Yuiko Tsubokura -- Nettaiya（熱帯夜） ~ Dancin' in the Middle of Night ~

Man, when I saw that this particular song didn't even chart on Oricon, I just reacted "What an absolute pity!"

Now, Yuiko Tsubokura's（坪倉唯子）2nd single "Nettaiya" (Tropical Night) also known as "Dancin' in the Middle of Night", which was released in June 1986, was also a track on her debut album "Always in Love" (also released on the same day). There is also that song on there that will forever be my definitive Yuiko number.

However, "Dancin' in the Middle of Night" is also a great number which can happily fit into City Pop, but it has those dynamic West Coast dance-pop beats of the time. The arrangement by Yuji Toriyama（鳥山雄司）is such that this could be something in the background of a soundtrack for a movie starring Arnie or Sly. And it isn't just the pedigree of Toriyama. The lyrics were written by Etsuko Kisugi（来生えつこ）and the music was by Tetsuji Hayashi（林哲司）...some pretty big wigs here. But everything is cemented together with Tsubokura's amazing voice....include her and the song at your next City Pop dance party!