Yumi Matsutoya, Yumi Matsutoya – Reincarnation = リ・インカーネーション (E/E) – LP, JP 1983, With OBI

Reincarnation = リ・インカーネーション is an LP by Yumi Matsutoya from 1983 released on the Express label.

About this album

Reincarnation is a standout 1983 album from Yumi Matsutoya, showing her at ease between city pop sophistication and early-80s electronic gloss. Built from polished melodies, driving boogie rhythms and the cool finish of synth-pop and AOR, it captures the era when Japanese pop became more cosmopolitan without losing emotional directness. Matsutoya’s writing gives the record its balance of elegance and bite, moving from sleek title-song pop to moodier, nocturnal textures. Widely regarded as one of her defining works, it reflects her influence on the modern Japanese pop sound and her gift for making sophisticated arrangements feel immediate.

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