Hashire. Showa no Shonen yo

[Machine Translation] The new album by enka singer and songwriter Akiya Nitta, also known as the legendary storyteller! This is the new work of Akiya Nitta, an enka-style singer and songwriter who is also known as a "legendary storyteller" and made his debut in 1976 by singing all the songs on lyricist Yu Aku's album "Aku Yu no Kokoro no Minato Machi" (Aku Yu's Port Town in My Heart). The title track "Run, Showa no Shonen yo! is a work that depicts his "adolescence" based on his own training period in Tokyo and his training period in Japan. Co-written with his longtime songwriting partner, poet Shinichi Ishihara, the song is quietly moving as he lovingly sings about his own adolescence. The coupling includes a cover of "Neon River," a song by his beloved mentor Barb Satake. This is the final part of the "Akiya Nitta Showa Trilogy," following "As I Was Born in the Showa Era" (2016) and "The Last of the Showa Singers" (2024).

伝説の弾き語り歌手の異名をもつ演歌系シンガー&ソングライター新田晃也の新作! 1976年作詞家阿久悠のアルバム「阿久悠の我が心の港町」で収録曲全曲の歌唱を担当してデビューした、"伝説の弾き語り歌手"の異名をもつ演歌系シンガー&ソングライター新田晃也の新作。表題曲「走れ、昭和の少年よ!」は、自身の上京～修行時代を題材に「青春時代」を描いた作品。永年にわたる楽曲作りのパートナー作詩家・石原信一氏との共作、自らの青春時代を慈しむように歌う歌唱が静かな感動を誘う。またカップリングには敬愛する恩師バーブ佐竹の代表曲「ネオン川」をカバー収録「昭和生まれの俺らしく」 (2016年)、「昭和最後の歌うたい」 (2024年)に続く、"新田晃也昭和三部作"の完結編!