My Suitor is an 8-track EP or mini-album of covers from Japanese pop star Kahimi Karie. The original songs were largely recorded by little-known UK artists in the 1980s including Dolly Mixture and The Lilac Time

The Lilac Time

The Lilac Time is a British alternative rock band that was originally formed in Herefordshire, England by Stephen Duffy, his brother Nick Duffy and their friend Michael Weston in 1986. The band's name was taken from a line in the Nick Drake song "River Man."...

. It was released in Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 in 2002 by the Polydor label. The disc was packaged with a bonus track, "Warrior In Wordsworth" and the music video for "Melt The Snow".

Track listing

(Track 8 is a "hidden" or bonus track on the original pressing only)

1. "My Suitor" (Bernthøler
   Bernthøler
   Bernthøler is an Pop/Avant Garde band formed in Belgium, and was active between 1981 and 1985. They were favourites of British radio DJ John Peel.-History:...
   
   ) –
2. "Dilly Dally Dolly" (Dolly Mixture) –
3. "Melt The Snow" (Virginia Astley
   Virginia Astley
   Virginia Astley is an English singer-songwriter most active during the 1980s and 1990s. From the start of her songwriting career in 1980, Astley took her inspiration from many sources. Her classical training influenced her as did a desire to be experimental with her music...
   
   )–
4. "Drumbeat For Baby" (Weekend) –
5. "Black Velvet" (The Lilac Time) –
6. "Since You've Been Away" (The French Impressionists) –
7. "The Photo Song" (Holgar Czukay) –
8. "Warrior In Wordsworth" (X-Ray Spex
   X-Ray Spex
   X-Ray Spex were an English punk band from London that formed in 1976.During their first incarnation , X-Ray Spex were “deliberate underachievers” and only managed to release five singles and one album...
   
   ) –