Yutaka Kimura Speaks ~ Japanese City Pop Masterpieces 100: Bread & Butter -- Nagisa ni Ikou （渚に行こう）

 

Number: 059

Lyricist: Ayumi Date

Composer: Fuyumi Iwasawa

Arrangers: Shigeru Suzuki and Haruomi Hosono

From Bread & Butter's 1979 album: "Late, Late Summer"

"Nagisa ni Ikou" is a wonderful melodious song infused with Fuyumi Iwasawa's（岩沢二弓）distinctive flavour. With the combination of Haruomi Hosono's（細野晴臣）rhythm arrangement and Shigeru Suzuki's（鈴木茂）arrangement with the strings, there is that whole connection of Tin Pan Alley taking part in the song, and in terms of the sound, there is an impeccable finish. This is a hidden masterpiece among the Bread & Butter classics which can be fully enjoyed for its comforting vibe that feels just like being enveloped in the sea breezes of Shonan.

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