Yutaka Kimura Speaks ~ Japanese City Pop Masterpieces 100: Naoko Gushima -- Candy

 

Number: 024

Lyricist/Composer: Naoko Gushima

Arranger: Toshihiro Kirigaya

From Gushima's 1996 album: "Miss G"

"Candy" is some nice urban groove with a direct lineage to Curtis Mayfield's "Tripping Out" and Tatsuro Yamashita's（山下達郎）"Amaku Kiken na Kaori" (あまく危険な香り）. What I think of whenever I listen to any of Naoko Gushima's（具島直子）creations such as this one and "Love Song" is the sweetness, and at the same time, some touch of nostalgia. Perhaps this is the reason for the mysterious charm that keeps the listener's attention.

The above comes from "Disc Collection Japanese City Pop Revised" (2020).