[Mellow duet]
No.48 "Eien no morning moon" by Etsuko Sai
Hi. Today's song is "Ei-en no morning moon" by "Etsuko Sai".
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1. Song data
| Title | Ei-en no morning moon (Eternal morning moon) |
|---|---|
| Artist | Estuko Sai |
| Album Title | PASSIO |
| Track No. | 7 |
| Duration | 4:24 |
| Released | 1986 |
| Publisher | Teichiku |
| Lyricist | Shirusu Morita & Etsuko Sai |
| Composer | Toshinobu Kubota |
| Arranger | Yuji Toriyama |
"Shirusu Morita", more known as "Kan Chinfa" is a renowned leading lyricist in the mainstream J-pop.
A surprising number of his songs are ranked high in the hit chart of the Japan's modern pops of all time.
Toshinobu Kubota is a famous R&B singer song writer in Japan since the mid '80s.
Yuji Toriyama is a super guitarist and arranger respected by his always stylish song arrangement works.
Cover art
3. Sound impression
This had been a hidden gem of a duet song in the '80s AOR style.
Only fans of "Sai" and "Kubota" used to know the song, but the song has been recently brought back as a nice duet song for adults.
It is a characteristic AOR sound of the 80's, and a typical "Kubota" melody as well.
The cool guitar *riff in the melody is played by Yuji Toriyama, the arranger of this song, and a well known super guitarist.
Now, he is participating a brilliant Jazz and fusion band called "Pyramid", together with "Akira Jimbo"(dr) and "Hirotaka Izumi"(key).
(→ Examples of the guitar *riff(Rock), youtube)
Etsuko Sai's vocal is pure and clear, like an atmosphere of a bright winter morning.
A duet partner is "Toshinubu Kubota". The American fans might recollect his name as "Toshi Kubota" in the mid '90s, with a song like this.
Apple Music
Funk it up (Wikipedia) Toshi Kubota
He is a pioneer of contemporary R&B in Japan, which was not yet well understood in the market in the late '80s.
And now, he is a leading singer and a song writer for R&B in Japan.
4. Reference
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5. About the artist
Estuko Sai debuted in 1984 with single "Reach Out". Since then, 13 singles, and 12 original, 3 best albums has been released until now.
(Wikipedia, Estuko Sai)
The timing of her debut coincided with the most thriving period of Japan. Therfore, many of her songs reflected the active life of young urban women.
So, her songs are still stylish and lively even for the modern ears, because of the simple but high quality arrangement, and her cool clear voice which fits well for the songs with urban image.
It seems she has stopped the activity in music since the mid-'90s.
We hope if we can listen her new song someday.
6. Samples from online music stores
The original album "Passio" is not available at the moment. Therefore, we would like to introduce one of her best albums "Golden Best"(2012), instead of "Passio", which is the album the song was originally included.
Please go to the page below, and just play or click track No.4.
Samples are free.
Trial button is usually located on the left side of the song title.
AD : Free listening samples
Amazon JP (no sample)
billboard-japan.com
TOWER RECORDS ONLINE
7. Japanese Letters
| Song Title | 永遠のモーニング・ムーン (Eternal morning moon) |
|---|---|
| Artist | 彩恵津子 (Estuko Sai) |
| Album Title | PASSIO |
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