(cover version)
The first track in her "Golden Best" is "Kokuhaku Telephone" (Confession Call). Not surprisingly, it is her debut single from November 1981 written by Endo and composed by Kyohei Tsutsumi(筒美京平). Hearing those first few notes, I initially thought that the singer started out as an aidoru (she was over 22 years old at the time which would have been practically ancient for a Japanese teenybopper singer) but then the song hits the ground to instantly change into something a bit closer to a fast-paced City Pop. However, Endo's lyrics focus solely on a woman's few minutes of trepidation prior to making that telephone call to confess her love to the lucky fellow. My own first few seconds of trepidation were quickly alleviated as "Kokuhaku Telephone" turned out to be this quirky and catchy pop tune of the 80s. And I was going to hear some more interesting stuff as the album went through its 77 minutes. The single itself also made it onto her debut album, "Operetta" from December 1981.
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