OK, first off. This has nothing to do with Takako Mamiya's（間宮貴子）magnum opus. Truly.
In fact, I wouldn't classify Miki Asakura's（麻倉未稀）"Love Trip" a City Pop song at all, although Asakura has done her fair share of music from that realm including its track mate, "Forum", from her June 1983 4th album "Hip City". Instead, "Love Trip" is a bouncy feel-good pop song faintly reminiscent of 1960s girl pop and it's all about that young lady in head-over-heels love. She's practically bouncing her way on the pavement to the chapel.
"Love Trip" has got some pedigree as well. While Asakura provided the lyrics, Taeko Ohnuki（大貫妙子）composed the happy-happy-joy-joy tune and Nobuyuki Shimizu（清水信之）arranged the whole kit-and-caboodle. And dang, doesn't that electric organ solo sound sweet. To add even more brass to the proceedings, a frequent collaborator of Shimizu, EPO, lends her voice to the background vocals.
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