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Junko Yagami – Communication
Junko Yagami
Communication
Label: Moon Records
Catalog Number: MOON-28024
Released: 1985
A city pop classic, Communication was originally released in 1985 by Junko Yagami, a talented singer-songwriter who has released over 20+ albums across a number of difference genres from “Kayōkyoku” standards and city pop ballads to boogie, synth-pop, and more since the late ’70s. This particular album has a distinctive electro-boogie sound produced by Yagami’s husband and longtime collaborator J.J. Stanley. While all tracks are great, it’s the peculiar electro-reggae tune “Johannasberg” that stands above the rest with it’s carefree, summertime groove. Featured on Time Capsule’s Tokyo Riddim 1976-1985 compilation, the track captures a particular moment when the influence of reggae entered Japanese music after Bob Marley and the Wailers toured the country in 1978.
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Tags: City Pop
Tracklist:
A1 Imagination
A2 Cheater
A3 Communication
A4 1984
A5 Miss D.J.
B1 Kashimiya No Hohoemi
B2 Zyohanasubargu
B3 Donna Shidan Tsukattemo
B4 Believing
B5 Reaching Out
Credits:
Arranged By – 矢島 賢* (tracks: A2, A5, B1, B3), 大村雅朗* (tracks: B2, B4), 鷺巣詩郎* (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B5)
Lyrics By, Music By – J.J. Stanley* (tracks: A3, B5), 八神純子* (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B4)
Mixed By – Peter Schwier*
Producer, Keyboards, Vocals [Male], Design Concept [Visual], Arranged By [Head] – J.J. Stanley*
Saxophone – 土岐英史*
Vocals [Female] – 八神純子*
