Mizue Takada（高田みづえ）didn't have such a long career (1977~1985) but from listening to the above album last night again, she did dip her toe into a few genres whether it be Latin, City Pop or something with a bit of 50s rock n' roll.
With her 8th single, "Dream on Dream" from January 1979, the 1970s aidoru performed a forceful tune thanks to some Latin pizzazz. Written by Takemi Shima（島武実）and composed by Ryudo Ozaki（宇崎竜童）, the whole song brings together a love affair and an intense tango. The feeling behind "Dream on Dream" including Takada's somewhat more oomph-laden delivery had me thinking of Momoe Yamaguchi（山口百恵）, and Ozaki's participation in the making of the number rather sealed that impression.
The big surprise here was lyricist Shima. I had to be reminded of the fact that he would become a member of two very different bands, The Plastics and NiNa.
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