Naomi Chiaki -- Ame ni Nureta Bojou （雨に濡れた慕情）

I came across Naomi Chiaki's（ちあきなおみ）debut song by accident tonight as I was watching NHK's "Kayo Concert". "Ame ni Nureta Bojou"(A Rain-Soaked Yearning) was a surprisingly deeply bluesy beginning to the 21-year-old Chiaki's career, but then again, before breaking into the limelight, she had been performing on US army bases, jazz cafes and cabaret clubs, so a lot of that maturity that went into her debut song was well-earned. "Ame ni Nureta Bojou" was released in June 1969; it was written by Oh Yoshida（吉田旺）and composed by Jun Suzuki（鈴木淳）. Yoshida would also later write Chiaki's trademark song, "Kassai"（喝采）, in 1972.