[1985] Mao Daichi - MAO ~ Sing For You (Full Album)

Tracklist: 1. Sing For You (Overture) [0:00] 2. Romance [2:53] 3. So Nice Day [6:51] 4. Yuruyaka ni Ai ga... [10:19] 5. You're So Sexy [14:23] 6. Kuroneko no Watashi [19:17] 7. Asphalt wa Free [22:02] 8. Hyouryuuki [25:50] 9. Rimbaud [30:21] 10. Sing For You [34:58] Arranged by: Eiji Kawamura (1, 2, 4, 8, 10) Daisuke Inoue (3, 7) Koji Sakuyama (4, 8) Masahiro Taniguchi (5) Masao Yagi (6, 9) Ripped/scanned by me So this one was a bit of an interesting dig for me. A DJ I follow on Instagram listed for sale an EP single that this artist did...I looked at the catalog # and identified it as one such ID that is typically used for private presses that were manufactured under the Victor Musical Industries label. I decided to search it up, and what did I find? This artist was a musical actress who had already released several albums under Victor! Furthermore, the private press single I mentioned earlier? She already had an album released in 1985 (hint, it's the one you're on right now) that already contained the tracks from the privately pressed single. I didn't quite get it. This album was given a standard release and not privately pressed by any means whatsoever...so why the private press route for that one single? I'll probably never understand. In any case, I saw this album had a CD release and decided to go for that instead. Overall, I very much enjoyed listening to this. The instrumental Overture track by Eiji Kawamura serves as a good mellow introduction before the listener gets swarmed with tons of catchy funk & pop tunes, as well as the occasional mellow track ("You're So Sexy" & the two tracks arranged by Masao Yagi). Easily recommendable to other people and I'm glad to have gotten a copy for ripping. Enjoy!