At a glance
- Artist
- Mariya Takeuchi
- Released
- 1980
In the issue
Japanese City Pop
Go deeper · 1973-1989
Takeuchi's chart-topping third album featuring American songwriters and session players including members of the Toto rhythm section. Her early RCA work established her sophisticated pop sensibility before her hiatus and later comeback, demonstrating the international collaborations that characterized city pop's production approach. The album showed her ability to work with Western musicians while maintaining her own melodic and lyrical voice.
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- Variety1984
- Impressions1994
Terms
- Session musicians
- Professional musicians hired to perform on recordings without being official members of the credited artist or band, often forming informal but highly skilled house bands for record labels or studios.