Around this time three years ago, I mentioned the short-lived group DEBBIE'S ALLY, led by Itsuko "Debbie" Kodama（児玉伊津子）, and her buddies which included a number of high-powered studio musicians. That first song I did was the title track from their sole September 1980 album, the disco breezy "Yoake no Dreaming"（夜明けのドリーミング）.
One other track that I've found is "In The Starlight" which seems to take things midway between the city and the seaside resort. Written by Kodama herself and composed by singer-guitarist Akio Yabe（矢部昭夫）, Debbie is slightly less whispery in the vocals and the arrangement is a bit more AOR relaxed as if the summer drive to Hakone is on. Some of the guitar work sounds somewhat Tatsuro-esque. Order those cocktails! 🍹
One of the city pop songs you posted about recently surprised me, but in "The Starlight” it doesn't at all as it has what I think is the classic or the golden age of city pop sound!
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