Yutaka Kimura Speaks ~ Japanese City Pop Masterpieces 100: Minako Yoshida -- Yume de Aetara （夢で逢えたら）

 

Number: 086

Lyricist: Eiichi Ohtaki

Composer: Eiichi Ohtaki

Arranger: Eiichi Ohtaki and Tatsuro Yamashita

From Minako Yoshida's 1976 album: "Flapper"

Chock-filled with the American pop of Aldon Music and the essence of the Spector sound, "Yume de Aetara" has been the gold standard model from Niagara for the Japanese pop scene, especially when it comes to the aidoru music from the 1980s onwards. The beautiful string arrangement by Tatsuro Yamashita（山下達郎）that is even more Jack Nitzsche than Jack Nitzsche is also very affecting.

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