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The Blue Hearts was a Japanese punk rock band active from 1985 to 1995. They have been compared to such bands as the Sex Pistols, The Clash and the Ramones.

. It includes many of their hits from their time with the Meldac Records label and live records from their tour of America.Meet the Blue Hearts
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Track listing

Disc 1

Kiss Shite Hoshii was the third single by the Japanese band The Blue Hearts. It was released on November 21, 1987, the same time that the band's second album, ''Young and Pretty'', was released. Lyrics and music were written by Hiroto Kōmoto, the band's lead voca ...

" (キスしてほしい ''I Want a Kiss'') #"Scrap" (スクラップ ''Sukurappu'') #"No No No" (NO NO NO) #"Dance Number" (ダンス・ナンバー ''Dansu Nambaa'') #"

Linda Linda is a single by the Japanese rock band The Blue Hearts that was first released on May 1, 1987. Lyrics and music were written by Hiroto Kōmoto, the band's lead vocalist, and was arranged by The Blue Hearts. The track reached #38 on the Oricon cha ...

" (リンダリンダ ''Rinda Rinda'') #"

Hito ni Yasashiku was the first single by the Japanese band The Blue Hearts. It was first released on an independent label on February 25, 1987, before the band signed with a record company. Lyrics and music were written by Hiroto Kōmoto, the band's lead vocalis ...

" (人にやさしく ''Be Kind to People'') #"Boku no Migite" (僕の右手 ''My Right Hand'') (USA live version) #"Hammer" (ハンマー ''Hammaa'') (USA live version)

Disc 2

#"Mirai wa Bokura no Te no Naka" (未来は僕等の手の中 ''The Future is in Our Hands'') #"Bakudan ga Okkochiru Toki" (爆弾が落っこちる時 ''When the Bombs Fall'') #"Owaranai Uta" (終わらない歌 ''An Endless Song'') #"Shōnen no Uta" (少年の詩 ''A Boy's Song'') #"Chernobyl" (チェルノブイリ ''Cherunobuiri'') #" Aozora" (青空 ''Blue Sky'') #" Train-Train" (TRAIN-TRAIN) #"Fūsen Bakudan" (風船爆弾 ''Paper Balloon Bomb'') #"Denkō Sekka" (電光石火 ''The Thunderbolt'') #"Blues o Ketobase" (ブルースをけとばせ ''Kick the Blues'') #"

Love Letter A love letter is an expression of love in written form. However delivered, the letter may be anything from a short and simple message of love to a lengthy explanation and description of feelings. History One of the oldest references to a lo ...

" (ラブレター ''Rabu Retaa'') #"

Blue Hearts Theme was the fourth single by the Japanese band The Blue Hearts. Though it was released after their major debut, it was written before they signed with a major label. It was released as a "double A-side" track on July 1, 1988, with "Chernobyl" (チェ ...

" (ブルーハーツのテーマ ''Buruu Haatsu no Teema'')

References

{{The Blue Hearts The Blue Hearts albums 1995 compilation albums