In September 1995, Kubota released his eighth album, "Sunshine, Moonlight", which was his first English album. The album reached number 1 on the Oricon Albums chart and sold over a half of million copies worldwide. The album's lead single, "Funk It Up", was released along with the song "Nice & EZ" in the United States. The singles charted at number 91 on the Oricon Singles chart. The follow-up single, "Just the Two of Us", a duet with Caron Wheeler, was also released in the United States. The single reached number 30 on the Oricon Singles chart.