Yutaka Kimura Speaks ~ Japanese City Pop Masterpieces 100: Minako Yoshida -- Hoho ni Yoru no Akari（頬に夜の灯）

 

Number: 076

Lyricist: Minako Yoshida

Composer: Minako Yoshida

Arranger: L. Leon Pendarvis & Minako Yoshida

From Yoshida's 1982 album: "Light'n Up"

"Hoho ni Yoru no Akari" is the quintessential twilight-loving Minako Yoshida（吉田美奈子）song with its splendid hues and first-rate mellow groove. The horn and string parts had been recorded in New York City and the performance includes David Sanborn's wonderful sax solo, so in a blink of an eye, I'm transported to a flight going over to the Big Apple. To have that lady look at me with those unusually kind eyes while on a street enveloped by the sunset is a truly attractive moment.

The above comes from "Disc Collection Japanese City Pop Revised" (2020).