1986 Omega Tribe -- Indian Summer

 

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Now that we got that out of the way, let's get into some of that Omega Tribe funk and City Pop. I never thought that I would see the day that something so funky would describe a brief period of summer-like weather smack-dab within autumn. However, that's what 1986 Omega Tribe（1986オメガトライブ）with Carlos Toshiki did with their "Indian Summer", a track on their February 1987 album "Crystal Night".

Rather like a most appreciated glass of sparkling mineral water, it's always refreshing with an Omega Tribe song because of that just-as-sparkling keyboard work and Toshiki's floaty vocals. "Indian Summer" straddles that line between afternoon AOR and nighttime City Pop. There's that keyboard and the vocals for the former and then the electric guitar solo for the latter. However you think of it, those were good times during the Bubble Era.

Wow! Interesting to see Carlos and Joey bantering in English and hoofing it up there. Masako Arikawa（有川正沙子）was responsible for the lyrics while Omega Tribe keyboardist Toshitsugu Nishihara（西原俊次）took care of the smooth music with Hiroshi Shinkawa（新川博）handled the arrangement. "Crystal Night" hit No. 1 on the charts and finished 1987 as the No. 20 album of the year. The hit, "Super Chance", is also on the album.