Haruomi Hosono – Tropical Dandy

Haruomi Hosono's Tropical Dandy, released in 1975, is a landmark album that blends exotica, jazz, and pop, laying the groundwork for the city pop genre. The album features performances from the band Tin Pan Alley, formerly known as Caramel Mama, and continues the tropical style initiated in his previous work, Hosono House .

Reviews

"Hosono plays the drunk Japanese tourist swaddled in an oversized Hawaiian shirt, belching through Elvis and Irving Berlin karaoke... Hosono deserves distinction for prefiguring stuff like Pizzicato Five and Momus and Stereo Total—without being arch and obnoxious." – Pitchfork