''Osaka'' is the only

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put out by

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. It was released on April 23, 2002 on the Fenway Recordings record label. Some promotional copies of ''Osaka'' went out with the band's original name, The Brakes. Shortly after, they had to change their name because of a

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band called The Break. The album includes one cover, "

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", which was originally performed by

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, although a cover of it by Blondie was more popular. "The Good Life" is also the name of a

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song, so some fans may have expected it to be a cover, especially since

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was a member of Weezer prior to The Kickovers. Although not a touring members, Dave Aarnoff of

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performed bass and Paul Buckley of the bands

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and Dear Leader played drums on several tracks of the album.

Track listing

All songs by

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unless otherwise noted. # "I'm Plastic" – 0:15 # "Black and Blue" – 2:44 # "Fake in Love" – 2:13 # "Put Me On" – 2:52 # "Under You" – 3:26 # "Heart Attack" – 1:23 # "Regeneration" – 3:28 # "Diamonds to Ashes" – 2:07 # "Hanging on the Telephone" ( Jack Lee) – 1:51 # "Crash and Burn" – 4:39 # "Grounded" – 2:30 # "Wake Up" – 2:19 # "The Good Life" – 3:29

Personnel

– lead vocals, guitar, keyboard, bass *

– bass *

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– guitar, bass *

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– drums * Dave Aaronoff – keyboard, bass, backing vocals * Dave Minehan – backing vocals, bass * Paul Buckley – drums * Rich Gilbert – pedal steel * David Mulligan – backing vocals * Jennifer Malone – backing vocals {{Authority control The Kickovers albums 2002 debut albums