Miyuki Yokoyama -- Kirisame no Rouge（霧雨ルージュ）

I had bookmarked this song for some months but I've only finally gotten to it tonight. There's been quite a backlog that I've got to get through.

Miyuki Yokoyama（横山みゆき）was a singer that I had first gotten to know through her debut single,"Shuushifu"（秋止符）which was created by the folk duo Alice（アリス）in 1979. I was entranced enough by the song that I wanted to find out a little more of her discography and then encountered this track called "Kirisame no Rouge" (Rouge in the Light Rain) from her 1980 album "Yokoyama Miyuki Second"（横山みゆきセカンド）.

As much as I love the funky beats of City Pop, I also have spared a soft spot for the light ennui-laden music of Fashion Pop. "Kirisame no Rouge" has that certain dramatic Fashion Pop sensibility with a small infusion of the exotic kayo that was also fairly popular in the late 1970s. I have also noticed that Yokoyama's delivery is somewhat similar to that of Ami Ozaki（尾崎亜美）. I couldn't find out who wrote and composed this song but it's possible that it could have been Ozaki.