–Although Ike Reiko was a mere 17 years of age when she recorded 1971's Kokotsu No Sekai, she was already a star in the world of Japanese erotic movies. Despite the tough-gal image, the music is pretty darn life-affirming, so don't think for a second you're getting an easy listening album here -- this is about as sexual as music can get. Throw "French Kiss" out of the window and give a kiss goodbye to your Serge Gainsbourg records, Ike Reiko is more sizzling than a branding iron as it makes its mark on the farmer's herd. The sex is literally dripping from every note on this record -- the style is "Iroke Kayôkyoku" or erotic kayôkyoku (kayôkyoku being a style of Japanese pop) but the sort of naïve jazz and pseudo spy theme movie music is all draped in a shroud of sexual shouts, screams and coos from the clearly excited Reiko. One must assume that she was in some kind of state of euphoria in the recording studio from the evidence on offer here, either that or she's a pretty realistic faker -- it's a smouldering collision, and that's about all that needs to be said. Kokotsu No Sekaihas to be one of the finest gifts for the music fan in search of that killer oddity. Digitally remastered. Housed in an LP replica card wallet.
Tracklist:
1 女はそれをがまんできない 3:21
Lyrics By – 阿久悠
Music By – 親泊正昇
2 よこはま たそがれ 2:47
Lyrics By – 山口洋子
Music By – 平尾昌晃
3 めまい 2:37
Lyrics By – 安井かずみ
Music By – 村井邦彦
4 雨がやんだら 3:04
Lyrics By – なかにし礼
Music By – 筒美京平
5 夜明けのスキャット 3:03
Lyrics By – 山上路夫
Music By – いずみ たく
6 さすらいのギター 2:44
Lyrics By – 千家和也
Music By – J. リーブカインド
7 私という女 2:40
Lyrics By – なかにし礼
Music By – 鈴木淳
8 雨の日のブルース 3:09
Lyrics By – 橋本淳
Music By – 筒美京平
9 恋の奴隷 2:55
Lyrics By – なかにし礼
Music By – 鈴木邦彦
10 経験 2:40
Lyrics By – 安井かずみ
Music By – 村井邦彦
11 天使になれない 2:49
Lyrics By – 阿久悠
Music By – 都倉俊一
12 愛のきずな 3:22
Lyrics By – 加茂亮二
Music By – 鈴木淳
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1 The Woman Cannot Help It 3:19
2 It Is This Twilight 2:45
3 Vertigo 2:35
4 It Stops The Rain 3:02
5 Dawn Scat 3:02
6 Wandering Guitar 2:39
7 I'm A Woman Named 3:08
8 Rainy Day Blues 2:38
9 Love Slave 2:54
10 Experience 2:43
11 Angel 2:47
12 Chords Of Love 3:20
Credits:
Arranged By – 三沢郷Performer – 川原正美とエキゾチック・サウンズ
Scat – ウイルビーズ
Vocals [歌], Narrator – 池玲子
