''Growing Up'' is the debut
album
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by Japanese
punk rock band
Hi-Standard
Hi-Standard (stylized as Hi-STANDARD) is a Japanese punk rock band formed in 1991 by bassist and lead vocalist Akihiro Nanba, guitarist and vocalist Ken Yokoyama, and drummer Akira Tsuneoka. The release ''Making the Road'' sparked sold-out Japan ...
. It was released on an American label,
Fat Wreck Chords
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The label has released mater ...
, in February 1996. According to
Fat Mike
Michael John Burkett (born January 16, 1967), known professionally as Fat Mike, is an American musician and producer. He is the bassist and lead vocalist for the punk rock band NOFX and the bassist for the punk rock supergroup cover band Me F ...
in a 2015 interview with CBC, it sold 700,000 copies during the heyday of Fat Wreck Chords in the late nineties.
Track listing
*All songs written by
Hi-Standard
Hi-Standard (stylized as Hi-STANDARD) is a Japanese punk rock band formed in 1991 by bassist and lead vocalist Akihiro Nanba, guitarist and vocalist Ken Yokoyama, and drummer Akira Tsuneoka. The release ''Making the Road'' sparked sold-out Japan ...
, unless otherwise stated.
#"Summer of Love" – 1:47
#"Wait for the Sun" – 2:18
#"Who'll Be the Next" – 2:46
#"Lonely" – 2:24
#"
Saturday Night" (
Coulter,
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) – 2:06
#"I'm Walkin'" – 2:07
#"Maximum Overdrive" – 2:43
#"Growing Up" – 2:00
#"Tell Me Something, Happy News" – 2:02
#"New Life" – 1:46
#"
Since You Been Gone
"Since You Been Gone" is a song written by former Argent guitarist Russ Ballard and first released on his 1976 album ''Winning''. It was covered by Rainbow in 1979 and released as a single from their album '' Down to Earth''.
Rainbow version
...
" (
Ballard) – 2:06
#"Kiss Me Again" – 2:24
#"Sunny Day" – 3:06
#"In the Brightly Moonlight" – 3:12
Personnel
* Akihiro Nanba – vocals, bass
* Ken Yokoyama – guitar, vocals
* Akira Tsuneoka – drums
* Morty Okin – trumpet
* Lars Nylander – horn, trombone
* Gerry Lundquist – trombone
* Skankin' Pickle – trumpet
* Recorded between August 2–15, 1995
* Produced by
Fat Mike
Michael John Burkett (born January 16, 1967), known professionally as Fat Mike, is an American musician and producer. He is the bassist and lead vocalist for the punk rock band NOFX and the bassist for the punk rock supergroup cover band Me F ...
,
Ryan Greene
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, and
Hi-Standard
Hi-Standard (stylized as Hi-STANDARD) is a Japanese punk rock band formed in 1991 by bassist and lead vocalist Akihiro Nanba, guitarist and vocalist Ken Yokoyama, and drummer Akira Tsuneoka. The release ''Making the Road'' sparked sold-out Japan ...
* Engineered by Ryan Greene
Certifications and sales
References
External links
Fat Wreck Chords album page
1996 albums
Hi-Standard albums
Fat Wreck Chords albums
Albums produced by Ryan Greene
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