Number: 039
Lyricist: Masako Arikawa
Composer: Akira Terao
Arranger: Akira Inoue
From Terao's 1981 album "Reflections"
"Shadow City" is truly a fresh number with the idea of Terao（寺尾聰）scatting throughout the first half of the song. Even within this celebrated hit album arranged by Akira Inoue（井上鑑）, this song's arrangement still stands out when I listen to it and in addition, the backing performance by the members of the band Parachute is splendid. The aesthetic sense of Inoue, who saw a bit of Pierre Balou in Terao, really injected something into the Japanese music scene.
The above comes from "Disc Collection Japanese City Pop Revised" (2020).
This is song has a pretty unique and cool arrangement! It is pop with rock, jazz, and other elements maybe.
ReplyDeleteMorning, Brian. "Reflections" is seen as one of the masterpieces of the 80s although I don't think all of the songs hit a home run. However, it's still a solid acquisition. "Shadow City" is one of the great ones.
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