Yutaka Kimura Speaks ~ Japanese City Pop Masterpieces 100: Yoshitaka Minami -- Hizuke Henkosen（日付変更線）

 

Number: 067

Lyricist: Yumi Matsutoya

Composer: Yoshitaka Minami

Arranger: Ryuichi Sakamoto

From Minami's 1978 album: "South of the Border"

According to Minami（南佳孝）himself, "Hizuke Henkosen" (International Date Line) was a complete song once the chorus was changed from a minor to a major key. With a percussion that wraps around a bossa nova rhythm, the song has the sound of traveling to tropical climes from Tokyo and crossing the International Date Line. The addition of a synthesizer is also splendid, and even among the arrangements of Ryuichi Sakamoto（坂本龍一）in his pre-YMO days, I'd say that this is one of his best. The refreshing female background chorus belongs to none other than Taeko Ohnuki（大貫妙子）.

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