Yutaka Kimura Speaks ~ Japanese City Pop Masterpieces 100: Sugar Babe -- DOWNTOWN

 

Number: 049

Lyricist: Ginji Ito

Composer: Tatsuro Yamashita

Arranger: Tatsuro Yamashita

From Sugar Babe's 1975 album: "SONGS"

Beginning with EPO, many singers have covered this City Pop classic "Downtown", and in the purest sense of the word, this is a true collaboration between Ginji Ito（伊藤銀次）with his lyrics for the hook and Tatsuro Yamashita（山下達郎）with his additions. In terms of the sound, the synchronization of the clavinet and Stratocaster gave birth to the comfortable rhythm, and the fact that all the elements were random and yet organically overlapped is also worthy of a masterpiece.

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