Lovin' Mighty Fire: Nippon Funk Soul Disco 1973-1983 (Double LP)
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Lovin' Mighty Fire: Nippon Funk Soul Disco 1973-1983 (Double LP)
[ Ace Records / 2 LP ]
Release Date: Friday 14 April 2017
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Japan's previously-hidden disco dragon uncaged!
The first official collection of Japanese soul, funk and disco in the West.
From mavericks like Haruomi Hosono of the Yellow Magic Orchestra, with his low-down proto-disco groove, to soul singer Minako Yoshida belting it out on the epic title track; jazz vocalist Yasuko Agawa (of LA Nights fame) sweetly covers Roberta Flack, while Memphis soul group Ebonee Webb, funk up a Japanese folk tune, and that's just for starters. This compilation shows that Japan not only voraciously consumed soul and its offshoot genres, but - unknown to the rest of the world - it carved out its own sound too.
"Strange, alien, sometimes silly, but a whole new world worth investigating for those who fancy diving in." - Record Collector
Tracks:
Disc 1
Side 1:
Bye Bye Session Band - Lily
Sentimental Hotel - Rie Nakahara
Bara to Yajyu - Haruomi Hosono
Why Don't You Move in with Me - Yasuko Agawa
Side 2:
Jiken Ga Okitara Beru Ga Neru - Pink Lady
Summer Champion - Yuko Asano
Dancin' - Junko Ohashi
Rainbow Paradise - Masayoshi Takanaka
Disc 2
Side 3:
Uragiri - Mari Natsuki
Maboroshi No Hito - Miyako Chaki
Tornado - Minako Yoshida
Banana - Kay Ishiguro
Side 4:
Funky Miyo-Chan - Masaaki Hirao
Yashow MacAshow - Ebonee Webb
Lovin' Mighty Fire - Naoya Matsuoka & Minako Yoshida
