Sally KUBOTA Group "Romantic ga tomaranai / JOY" (7"+Download code)

Sally Kubota Group "Romantic ga tomaranai / JOY" (7"+Download code)

Sally Kubota Group, the trio of bassist Sally Kubota with Nakayama Tsutomu (on organ, of The Scooters) and Hara "Gen" Hideki (on drums), has a new single about to be released! This time is a tribute to songwriter Tsutsumi Kyōhei, who passed away last October, by covering two of the famous songs that he wrote. The featured singers are the original ones, with C-C-B's Ryū Kohji singing "Romantic ga tomaranai" (first released in 1985) and Ishii Akemi singing "JOY" (first released in 1987). Both songs were re-arranged by Okada Yumi, and the mix done by Satō Seiki (microstar). The 7" comes with a download code.

You can watch in the videos below some footage of the recording at Vivid Sound Studio, with interviews of the singers recalling their memories of the composer.

Also check out the previous singles released last year, "Do You Believe in Magic?" (Spotify, , YouTube Music) and "Twiggy Twiggy c/w Le Canon De Manon".

Sally Kubota Group "Romantic ga tomaranai / JOY" (7")
サリー久保田グループ「Romanticが止まらない / JOY」

A. Romantic ga tomaranai / Sally Kubota Group & Kohji Ryū
B. JOY / Sally Kubota Group & Akemi Ishii

Sally Kubota Records/Vivid Sound SKR-001
Out 4/21, ¥1700 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, Amazon, HMV, Tower Records (Japan only) ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

Studio & interview footage