When it comes to the works of singer-songwriter Asami Kado（門あさ美）, I usually think of her as one of the prime examples behind Japanese Baroque Pop or as I've put it, Fashion Music. Certainly, that's what I've hearing when it comes to her early works in the late 1970s going into the 1980s.
This is about as late as I have gotten into her career. Her 10th and final studio album to date is "La Fleur Bleue" which came out in April 1988 and the first track from it is "Koko ni Iru no" (I'm Right Here). It's basically a coquettish and delicate pop piece that was written by Kado and composed/arranged by Yellow Magic Orchestra's Yukihiro Takahashi（高橋幸宏）(well, the whole album was produced and composed by the fellow), but I can also hear some of the synthpop and some faint hints at reggae in the underlying rhythm. I assume that is also Takahashi handling the background chorus. The album reached No. 58 on Oricon.
I think this song by Asami Kado is some type of fusion music. It is really unique in that it feels European and Caribbean at the same time.
ReplyDeleteIt does stand out, doesn't it? As soon as I saw Takahashi's name, I figured it would.
DeleteThat absolutely is YT on the backing vocals. This is a lovely track... both albums she made with him are good.
ReplyDeleteHello, Robert. Yep, whenever any of YMO are involved in the songwriting for other singers, I press "Investigate".
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