Minako Yoshida 吉田美奈子 – Flapper
The songs seem to be sung in the vocal style desired by the composers, resulting in a rich and varied composition.
There are also some parts that are a little humorous.
Yoshida Minako (吉田美奈子) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, composer, and producer.
Yoshida always had a desire to work in the music industry, and while in high school she temporarily joined the Tokyo Kid Brothers musical troupe as a backing musician alongside studio musicians Hosono Haruomi and Matsumoto Takashi, who befriended her and recommended she start out in songwriting. She continued her career as a backup musician for various different bands, but also began writing her own music and lyrics around 1971. In 1972, she was recruited by singer-songwriter Otaki Eiichi and began her professional career. In 1973 she was introduced to fledgling studio musician Yamashita Tatsuro and the pair became frequent collaborators on each other's work as well as for other singer-songwriters such as Matsutoya Yumi.
She remains relatively active to this day, mostly as a live performer.
Tracklist
- 愛は彼方
- かたおもい
- 朝は君に
- ケッペキにいさん
- ラムはお好き?
- 夢で逢えたら
- チョッカイ
- 忘れかけてた季節へ
- ラスト・ステップ
- 永遠に
