Nanako Sato - Funny Walkin

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: BEAT77
Barcode: 8809114690778
Release Date: 03 Dec 2021
Genre: City Pop

180gram HQ pressing at RTI. Non-Returnable.
Housed in deluxe tip on jacket.
Remastered from the 1st generation NIPPON COLUMBIA master tape.
Lacquer cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio.
Faithfully restored artwork & insert from the original 1977 release.

Tokyo-based singer-songwriter Nanako Sato(佐藤奈々子) teamed up with Motoharu Sano(佐野元春) during her time in school and submitted an entry into a collegiate women’s song contest, which made it to the finals. This led to her signing with Better Days/Nippon Columbia and the release of her debut album, <Funny Walkin’>.

In charge of arrangements is ‘Master’ Yuji Ohno(大野雄二) of fame, who weaves a classy pop record with bold jazz vibes. Sato’s nonchalant, whispering, vocal style – which would go on to deeply influence the later Shibuya-kei style – comes together with Sano’s broad musical arsenal encompassing ragtime, good time rock n roll, and jazz to create one beauty of a record. The opening track ‘Subterranean Couple’ has been rediscovered to great acclaim amid the recent ‘city pop’ craze.

Tracklist:
Subterranean Couple , Twilight, Midnight Rock and Roll Dance, Tightrope Walk, Funny Walkin' In Red Dress, Ragtime Fever , Street Corner Betty, From Saturday Night To Sunday Morning, Stardust Drive, Pianist' Lover, In Love, Night Isadora