Ai no Uta wo Arigato

[Machine Translation] Masayoshi Tsuruoka and Tokyo Romantica represented the heyday of Showa-era mood songs with hits such as "Otaru no Hito yo" and "Kimi wa Kokoro no Tsuma Dakara". Masato Sanjo, who was the face of the group with his sweet vocals along with leader Masayoshi Tsuruoka, who also composed music on the recording guitar, sadly passed away one year ago in October 2017. Hiroshi Miyauchi, who supported Mr. Sanjo from his solo days on chorus and guitar and later became an official member of Romantica, took the lead in releasing a song dedicated to Mr. Sanjo. The band consists of five members, including the chorus, and newly recruited Shogo Sato, who has been singing Mr. Sanjo's songs, as the second vocalist. This is a warm ballad with straightforward lyrics in memory of Mr. Sanjo, set to Tsuruoka melodies. Also included are three other songs (each with karaoke).

「小樽のひとよ」「君は心の妻だから」などのヒットで、昭和のムード歌謡全盛期を代表する鶴岡雅義と東京ロマンチカ。レキント・ギターで作曲も担当するリーダーの鶴岡雅義とともにその甘いヴォーカルでグループの顔となっていた三條正人氏が2017年10月に惜しくも亡くなって1年を迎えるタイミングで、残されたリーダーの鶴岡雅義と、三條氏のソロ時代からコーラスとギターでサポートし、後に、ロマンチカの正式メンバーとなった宮内ひろしが中心となって三條さんに捧げる曲をリリース。メンバーは新たに三條氏の曲を歌い続けてきた佐藤省吾をセカンド・ヴォーカルに迎え、コーラスを含めた5名編成。ストレートに三條さんを偲んだ歌詞を鶴岡メロディーに乗せた温かいバラード作品。他、全3曲 (各カラオケ入り)収録。