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"City Pop" is a recent trend in the music scene. These sophisticated, urban Japanese pop tunes from the '70s and '80s have become popular overseas through the internet and are now gaining renewed attention in Japan. This album features 12 carefully selected, familiar songs from that era, arranged with a slightly more mature piano sound. Furthermore, the first few tracks with piano accompaniment are interspersed with sound effects evoking images of driving, seaside scenes, and nighttime cityscapes, seamlessly connecting the different scenes. The album includes 12 familiar tracks, including "Mayonaka no Door ~Stay With Me~," which ignited the City Pop boom, and "DOWN TOWN," considered a root of City Pop. The beautiful piano melodies will resonate with listeners, gently enveloping a variety of emotions. Track Listing 1. Ruby Ring (Akira Terao) 2. Chuo Freeway (Yumi Matsutoya) 3. Plastic Love (Mariya Takeuchi) 4. DOWN TOWN (EPO/Sugar Babe) 5. Summer Horn (Junichi Inagaki) 6. My Heart Thumps for You -A Fickle Vacation- (YMO) 7. Our Summer Story (Kiyotaka Sugiyama & Omega Tribe) 8. Tears Are Not Just for Show (Akina Nakamori/Yosui Inoue) 9. A Sweet and Dangerous Scent (Tatsuro Yamashita) 10. Lonely Chaplin (Kiyomi Suzuki with Rats & Star) 11. Midnight Door ~Stay With Me (Miki Matsubara) 12. If I Could Meet You in a Dream (Minako Yoshida/Masayuki Suzuki/Eiichi Ohtaki) ??Arrangement and Performance: Toshiki Kato ??This CD does not contain vocals. ?\The following is a comment from Toshikazu Kanazawa (music writer) City pop is currently booming all over the world. But stepping away from that mainstream for a moment, with just an acoustic piano, he meticulously weaves together uniquely Japanese melancholic melodies, timeless tunes that don't pander to trends, in their purest form. Yes, sometimes as if speaking to you, and sometimes as if enveloping you... Another truth behind "Plastic Love" and "Midnight Door ~Stay with Me~" that are overflowing from social media. It is a melody of peace that only Japanese people can find. A collection of song-oriented piano music that resonates deeply within the heart. ?\The following is an excerpt from Toshikazu Kanazawa's blog "Light Mellow on the web ~turntable diary~" City pop, which is currently riding a wave of re-evaluation all over the world, is all about the dance beat. Because of that, it is often grouped together with urban pop idol songs. But the only instrument used here is a piano. Moreover, it must evoke a healing effect. This is where another aspect of City Pop comes into focus. It's the opposite of the City Pop that appeals overseas: a Japanese sense of melancholy in the melancholy melodies and the latent imagery of the lyrics that remain in the minds of those familiar with the hit songs of that era. While there are popular songs like "Plastic Love" and "Midnight Door ~Stay With Me~," the melodies of the other songs all evoke a sense of melancholy that is uniquely Japanese. We often self-deprecatingly criticize ourselves as being isolated like the Galapagos, but City Pop is music that originated in Japan. There's nothing meaning in being isolated like the Galapagos. Overseas City Pop fans are just scooping up the superficial groove and reveling in it. The essence of the wet resonance of the melodies and the memorable lyrics is something that only we Japanese can understand. About Della Inc. [Established in 1972] Della Inc. delivers music specializing in healing that is "gentle on the mind and body." Our music, created under the supervision of specialists focusing on themes such as sleep, autonomic nervous system, stress, and fatigue, is based on medical evidence. We also plan and produce music suitable for various other situations. Since our founding, we have strived to promote music therapy through sound, music, and video, and we would be delighted to bring a moment of healing to your life.