Listen to Haruomi Hosono’s Cover of Doo-Wop Classic “Sincerely”

His take the 1954 Moonglows tune appears on new album Yours SincerelyPhoto by Masahiro HandaHaruomi Hosono has released a cover of the Moonglows’ “Sincerely.” The latest track from its near-namesake album, Yours Sincerely, sets the Yellow Magic Orchestra co-founder’s translation to a minimally adorned acoustic-guitar arrangement. Take a listen below; the album arrives September 11 via Ghostly.Hosono said in a press release, “The original is a doo-wop hit from 1954 by the Moonglows, the group in which the song’s writer Harvey Fuqua was a member... Since the theme of this album itself is the spirit of sincerely—a closing salutation—I could hardly leave this song uncovered. The original lyrics, written by Alan Freed, are a love song expressing intense yearning. But for this Sincerely, I wanted to return to the word’s original meaning—‘from the heart’—so while paying my respects to the generous spirit of the 1950s and to this beloved song, I chose to write the lyrics in Japanese.”Next month, Hosono will play a pair of shows with Toro y Moi: on September 16, at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, and on September 20, at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles.Jazz Monroe is a music and culture writer based in London. His work also appears in The Guardian, The Independent, and elsewhere. ... Read More