Emy Jackson - Crying In A Storm (1965)

Born Emy Eaton, today’s featured artist was born on July 2, 1945 to Japanese parents living in Essex England. As a teenager, Emy moved back to Japan, in Yokohama, where she found work as a DJ. Her career began after being asked by the director of a radio program if she could sing.

In April 1965, Emy released her debut single (the song heard below) which had been written by Yasutoshi Nakajima and Reiko Yukawa. She was backed by an ever-changing collection of session musicians who were ambiguously labeled “The Smashmen” by Columbia Records, as well as backup vocalists from the Philippines known as the MGM boys. Emy herself was given the stagename “Emy Jackson” and promoted as a foreign artist, despite her records actually being made in Japan. The song heard below reached number four in Japan (despite being sung entirely in English) and was the first English-sung hit in Japan to sell over one million copies.



Emy Jackson - Crying In A Storm (1965)

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Lyrics:

Take me, take me
Take my heart and all
I was born (I was born) to be yours

Love me, love me
Get me, hold me tight
Now I’m crying in a storm

I know that you’ve got this crazy sports car
Kitty, Chris, and Ronnie, Julie, Nancy, and Patsy
Why? (Why?) Why (why) not me?

Take me, take me
Take my heart and all
I was born (I was born) to be yours

Take me, take me
Take my heart and all
I was born (I was born) to be yours

Love me, love me
Get me, hold me tight
Now I’m crying in a storm

I know that you’ve got this crazy sports car
Kitty, Chris, and Ronnie, Julie, Nancy, and Patsy
Why? (Why?) Why (why) not me?

Take me, take me
Take my heart and all
I was born (I was born) to be yours