Yutaka Kimura Speaks ~ Japanese City Pop Masterpieces 100: Tatsuro Yamashita -- Circus Town

 

Number: 033

Lyricist: Minako Yoshida

Composer: Tatsuro Yamashita

Arranger: Charles Calello

From Yamashita's 1976 album "Circus Town"

A 16-beat number embellished with that gorgeous opening, "Circus Town" is a solo debut that should be commemorated. Written and composed with the city of New York in mind, it's a song that's associated with the hustle and bustle of the streets. Charles Calello, who had his finger on the pulse of the East Coast pop scene at the time, made a world which is the perfect textbook that combines the dynamism and sophistication that can only be found in the home of metropolitan sound.

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