Nippon Girls: Japanese Pop, Beat & Bossa Nova 1967-1969

by N/A

Overview

Another volume in the killer GS I Love You series on Ace's Big Beat imprint reveals the sultry, swaggering, and tough, hip-shaking young pop and bossa sounds of Japan's girl pop scene from 1966 through 1970, which is considered one of the more revolutionary eras in Japanese rock modernism. The sounds were adapted straight from America, whether they were the Farfisa-driven pulses of "Kaze to Otoko No Ko" by Mieko Harada that contained more than a hint of the melody and arrangement of John Phillips' "California Dreamin'," or the dreamy Brazilian pop sounds of Ryoko Moriyama's "Ame Agari No Samba" that was adapted straight from the Los Angeles-produced Sergio Mendes and Brazil '66 sound. There's some sassier stuff here, as well, such as the brassy "Suki Yo Ai Shite" by the infamous Mari Atsumi, with its popping snares, big horns, and strings that come off sounding like Hugo Montenegro writing for Twiggy. "Peacock Baby," by Reiko Ohara, is equal parts acoustic Ramsey Lewis Trio and Brazil '66. The beautiful rave-up in "Hatsu Koi No Letter" by Miki Obata is a more drunken Petula Clark if she were backed by the Dave Clark Five. In sum, this is a 25-cut delight, and shows no let up in the sheer campy quality in the GS I Love You compilations. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	03/05/2013
Label:	Big Beat
UPC:	0029667000017
Rank:	41563

Tracks

1. Black Room  - Jun Mayuzumi
2. Sharock No. 1  - Mie Nakao
3. Tsukikage No Rendezvous  - Keiko Mari
4. Kiiro No Sekai  -  J Girls
5. Peacock Baby  - Reiko Ohara
6. Nagisa No Tenshi  - Mieko Hirota
7. Watashi No Inori  - Rumi Koyama
8. Suki Sa Suki Sa Suki Sa  - Nana Kinomi  -  Leo Beats
9. Hatsu Koi No Letter  -  Obata
10. Ame Agari No Samba  - Ryoko Moriyama
11. Taiyou Wa Naite Iru  - Ayumi Ishida
12. Koi No Yorokobi  -  Schoolmates  - Sayuri Yoshinaga

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mari Atsumi   Primary Artist
Ayumi Ishida   Primary Artist
Eiko Shuri   Primary Artist
Nana Kinomi   Primary Artist
Leo Beats   Primary Artist
Mie Nakao   Primary Artist
Mieko Hirota   Primary Artist
Miki Obata   Primary Artist
Linda Yamamoto   Primary Artist
Rumi Koyama   Primary Artist
Reiko Ohara   Primary Artist
Mika Nohira   Primary Artist
Margaret   Primary Artist
Keiko Mari   Primary Artist
Kaoru Hibiki   Primary Artist
Aki Izumi   Primary Artist
Ryoko Moriyama   Primary Artist
Emy Jackson   Primary Artist
The Cupids   Primary Artist
Jun Mayuzumi   Primary Artist
J Girls   Primary Artist
Sayuri Yoshinaga   Primary Artist
The Bunnys   Featured Artist
The Schoolmates   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Kunihiko Murai   Composer
Kunihiko Suzuki   Composer
Sheila Burgel   Liner Notes,Memorabilia,Compilation Producer
Niall McCormack   Package Design
Yasushi Nakamura   Composer
Asei Kobayashi   Composer
Chihiro Todaiji   Composer
Chouei Shiratori   Composer
Gendai Kanou   Composer
Hiroto Sasaki   Composer
Ichiro Shinkyo   Composer
Michio Yamagami   Composer
Mieko Arima   Composer
Minoru Endo   Composer
Kyohei Tsutsumi   Composer
Kazumi Yasui   Composer
Takeshi Terauchi   Composer
Miki Obata   Composer
Nick Robbins   Mastering
Mari Abe   Composer
Koumei Sone   Composer
Kenji Sazanami   Composer
Kazuyoshi Arai   Composer
Jun Hashimoto   Composer
Jinzo Kosugi   Composer
Kouichi Sugiyama   Composer
Yukiko Marimura   Composer
Yasunori Kawauchi   Composer
Tetsu Mizushima   Composer
Takashi Miki   Composer
Takao Saeki   Composer
Shinzou Teraoka   Composer
Misawa Goh   Composer
Ray Nakanishi   Composer
Reiko Yukawa   Composer