Spinach Power -- Funky Disco Princess

 

About this time last month, I introduced a band called Spinach Power and their "Style". The band was notable for having certain individual members who were already quite well-known or would become well-known in their own right, and they include Tetsuo Nishihama（西濱哲男）from the band Tranzam（トランザム）, singer-songwriter Tetsuro Oda（織田哲郎）and rock singer Kyosuke Himuro（氷室京介）.

Now, as I noted in the article for "Style", Spinach Power was seen as a disco group although "Style" itself didn't fit that genre. It was more of a guitar pop tune for the most part. However, I have found an earlier single from their discography that absolutely reflects good ol' disco. Their 3rd single "Funky Disco Princess" released in January 1979 was provided by lyricist Tomoko Aran（亜蘭知子）, as she did for "Style", and composer Daiko Nagato（長戸大幸）. The vocals were sung by Oda in a way that had me thinking of Tiny Tim for some reason...at least until the end when Oda just went nuts on the microphone. Not sure whether Aran was doing backup vocals. "Funky Disco Princess" was most likely the band's best showing on Oricon as it hit No. 86.