Looks like the song "Ehagaki" (The Postcard) from February 1973 is a cheerful song of missed opportunities. Written by Kasumi Yasui（安井かずみ）and another melodic creation by Kyohei Tsutsumi（筒美京平）, it details the story of someone coming across an old postcard and then remembering the writer behind it as someone who'd had feelings for the protagonist, only for the protagonist to not realize this until far too late.
What struck me was that it was sung by a singer named Barbara Hall. Very little information (via wishy-washy's "Kayo Kyoku (J-Pop) no Susume" [歌謡曲（J-POP）のススメ...Kayo Kyoku (J-Pop) Recommendations]) about her aside from the following facts: she is apparently from California and had once been a backup singer for Hawaiian legend Don Ho. There's also the fact that she delivers "Ehagaki" in very good Japanese in a pristine crystal voice. The song apparently didn't make any sort of dent on Oricon but it's 70s-ness is very heartwarming to hear. No idea on whether Hall released any other songs in Japan.
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