Hitomi Tohyama - Five Pennys (1988)

Originally from Okinawa Prefecture, she debuted in 1981 with the song "JUST CALL ME PENNY" and captivated people with her pop and soulful singing, and is known for serving as backing vocalist for Rie Ida (Rie Ida's backing band). The 1st album featuring the 42nd Street Band is a CITY POP masterpiece) 6TH album from 1985 by bilingual female singer Hitomi Toyama. Rie Ida's then-husband Yoshihiro Yonekura of 42ND Street Band, who was her backing partner, and Hitoshi Kirigaya were in charge of composing the song. Kazuo Shiina, who debuted as a backing musician for Minako Yoshida, is a guitarist for Hachimitsu Pie and Moon Riders, and a member of Tatsuro Yamashita's band, and is known as the arranger for RC Succession's ``Ameagari no Yozora ni'', etc., is in charge of arranging all songs. Kazuo Shiina also participated in the performance, as well as Jun Aoyama, Hiroki Ito, Hiroyuki Namba of the iron-clad Tatsuro Yamashita Band, Nobu Saito, JAKE H CONCEPCION, and others. Contains the finest 80'S mid-Japanese soul number "DARLING", the soulful ballad "AIR POCKET", the slow mid English poem "CRY BABY CRY", and the light 80'S Japanese disco with a sway beat style "WALKER". Especially her mid-to-slow numbers are exquisite.