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Yumi Arai – The 14th Moon = 14番目の月 (VG+/VG+) – LP, JP 1976, With OBI
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The 14th Moon = 14番目の月 is an LP by Yumi Arai from 1976 released on the Express label.
About this album
The 14th Moon is a graceful, finely crafted Yumi Arai album that helped shape Japan’s early city pop and sophisticated pop-rock sensibility. Released in 1976, it presents Arai’s songwriting with elegant melodies, reflective moods and a polished mix of pop, soul and rock influences. The title track, ‘Chuo Freeway’ and ‘Asahi No Nakade Hohoende’ show her gift for turning everyday feeling into vivid, memorable songs. Issued at a time when Japanese popular music was becoming more urban and expansive, the album stands as one of Arai’s key statements and an important touchstone for later city pop artists.
Genre: Global
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A1 さざ波 = Sazanami
A2 14番目の月 = The 14Th Moon
A3 さみしさのゆくえ = Samishisa No Yukue
A4 朝陽の中で微笑んで = Asahi No Nakade Hohoende
A5 中央フリーウェイ = Chuo Freeway
B1 何もなかったように = Nanimo Nakatta Yoni
B2 天気雨 = Tenki Ame
B3 避暑地の出来事 = Hishochi No Dekigoto
B4 Good Luck And Good-By = グッド・ラック・アンド・グッドバイ
B5 晩夏 (ひとりの季節) = Banka (Hitori No Kisetsu)