Toko Furuuchi -- Mangetsu no Sei ni Shite（満月のせいにして）

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For this final song in this edition of Urban Contemporary Friday on "Kayo Kyoku Plus", I think it's nice to place this one during the evening because of the title, the singer and the arrangement. 

A recent commenter for the "If I Had an All-Night Radio Show..." article back in mid-June was quite happy to see Toko Furuuchi's（古内東子）"Dare Yori Suki Nanoni" （誰より好きなのに）on the list of songs that I would put on such a fantasy show, and that person suggested a very recent new song by Furuuchi as being part of the radio show. I would say any of her mid-tempo stuff and ballads can earn a spot in the lineup.

"Mangetsu no Sei ni Shite" (Blame it on the Full Moon) was just released as her latest single only a couple of days ago, and it's another winner. Written and composed by Furuuchi, it has the typical rolling soulful piano that is a regular part of her songs dating back to her early years of the 1990s, and though her voice sounds a tad more brittle in the beginning, it undeniably becomes the same Furuuchi sultriness and smokiness that we've come to expect and enjoy. On September 24th, her 21st album, "Long Story Short", will be released with "Mangetsu no Sei ni Shite" included as the second track. Thanks very much to the commenter for his tip.