Way to Love
Way to Love (Toyoshima Machiko)
King Records KICA-1236 |
This is a solo single by Toyoshima Machiko (豊嶋真千子) .
The tracks are as follows.
- Way to Love
- Surrender to your Heart
- Tsuki no Shinwa (Planet Rider image track)
- Way to Love (Vocalless ver.)
- Surrender to your Heart (Vocalless ver.)
Track 1 was written by Machiko, and is a 3/4 speed genki song (the kind that I think she does best). Track 2 is also a somewhat laid-back style of genki that seems a bit more polished, but doesn't quite capture her originality as well. Track 3 is a slow song that feels a lot like Haruka na Kaze did, and showcases her ability to hit the high notes quite well.
The cover features a head and shoulders shot of Machiko contemplatively glancing over her shoulder. The back cover shows Machiko in a white dress, bending over with her hands behind her back to show off her lack of cleavage (^_^;) The inside cover is a long shot of Machiko walking in a park.
Her singing seems much more polished than her earlier songs, and her voice seems to be gaining a Tange Sakura like quality to it. The more mature tone of her songs and the lack of a single picture of Machiko smiling is a departure from her original boke, cheerful side, but she does a decent job of pulling it off.