Welcome to Monday! When I first listened to Kojiro Shimizu's（清水宏次朗）"Love Affair" which was his October 1988 single, there was something about that boogie beat which sounded rather familiar. Then, I saw who was behind the songwriting...none other Ryo Aska（飛鳥涼）of Chage & Aska fame. That beat in their upbeat songs has been similarly transferred to Shimizu's original take of hustling, shuffling and strutting down the street as a desperate cad is truly hoping that he can steal a lady from another guy. The single was also included in his album "Night Dive" which came out in November.
I gather that Aska liked his work so much that he and partner Chage covered it in their 11th original album "Energy" which also came out in November 1988. The boogie has been amped up to Big Band jazz levels via synthesizer. "Energy" peaked at No. 6 on Oricon.
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