It's been a few years since I lasted posted up a Tatsuhiko Yamamoto（山本達彦）song (the last one was his 1983 "His Woman" back in late 2021), so allow me to rectify.
I'm not sure whether I have included anything on the blog from his May 1984 album "Music", but "Lonely Journey" was also released as a single the month before. Written by Etsuko Kisugi（来生えつこ）, composed by Yamamoto and arranged by Kazuo Shiina（椎名和夫）, it's a pretty muscular AOR tune with that steady beat and of course, the bluesy saxophone is always welcome. From what I can understand of Kisugi's lyrics, it appears that Yamamoto is singing about that eternal struggle to understand women and love. Yup, I can relate to a certain degree.
The song peaked at No. 46 on Oricon. Interestingly enough, "Lonely Journey" was not used as a theme song for a drama; instead it was a commercial tune for the Le Mans 2 tire by Dunlop Tires. Hey, it can be lonely in a race car at times. In any case, this tune by Yamamoto isn't to be confused by the other "Lonely Journey" by one Akina Nakamori（中森明菜）that would come out the following year.
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