[1986] Hidemi Ishikawa - BLANCHE (Full Album)

Tracklist: 1. Abunai Body Beat [0:00] 2. Kokuhaku 500 Mile [4:58] 3. BANDAGE [9:06] 4. Nostalgia [13:07] 5. Tsuki no Jealousy [17:26] 6. Yasei no Blanche [22:19] 7. Christie no Koi [26:19] 8. Scandalous Eyes [30:52] 9. Get Away [34:17] 10. Fuyubamen [37:58] Arranged by: Makoto Matsushita (01 ~ 03, 06 ~ 07, 10) Shingo Kobayashi (04 ~ 05) Kazuo Ohtani (08 ~ 09) CD ripped/scanned by me, scan fixes by Smithdanigans I was curious to check what other albums Hidemi Ishikawa had done after I had listened to her "Summer Breeze" album, and a quick search on Discogs led me to "BLANCHE". All the currently-existing full album uploads for this album on YT are sourced from an LP, and AFAIK the CD hadn't been ripped yet, but what really caught my interest was the fact that this album contained arrangements from both Makoto Matsushita & Kazuo Ohtani. I'd say that alone was what led me to purchasing a copy for ripping. Unfortunately, I think it's mid. Nothing to do with the arrangements... production-wise, it sounds good. I think the problem for me was the composition throughout these tracks. With the exception of a few songs on here, the album didn't manage to keep me as invested as I was with "Summer Breeze". Despite what I think of the album, I've chosen to put this album here instead of putting it on the junkyard channel since I didn't deem the album to be that seriously bad to the point that it deserves to be on there. Regardless, enjoy.