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Sure, it’s not totally authentic – but the album’s some sweet vocal bossa material by Helen, recorded with the quartet of Sadao Watanabe, one of Japan’s best bossa practicioners in the 60s! The record features a very strange version of the theme to “Johnny Guitar”, plus 2 Japanese titles, “Sinjite Itai” and “Yume Wa Yoru Hiraku”. Other tracks include “Agua De Beber”, “Shadow Of Your Smile”, “Fly Me To The Moon”, and “Boy From Ipanema” (Dusty Groove).

Track listing:

1. Fly Me to The Moon (3:01)
2. The Boy From Ipnema (3:01)
3. The Shadow of Tour Smile (3:02)
4. So Danco Samba (2:34)
5. La Chanson D’orphee (3:04)
6. Yume Ha Yoru Hiraku (3:06)
7. A Man And a Woman (2:47)
8. How Insensitive (3:10)
9. Johnny Guitar (2:45)
10. Agua de Beber (2:42)
11. Yesterday (3:00)
12. Shinjite Itai (2:50)

Total Time 33:42

Personnel:
– Helen Merrill / vocals
– Sadao Watanabe / alto sax, flute
– Sadanori Nakamure / guitar
– Masabumi Kikuchi / piano
– Masanaga Harada / bass
– Masahiko Togashi / drums

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Released: 1967
Label: Victor

JVC Compact Discs (1993)