Number: 026
Lyricist/Composer: Yasuhiro Abe
Arranger: Nobuyuki Shimizu
From Abe's 1985 album: "Frame of Mind"
"Close Your Eyes" is a gentle medium-tempo tune that brings a taste of that quintessential Abe（安部恭弘）mellowness. Because it's not especially a flashy song, it's prone to be overlooked but I think it is a highly refined work. I have to tip my hat off to the excellent sense of Nobuyuki Shimizu（清水信之）who was also the arranger for "Irene"（アイリーン）. This was the peak of their prime time together.
The above comes from "Disc Collection Japanese City Pop Revised" (2020).
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