Description
Maria Asahina, the daughter of singer Izumi Yukimura and a multi-talented entertainer who first appeared as a model, is also known for performing an insert song in the 1982 theatrical anime film "My Youth's Arcadia," based on the original work by Reiji Matsumoto. This 7-inch analog record release features her debut single, which preceded her only album "MARIA" (1979/ALFA RECORDS/ALR-6016), released by Alfa Records in 1979 and featuring an exceptionally lavish lineup including YMO members Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Yukihiro Takahashi, Tatsuro Yamashita, Minako Yoshida, Masataka Matsutoya, Koichi Sugiyama, Harvey Mason, Masaki Matsubara, and others from Parachute-kei. [Original release date: April 25, 1979/ALFA RECORDS/ALR-1010]
Arranged by top L.A. fusion drummer HARVEY MASON, who played for Herbie Hancock's prestigious The Headhunters, participated in Lee Ritenour's Gentle Sloths, and later released the leader album "STONE MASON" from Alfa Records in 1982, and Koichi Sugiyama, the disco-kayou song "Disco Gal" also features Tatsuro Yamashita (cho) on backing vocals and vocal arrangement. The disco-kayou song "After the Misty Rain" was arranged by Ryuichi Sakamoto (key).
Both tracks are included as single versions with mixes different from the album versions.
Tracklist:
1. Disco Gal (Lyrics: Michio Yamagami, Music: Koichi Sugiyama, Arrangement: Harvey Mason, Koichi Sugiyama)
2. After the Misty Rain (Lyrics: Michio Yamagami, Music: Tadayuki Harada, Arrangement: Ryuichi Sakamoto)
