[1985] Yasuko Naitoh - Heartaches (Full Album)

Tracklist: 1. Hitoshirezu Koi [0:00] 2. Roppongi Shinjuu [3:45] 3. Melody [8:49] 4. RUNAWAY [13:38] 5. 12 Bangai no Carol [17:34] 6. Jun [22:10] 7. Roppongi Rain [26:30] 8. Aijin [30:54] 9. Aishuu Twilight [35:01] 10. Roppongi Lullaby [39:44] Arranged by: Tadashige Matsui (01 ~ 04, 06 ~ 07, 10) Nobuyuki Nakamura (05, 08) Ripped/scanned by me, scan fixes by Smithdanigans Cover album by Yasuko Naitoh. With the exception of track 9, the other tracks on this album are covers of already existing songs by other JP artists (track 4 is a cover of a Bon Jovi track, though). Truthfully speaking, I don't recognize the original songs on here which the covers are based off—the main reason I got this album to begin with was because track 01 was the only one from the album posted onto YT, and it was REALLY good. Add onto that the arrangement credit by Tadashige Matsui (who can make damn good tracks if he tries)... I researched this quickly and saw that he arranged 80% of the album, so my interest was peaked by then and I sought out a copy for myself. Unfortunately, the rest of the album did not live up to the same standard of quality as track 1 😅. Some tracks past 04 and onwards are still good methinks, but in general the album just pretty much turned out to be... dare I say it, mid. While I was in the process of tagging this album, I found another album Naitoh did that was also arranged by Tadashige Matsui. I'm still hesitant to buy it, and TBH I'm not sure if I will... Regardless, enjoy.