Well, I've discovered another example of the City Pop/Pop Iruka, and it is a track from her 1985 12th album "Heart Land". "Konkuri no Tokai de" (In The Concrete City) is quite an interesting animal. This time, this isn't an Iruka creation but one by lyricist Yasushi Akimoto(秋元康)and composer/arranger Tetsuji Hayashi(林哲司). Plus, the arrangement seems to combine some of that West Coast AOR and the breezy daytime side of City Pop. However, although I couldn't find the written lyrics on the Net and had to listen carefully to what was sung, I think Akimoto's bittersweet words talk of a woman getting off at a train platform in her small hometown, perhaps having had enough of the cruel city...most likely to flee from a finished relationship. I love the different synths in play here along with that electric guitar solo near the end.
Even though this isn't Iruka's own creation, she does give another fine performance here and I would be more than happy to purchase "Heart Land", if it hasn't gone haiban.
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