Sumiko Toyohiro -- Ai wa Mellow Yellow（愛はMellow Yellow）

 

It's just two days shy a year since I put up the last Sumiko Toyohiro（豊広純子）song up on KKP. "Namida ga Kawaku made"（涙がかわくまで）is an elegant City Pop tune from her 1983 album "Water Heart", and as I finished up that article that day, I'll begin this one with the same sentiment: "Water Heart" can make for a fine addition to any City Pop fan's shelf.

Another reason is the second track "Ai wa Mellow Yellow" (Love is Mellow Yellow). Not sure how the title works but the song itself does as a fun and relaxing J-AOR drive down the highway. The lyrics were written by Akira Ohtsu（大津あきら）and Kisaburo Suzuki's（鈴木キサブロー）melody fairly soars over the pavement by the seashore. That electric guitar solo sounds like something that Suzuki would whip up. "Ai wa Mellow Yellow" was also released as a Toyohiro single in the same year.