15. Stardust (Star) Review / I'm Getting On Without You (5:32)
words & music by Yasuhiro Mitani arrangement by Stardust Review
16. Momoe Yamaguchi / Pauper Dream (4:12)
words & music by Hiroko Asano arrangement by Mitsuo Hagita
17. Yukihiro Takahashi / SARAVAH! (4:01)
Words and music by Yukihiro Takahashi Arranged by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Yukihiro Takahashi
18. Tatsuhiko Yamamoto / Skyscraper Blues (3:18)
Words by Masami Sugiyama Composed by Tatsuhiko Yamamoto Arranged by NOBODY

DISC 2 "Ocean Breeze

1. Yoshitaka Minami / Poolside (3:52)
lyrics by Etsuko Raiu music arranged by Ryuichi Sakamoto
2. Taeko Onuki / Women in Love in Summer (4:42)
lyrics and music by Taeko Onuki arranged by Ryuichi Sakamoto
3. Bread & Butter / Summer Blue (3:59)
lyrics by Kazuko Kobayashi music by Futayumi Iwasawa arranged by Haruomi Hosono
4. Junichi Inagaki / Summer horn (3:49)
lyrics by Masayo Sono music composed by Kyouhei Tsutsumi arrangement by Shigeo Inoue
5. Hiromi Go / At the cove (4:27)
lyrics by Machiko Ryu music composed by Tetsuji Hayashi arrangement by Mitsuo Hagita
6. Hiroshi Sato / YOU'RE MY BABY (3:44)
lyrics by Lorrain Feather music composed and arranged by Hiroshi Sato
7. LADY PINK PANTHER (2:53)
lyrics by Takashi Matsumoto music composed and arranged by Shigeru Suzuki
8. Kazuhiko Kato / Gardenia (4:24)
lyrics by Kazumi Yasui music composed and arranged by Kazuhiko Kato
9. Circus / Summer Lover (3:53)
lyrics by Machiko Ryu music composed and arranged by Yoshiaki Ogawa chorus arranged by Tsuneo Aruga
10. Seiko Matsuda / Sunset in the Seychelles (4:16)
words by Takashi Matsumoto music composed and arranged by Masao Omura
11. Hitoshi Kirigaya / Windsurfing (4:01)
words by Michio Yamagami music composed by Hitoshi Kirigaya arrangement by Masaki Matsubara
12. Ken Tamura / A Little Bit Easier (4:52)
words by Ken Tamura arrangement by Shigeru Suzuki
13. Junko Hirotani / Day Dreamin' (3:43)
Lyrics: Machiko Ryu Composition: Junko Hirotani Arrangement: Ken Sato
14. Momoko Kikuchi / Ocean Side (4:38)
Lyrics: Kumiko Aoki Composition & Arrangement: Tetsuji Hayashi Brass Arrangement: Junichi Kanesaki
15. Sadistics / ON THE SEASHORE (6:09)
Lyrics: Yukihiro Takahashi Composed and arranged by Tsugitoshi Goto
16. Aran Chiko / Midnight Pretenders (5:42)
Lyrics by Aran Chiko Composed by Tetsuro Oda Arranged by Satoshi Nishimura
17. Minako Ito / Inui Uo Tou (3:36)
Lyrics by Shun Taguchi Composed by Jin Kirigaya Arranged by Masataka Matsutoya
18. Shozo Ise / Sea Side Story (4:33) Composed by Shozo Ise Arranged by Kazumi Mori & Target

DISC 3 "Urban Drive

Hi-Fi Set / Chuo Freeway (3:39)
words & music: Yumi Arai arrangement: Kazumi Seo chorus arrangement: Tsuneo Aruga
2. Kingo Hamada / Dolphin in the City (3:51)
words & music: Kohei Oikawa arrangement: Kingo Hamada arrangement: Nobuo Kurata
3. EPO / Saturday Night Paradise (4:09)
words & music: EPO Arranged by Nobuyuki Shimizu and Hiroki Inui
4. Meiko Nakahara / FANTASY (4:22)
Words and music by Meiko Nakahara Arranged by Hiroshi Shinkawa
5. Kiyotaka Sugiyama & Omega Tribe / River's Island (4:36)
Words and music by Yasushi Akimoto Arranged by Tetsuji Hayashi
6. Saki Kubota / Campus Town '81 (4:37)
Words and music by Keisuke Yamakawa Saki Kubota / Campus Machi '81 (4:37) words by Keisuke Yamakawa arrangement by Mitsuo Hagita
7. Masaki Ueda / Small Universe (3:53)
words by Masaki Ueda arrangement by PUSH & PULL
8. Yoichi Takizawa / Beyond the Leonids (3:12)
words by Yoichi Takizawa arrangement by Hiroshi Sato
9. Rie Ida & 42nd Street / Out of the Party (4:11)
words by Hiroko Hagita Hiroko Yonekura, arr: 42nd Street
10. SH?GUN/Lonely Man (4:09)
lyrics by Casey Rankin, arr: Kazuo Otani, Fujimaru Yoshino
11. CHOCOLATE LIPS/DAY DREAMIN' (2:50)
lyrics by Miho, arr: Jimmie L. Weaver Weaver Arranged by Michael C.Wilson and Jimmie L.Weaver
12. SUGI Mari / Ring the school bell! (3:17)
lyrics, music, arrangement by Mari Sugi
13. Eiichi Otaki / Ame no Wendesday (4:23)
lyrics by Takashi Matsumoto, arrangement by Eiichi Otaki, arrangement by Banai Tarao
14. Makoto Kubota and Yuyake Orchestra / Hoshikuzu (4:01)
lyrics, music, arrangement by Yoma Fujita, Aisa, arrangement by Makoto Kubota
15. Sentimental City Romance / Romance Passage (6:25)
lyrics by Masami Takeuchi, music by Tatsuo Nakano, arr. by Sentimental City Romance
16. Kaoru Sudo / Through the Windshield (4:49)
lyrics by Shun Taguchi, music by Mari Sugi, arr. by Masataka Matsutoya
17. Atsuko Futana / Icebox & Movie (4:17)
lyrics by Tokuko Miura, music by Ken Sato, arr. by Fujimaru Yoshino
18. Kengo Kurozumi / Lusia (3:44)
lyrics by Naoko Nishio music by Kengo Kurozumi arrangement by Masaki Matsubara

DISC 4 "Love Affair

Hiromi Ota / Love Affair (3:40)
lyrics by Matsumoto Takashi music by Tsutumi Kyouhei arrangement by Hagita Mitsuo
2. Ami Ozaki / Pluto (4:06)
lyrics and music by Ami Ozaki arrangement by Matsutoya Masataka
3. Yasuhiro Abe / Close Your Eyes (5:36)
lyrics and music by Yasuhiro Abe arrangement by Shimizu Nobuyuki
4. Kyori / Last Summer Whisper (4:59)
words & music: Toshio Kadomatsu arr: Kazumi Seo
5. Kimiko Kasai / Vibration (4:15)
words & music: Kazumi Yasui arr: Tatsuro Yamashita
6. Yurie Kokubu / Just a Joke (3:06)
words & music: Masako Arikawa arr: Tetsuji Hayashi, Tadashi Yamashita
7. Kazuto Murata / Call Me (3:47)
lyrics by Kazuto Murata, arr. by Tatsuro Yamashita
8. Raj / HOLD ME TIGHT (3:48)
lyrics by Machiko Ryu, Yukihiro Takahashi, arr. by Tsugitoshi Goto
9. Maria Asahina / As My Heart Goes (3:49)
lyrics by Koichi Hoshino, Mitsumi Hasegawa, Ken Shima, arr. by Harvey Mason
10. Mari Iijima / Signal (4:24)
words & music by Mari Iijima, arr. by Minako Yoshida
11. Hiroaki Igarashi / Today Only (3:41)
words & music by Hiroaki Igarashi, Minoru Osugi, arr. by Shigeru Suzuki
12. Takako Shirai / Sayonara to the Pillow Case (3:59)
words & music by Takako Shirai, arr. by Kazuo Shiina
13. KAORU /COMIN' TOGETHER (4:44)
Lyrics: KAORU Composed by Issei Noro Arranged by Yoshihiro Naruse and Toshihiko Komura
14. ISHIDA Ayumi & Tin Pan Alley Family / Myself (3:17)
Lyrics: Jun Hashimoto Composed and arranged by Haruomi Hosono
15. WATANABE Machiko / Like a Butterfly (3:51)
Lyrics and music: Watanabe Machiko Watanabe / Motoki Funayama arranged by Motoki Funayama
16. Asami Kado / Kill me with a gentle voice (3:58)
words & music by Asami Kado arranged by Masao Omura
17. Rie Nakahara / Dreaming Love (3:36)
words & music by Minako Yoshida arranged by Tatsuro Yamashita
18. Noriko Miyamoto / Last Train (4:40)
words & music by Tokuko Miura arranged by Kyohei Tsutsumi

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