There is no better feeling than finding an album from an artist you never heard of, only for it to become one of your favorite records. Nevertheless, above is the 1973 album Love Songs And Lamentations from Japanese musician, singer, and composer Itsuroh Shimoda. Shimoda’s style is characterized as Folk Pop, mixed with traditional Japanese styles, who was previously a member of the groups Shimonsai and Tokyo Kid Brothers. Check it out!

00:00 01 – 飛べない鳥と飛ばない鳥

06:06 02 – あなたには

09:46 03 – みんな誰でも

13:35 04 – ふたつの舟

18:06 05 – 帰ろう

24:14 06 – All This Time

28:09 07 – I Cried

32:00 08 – Two Voices

36:08 09 – Like a Child

39:24 10 – Moving On

Credits

Arranged By [編曲] – Itsuroh Shimoda, Marci Sutin

Bass – Masaoki Terakawa

Congas, Bongos – Nobu Saito

Drums – Takeshi Inomata

Guitar – Itsuroh Shimoda

Lead Guitar – Hiromi Yasuda

Lyrics By – Itsuroh Shimoda (tracks: 1 to 5), Marci Sutin (tracks: 6 to 10)

Music By [曲] – Itsuroh Shimoda

Vocals – Alexander Easley, Itsuroh Shimoda, Vicki Sue Robinson