''Super Group'' is an album by the

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. It was released in Japan on 7 November 2008, in the USA on 20 May 2009, and in the UK and Europe in 2010. The original Japanese CD issue was released as a mini-LP cartoon package with a gatefold and poster inside. The album contains Shonen Knife typical

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-like pop punk and a cover of

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's tune "Jet".

Track listing

All tracks written by

Naoko Yamano is a Japanese musician, best known as a founding member, singer/guitarist, and primary songwriter for the pop-punk band Shonen Knife. She is the only member of the band to have remained throughout its entire history. After briefly working as a r ...

except " Jet," written by Paul and Linda McCartney, and " Top Of The World" by Richard Carpenter. # "Super Group" # "Slug" # "Muddy Bubbles Hell" # "Deer Biscuits" # "BBQ Party" # "Pyramid Power" # "Time Warp" # "Na Na Na" # "Your Guitar" # " Jet" # "Top of the World"

Bonus tracks

* "Evil Birds" (US version) * "Lazybone (Live)" (UK version) * "Muddy Bubbles Hell (Live)" (UK version) * "Riding on the Rocket (Live)" (UK version)

Personnel

- guitar, vocals *

Ritsuko Taneda is a Japanese people, Japanese musician, best known as the bass guitarist and rhythm guitarist for the pop punk band Shonen Knife from 2006 to 2016. Before joining Shonen Knife, she was a guitarist and vocalist for the J-Pop groups Keihan Girl a ...

- bass, backing vocals *Etsuko Nakanishi - drums, backing vocals

References

External links

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Culturedeluxe review of the album.

Good Charamel - North American Record Label for "Super Group"

Damnably - European Record Label for "Super Group"
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