City Pop - Relaxing Piano

A city pop collection played on soothing piano!



"City pop" is a trend in the music scene these days.

Sophisticated, urban Japanese pop tunes from the 1970s and 1980s have become popular overseas through the Internet and are now attracting renewed attention in Japan.

This album is a carefully selected collection of 12 familiar songs from that era, arranged with a slightly more mature piano sound.

In addition, the first few piano pieces are interspersed with sound effects that evoke images of driving, the seaside, and the city at night, connecting the scenes.

The album includes 12 familiar songs, including "Midnight Door ~ Stay With Me," which sparked the city pop boom, and "DOWN TOWN," which is said to be the root of city pop.

The melodies played by Toshiki Kato's beautiful piano sound will touch the hearts of listeners and gently envelop a variety of emotions.

The jacket art by Hideto Suzuki, a popular illustrator representing the 80s, also gets you in the mood.

[Track List]

1. Ruby Ring (Akira Terao)
2. Chuo Freeway (Yumi Matsutoya)
3. Plastic Love (Mariya Takeuchi)
4. DOWN TOWN (EPO/Sugar Babe)
5. Summer Horn (Junichi Inagaki)
6. Kimi ni, Munekyun. -Unfaithful Vacation- (YMO)
7. Summer Story of Two (Kiyotaka Sugiyama & Omega Tribe)
8. Tears Are Not Just Decoration (Akina Nakamori/Yosui Inoue)
9. Sweet and Dangerous Scent (Tatsuro Yamashita)
10. Lonely Chaplin (Kiyomi Suzuki with Rats & Star)
11. Midnight Door ~ Stay With Me (Matsubara Miki)
12. If I Could Meet You in My Dreams (Minako Yoshida/Masayuki Suzuki/Eiichi Ohtaki)

◎This CD does not contain songs.
Arrangement and performance: Toshiki Kato

<Product information>
Total 12 songs/approx. 59 minutes
￥1,760 (tax included)
Product number: DLRP-232

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City Pop - Relaxing Piano