Haruomi Hosono shares new song, "Sincerely"

Speaking about the new track, which follows previous single "Note of Mothership", Hosono explains, "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. It was later covered by The McGuire Sisters, a white vocal trio; released in 1954, their version became a major hit the following year and quietly found its way into the mainstream." "Sincerely means ‘earnestly’ or ‘from the heart,’ but the word is most commonly used as a closing phrase in letters: ‘Yours sincerely’ in British English, ‘Sincerely yours’ in American English," he continues. "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."