Growing Up is the debut album by Japanese punk rock band Hi-Standard. It was released on an American label, Fat Wreck Chords, in February 1996. According to Fat Mike in a 2015 interview with CBC, it sold 700,000 copies during the heyday of Fat Wreck Chords in the late nineties.
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| Released | February 13, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | August 2–15, 1995 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 32:47 | |||
| Label | Fat Wreck Chords | |||
| Producer | Fat Mike Ryan Greene Hi-Standard | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing edit
- All songs written by Hi-Standard, 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, Martin) – 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" (Ballard) – 2:06
- "Kiss Me Again" – 2:24
- "Sunny Day" – 3:06
- "In the Brightly Moonlight" – 3:12
Personnel edit
- 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, Ryan Greene, and Hi-Standard
- Engineered by Ryan Greene
Certifications and sales edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | — | 350,000[2] |
| Worldwide | — | 500,000[2] |
References edit
- ^ "Growing Up - Hi-Standard | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ a b McCluxe, Steve (31 July 1999). "Japan Uncovering the Future". Billboard. p. 54. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
External links edit
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