Credits:

Various Artists

Description:

A combination disc of Western music for those who love idol songs and a journey to explore the roots of Japanese girls' idol songs from the 70s and 80s! All Days Records' second compilation of idol songs! The second volume of this unlikely journey to explore the roots of idol songs is a Western music cover version. Starting with the Golden Half and Mieko Hirota, the second volume is a compilation of Western music covers. It includes not only the old golden idols such as Saori Minami, Momoe Yamaguchi, Junko Sakurada, Candies, Ikue Sakakibara, and WINK, but also Isako Washio, Kumiko Goto, Miwa Kawagoe, and many more. In addition, the album also includes a number of other singers such as Ringo Shiina (Tokyo Incidents), Tommy Heavenly6, Mikiko Noda, and Mariya Takeuchi from the City Pop group as research subjects. This exploratory and adventurous CD is the result of the artist's unsparing love and homage to these divas, which can be directly relived through a variety of Western music numbers from all ages and styles. The second CD, "Pops Tokimeki Junction! -The second volume, "Pops Tokimeki Junction! was aired from 1971 to 1983, the period of the "first and second golden age of idols," I picked up 20 Western music numbers released from the 1940s to the late 1960s that were covered by female singers.In addition, due to the popularity of the previous (first) album, "Pops Tokimeki Junction! -Songs that Influenced Idols of the 70s and 80s", the bonus tracks include five new songs that were the motifs (originals) for hit songs by Pink Lady, Kyoko Koizumi, Yu Hayami, Yoko Oginome, Sayuri Kunio, etc. "We hope you will enjoy this compilation of 26 songs more than the previous album. I hope you will enjoy this blissful compilation of 26 songs, more than the previous release in terms of number of songs, from all angles." Commentary: Shigo Marume

Tracklisting:

01. MAMBO BACAN / SOPHIA LOREN
02. ADAM AND EVE / PAUL ANKA
03. DANS LE MEME WAGON / MARJORIE NOËL
04. UN BUCO NELLA SABBIA / MINA
05. TOO MANY RULES / CONNIE FRANCIS
06. I’M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR / EDDIE HODGES
07. I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU / DUSTY SPRINGFIELD
08. WALK AWAY RENEE / THE LEFT BANKE
09. THE RAIN
THE PARK AND OTHER THINGS / THE COWSILLS
10. YOU DON’T OWN ME / LESLEY GORE
11. I CAN NEVER GO HOME ANYMORE / THE SHANGRI-LAS
12. ATTENDS OU VA T’EN / FRANCE GALL
13. YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON / THE SUPREMES
14. I THINK WE’RE ALONE NOW / TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS
15. BUS STOP / HERMAN’S HERMITS
16. I’M GONNA BE WARM THIS WINTER / CONNIE FRANCIS
17. WHEN / KALIN TWINS
18. ALL / JAMES DARREN
19. GOODBYE JIMMY
GOODBYE / KATHY LINDEN

extra tracks : more inspirations
20. KISS ME SAILOR / DIANE RENAY
21. MUSIC TO WATCH GIRLS BY / ANDY WILLIAMS
22. UNCHAIN MY HEART / TRINI LOPEZ
23. STEP OUT OF YOUR MIND / THE AMERICAN BREED
24. SIMON SAYS / 1910 FRUITGUM COMPANY
25．JOHNNY LOVES ME / SHELLEY FABARES

finale
26. I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME / THE PARIS SISTERS