Sorry the resolution for the above image from Aucview isn't very good but I did want to have some form of this medium to help explain myself and this particular song. This is the back of a laser disc (remember those?) that featured an album of past tunes paired with imagery by musician Hiroshi Sato（佐藤博）called "California Image Sketch ~ Twinkle Square" (1985). The uploader for the song of this article, BetoCrazy, mentioned that this is an extremely rare album, and I can believe it. I tried looking for it on Sato's long list of accomplishments on J-Wiki and even his own website, but I couldn't find any sign of "Twinkle Square" anywhere.
Anyways, I'm grateful that BetoCrazy was kind enough to upload one of the tracks from this unusual LD album. If you can squint and risk your eyesight on the thumbnail at the very top, you can see two tracks listed "Sweet Inspiration '85" and "Inspiration". The one here is supposed to be "Inspiration" and it's an English-language cover of the opening track "Sweet Inspiration", the opening track from Sato's June 1984 album "Sailing Blaster".
The original "Sweet Inspiration" is a happy funky animal but this new version "Inspiration" with singer Cindy Yamamoto, who was also the lyricist, taking over the mike this time. It's a whole lot mellower in a tropical way so I don't think that I would place it as a City Pop tune but it's pretty relaxing in an AOR way. Enjoy the rum punch on the Lido Deck!
Well, whaddaya know? YouTuber Reely Interesting was kind enough to upload the entire LD earlier this year, so enjoy the music and the views.
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