Yutaka Kimura Speaks ~ Japanese City Pop Masterpieces 100: Toshinobu Kubota -- Natsu no Shigosen（夏の子午線）

 

Number: 060

Lyricist: Masumi Kawamura

Composer: Toshinobu Kubota

Arrangers: Toshinobu Kubota and Yoichiro Kakizaki

From Kubota's 1992 album: "Neptune"

Toshinobu Kubota（久保田利伸）is known as a pioneer of Japanese soul, but his talent as a pop song creator cannot also be underestimated. "Natsu no Shigosen" is especially recommended as a refreshing medium-tempo track in "Neptune", one of his more summery albums in his discography. The progression of its easygoing melody fills me with a feeling of liberation and it's the part that I enjoy listening to the most, but that can also apply to Kubota's incredible vocal prowess.

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