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Splurge
''Splurge'' is a Japanese-language pop album by Puffy Amiyumi that was released on June 28, 2006 in Japan. It was released in the US on July 25, 2006, after their East Coast Tour. On tracks 12 and 13, "Camel Country" and "Security Blanket", the vocal parts are sung by Yumi Yoshimura and Ami Onuki solo, respectively. A promo EP was released in Japan on July 25, 2006. Track listing Japan release Track naming from Japanese edition of album, with translated English in brackets. #"Radio Tokyo" (Butch Walker) #" ナイスバディ (Nice Buddy)" (lyrics: Puffy / music: Andy Sturmer and Andy Thompson) #" Tokyo I'm on My Way" (Andy Sturmer) #"Shall We Dance?" (Butch Walker) #"恋のエチュード (Love's Etude)" ( Masamune Kusano) #"女マシンガン (Girl Machine Gun)" (lyrics: Seiji / music: Jon Spencer) #"Sunday in the Park" ( Charley Drayton, Tamio Okuda) #" モグラライク (Mole-Like)" (Tamio Okuda) #"Missing You Baby" (lyrics: Puffy / music: Andy Sturmer) #"早春物語 (Early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puffy AmiYumi
is a Japanese pop rock duo formed in Tokyo in 1995, consisting of singers Ami Onuki and Yumi Yoshimura. In the United States, they adopted the name Puffy AmiYumi to avoid legal naming conflicts with Sean Combs, who also performed under the name Puffy. They sing in Japanese and English. Onuki and Yoshimura were scouted by Sony-affiliated talent agencies and put together in the mid-1990s. Most of their work was produced or co-written by Tamio Okuda and Andy Sturmer, formerly of the bands Unicorn and Jellyfish, respectively. The pair's first release "Asia no Junshin" (1996) sold a million records. They gained mainstream success in Japan during 1998, following the release of their album '' Jet CD'' and continued with several more full-length releases (totaling 15 million sales in Japan). In 2004, an animated series featuring cartoon versions of Onuki and Yoshimura, ''Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi'', premiered on the US Cartoon Network. Although their characters were voiced by actresses, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mogura Like
''Splurge'' is a Japanese-language pop album by Puffy Amiyumi that was released on June 28, 2006 in Japan. It was released in the US on July 25, 2006, after their East Coast Tour. On tracks 12 and 13, "Camel Country" and "Security Blanket", the vocal parts are sung by Yumi Yoshimura and Ami Onuki solo, respectively. A promo EP was released in Japan on July 25, 2006. Track listing Japan release Track naming from Japanese edition of album, with translated English in brackets. #"Radio Tokyo" (Butch Walker) #" ナイスバディ (Nice Buddy)" (lyrics: Puffy / music: Andy Sturmer and Andy Thompson) #" Tokyo I'm on My Way" (Andy Sturmer) #"Shall We Dance?" (Butch Walker) #"恋のエチュード (Love's Etude)" ( Masamune Kusano) #"女マシンガン (Girl Machine Gun)" (lyrics: Seiji / music: Jon Spencer) #"Sunday in the Park" (Charley Drayton, Tamio Okuda) #" モグラライク (Mole-Like)" (Tamio Okuda) #"Missing You Baby" (lyrics: Puffy / music: Andy Sturmer) #"早春物語 (Early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puffy Amiyumi
is a Japanese pop rock duo formed in Tokyo in 1995, consisting of singers Ami Onuki and Yumi Yoshimura. In the United States, they adopted the name Puffy AmiYumi to avoid legal naming conflicts with Sean Combs, who also performed under the name Puffy. They sing in Japanese and English. Onuki and Yoshimura were scouted by Sony-affiliated talent agencies and put together in the mid-1990s. Most of their work was produced or co-written by Tamio Okuda and Andy Sturmer, formerly of the bands Unicorn and Jellyfish, respectively. The pair's first release "Asia no Junshin" (1996) sold a million records. They gained mainstream success in Japan during 1998, following the release of their album '' Jet CD'' and continued with several more full-length releases (totaling 15 million sales in Japan). In 2004, an animated series featuring cartoon versions of Onuki and Yoshimura, ''Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi'', premiered on the US Cartoon Network. Although their characters were voiced by actresses, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo I'm On My Way
"Tokyo I'm on My Way" is the second single by J-pop duo Puffy AmiYumi from their Splurge album, that has been released on May 24, 2006. It was co-written by the Offspring's Dexter Holland. Both lyrics and melody of the chorus were taken from the song "Tokyo" by Dutch band Gruppo Sportivo. Track listing # Tokyo I'm on My Way #: Puffy AmiYumi: Vocals #: Takahiro Konagawa (from Charcoal Filter): Guitar #: Seiji Kameda is a Japanese music producer, arranger and bass guitarist. He has worked extensively with Ringo Shiina, serving as her producer and touring bassist for many years, including his tenure with their band Tokyo Jihen from 2005 to 2012. Biography ...: Bass #: Masayuki Muraishi: Drums # 世界のはじっこ (Sekai no hajikko) # Friends Forever ～FICKLR Remix～ References 2006 singles Puffy AmiYumi songs Song recordings produced by Seiji Kameda 2006 songs Ki/oon Music singles {{2000s-Japan-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tofu Records
was a US record label of Sony Music Entertainment Japan that was launched in 2003 to distribute Japanese Sony artists in the United States, and that closed in 2007. Their first signed artist was T.M.Revolution, and they used the anime fandom community to spread the word. T.M.Revolution's U.S. concert debut at Otakon 2003 was successful, drawing an audience of over 5,000. Tofu Records' second signing was with L'Arc-en-Ciel. The label kicked off publicity for the group with a concert at 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland during Otakon 2004. L'Arc-en-Ciel made 1st Mariner Arena history by being the first music group from Japan to headline there. The concert drew an estimated 12,000. In 2006, Tofu Records also published the '' Splurge'' album by pop rock duo PUFFY. They also represented Nami Tamaki, High and Mighty Color, ZONE, Miss Monday, Rhymester, Soulhead and Polysics. In March 2007, Tofu Records closed. Releases on Sony Music Japan now appear on Columbia or Epic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honeycreeper (Puffy Album)
Honeycreeper is an album by Japanese pop band PUFFY that was released on September 26, 2007 in Japan. The album is notable for being the first Puffy album where "band Godfather", Andy Sturmer, is not credited for writing any of the songs. "Hasan Jauze" is a cover of a song by The Cro-Magnons, which was released within two weeks' time of the original. Current pressings of the album now have the cover that is used as the first pressing's tray liner picture. The first pressings of the album also had extra pages in the CD jacket booklet as well as differences in photo/lyric set-outs. Puffy have said in an interview that inspiration for the album's title name, 'Honeycreeper', came from a leaflet they had come across while on a vacation in Hawaii, and that it was the name for a type of bird, similar to the ones seen on the album's cover. Track listing # "オリエンタル・ダイヤモンド" (Oriental Diamond) ( Yosui Inoue/Tamio Okuda) - 4:04 # "Ain't Gonna Cut It" (Butch Walke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Sturmer
Marvin Andrew Sturmer (born March 11, 1965) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and composer who co-founded the rock band Jellyfish in 1989. He was the group's lead vocalist, drummer, and primary songwriter. Following their break-up in 1994, Sturmer became involved with Tamio Okuda, as writer and producer for the Japanese pop duo Puffy AmiYumi. Although Sturmer maintains a low public profile, he continues working as a songwriter for cartoons produced by Disney and Cartoon Network. Jellyfish Sturmer attended Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, California in the 1970s.There, he was a drummer in the school's jazz band, and met keyboardist Roger Manning. Manning recalled of Sturmer: "I've never seen anyone of his age with that expertise and command of his instrument. Andy was one of the first kids in our town who took it seriously and had a goal. He was my hero." They later joined the group Beatnik Beatch. When the band dissolved in 1988, Sturmer and Manning formed Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butch Walker
Bradley Glenn "Butch" Walker (born November 14, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist for the glam metal band SouthGang from the late 1980s to early 1990s as well as the lead vocalist and guitarist for rock band Marvelous 3 from 1997 until 2001. Career SouthGang Walker grew up in Cartersville, Georgia, working as a guitarist and performer in several rock bands in the 1980s, including Badd Boyz and Byte the Bullet. Byte the Bullet moved to Los Angeles in 1988 and were signed to Virgin Records within the year. The band then changed their name to SouthGang and released two albums, ''Tainted Angel'' in 1991 and ''Group Therapy'' in 1992. SouthGang was one of the first bands to tour China in the early 1990s, however they eventually disbanded after Virgin modified their contract and tried to send them in the wrong direction. Walker and the rest of the SouthGang members continue to remain on good terms. The Floyds Afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (album)
''Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi'' is a compilation album by pop duo Puffy AmiYumi, released in 2004. It was compiled to tie in with the group's animated series of the same name. There is also a Japanese version of this CD, of which contains the subtitle, "Happy Fun Rock Music from the Series" and includes two additional "TV Mix" tracks. The album peaked at #49 on the Japanese Albums Chart. Track listing # " Hi Hi" (Onuki, Yoshimura, Sturmer) – 2:54 # "Friends Forever" (Sturmer) – 4:03 # "Planet Tokyo" (Sturmer) – 3:50 # "Joining a Fan Club" (Jellyfish cover) (Manning, Sturmer) – 3:58 # "Forever" (Sturmer) – 2:29 # "V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N" (Yasuharu) – 3:30 # "Love So Pure" (Sturmer) – 3:57 # " True Asia" (Inoue, Okuda) – 4:40 # " Boogie-Woogie No. 5" (Okuda) – 4:10 # "That's the Way It Is" (Okuda) – 3:19 # "Sunrise" (Onuki, Yoshimura, Sturmer) – 3:56 # "Into the Beach" (also known as "To the Beach" (Okuda) – 3:12 # "December" (Onuki, Yoshimura, Sturmer) – 4:20 # "Teen Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ami Onuki
is a Japanese singer and a member of J-pop group PUFFY, along with Yumi Yoshimura. Career She has co-hosted several Japanese TV shows with the "cool" half of PUFFY, Yumi Yoshimura, including the talk show '' Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Puffy'', part of a morning show called ''Saku-Saku'', and the 2006 series '' Hi Hi Puffy Bu'', in which Ami and Yumi perform one given task each week to comedic effect. Personal life She married Teru, the vocalist of the rock band Glay and announced the birth of their baby girl on her blog in March 2003. On PUFFY's 2007 greatest hits album '' Hit & Fun'', Ami is pictured both on the CD cover and within the CD insert clearly wearing both an engagement and wedding ring on her left ring finger, and she continues to wear her wedding ring in pictures on the PUFFY Staff Diary. Legacy On ''Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi'', she is vocally portrayed by Japanese-American actress Janice Kawaye. In the show, her hair is pink and done in the classic odango atama hairstyle famousl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charley Drayton
Charles Leslie Drayton (born May 9, 1965) is an American multi-instrumentalist and producer, known primarily as a drummer. Artists he has recorded or performed with include The Cult, Keith Richards, The Rolling Stones, Paul Simon, Neil Young, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Johnny Cash, Chaka Khan, Mariah Carey, Seal, Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop, Janet Jackson, Courtney Love, Michelle Branch, Andrés Calamaro, Hiram Bullock, and many others. Drayton played with Australian rock band Divinyls from 1991–2008. He married Divinyls frontwoman Chrissy Amphlett on July 27, 1999. Amphlett died on April 21, 2013, after a long battle with breast cancer. Early life Drayton was a child prodigy who first recorded as a drummer at age eight and began touring professionally at fourteen. He was born in Brooklyn, New York City to a musical family: his grandfather, Charles H. "Charlie" Drayton (1919–1953), a bassist, had performed and recorded with many jazz greats, notably Benny Carter, Ben Webst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuyoshi Saito
is a Japanese singer-songwriter. Making his professional debut in 1993, Saito's popularity exploded in 2007 after 15 years in the music industry. He is also one-half of the rock duo Mannish Boys with Tatsuya Nakamura and a member of the supergroup the . In 2013, Saito became the first Japanese musician to have a signature model acoustic guitar with Gibson. As of 2020, he had six signature models with them and one with Epiphone. Early life Saito was born to parents who worked for a toy maker in Mibu, Tochigi. He has two sisters, one older and one younger. He started playing with a guitar in elementary school. Due to his elder sister's influence, in junior high and high school he became addicted to hard rock acts like the Michael Schenker Group, Kiss, Aerosmith, Van Halen and AC/DC. Around the same time, he was in a Loudness cover band. Saito graduated from Sakushin Gakuin high school. He dropped out of Yamanashi Gakuin University. Career 1992–2012: Early career and later po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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