Uchū Nippon Setagaya
| Uchū Nippon Setagaya | ||||
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| Released | 24 July 1997 | |||
| Studio | Waikiki Beach[1] | |||
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| Length | 58:23 | |||
| Label | Polydor Records | |||
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Uchū Nippon Setagaya (Japanese: 宇宙 日本 世田谷) is the seventh and final studio album by Japanese dream pop band Fishmans, first released 24 July 1997 on Polydor.[2] The album's title roughly translates to Space, Japan, Setagaya.
Background
[edit]After signing a deal with Polydor Records for a three-album deal, Fishmans put out Kuchu Camp and Long Season (both 1996). The band returned to their studio, Waikiki Beach, to record a third album, but the band was plagued with internal struggle. Frontman Shinji Sato would often come to rehearsals with nearly-complete home demo recordings, which alienated the other members of the band.[1]
This would be the band's last studio album before initially disbanding, but was followed up by two live albums, 8月の現状 (1998), and 98.12.28 男達の別れ (1999). Sato died from lifelong heart conditions three months after the recording of the latter.[3]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pokka Pokka" | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Weather Report" | 8:38 |
| 3. | "うしろ姿" (Back Figure) | 5:12 |
| 4. | "In the Flight" | 5:36 |
| 5. | "Magic Love" | 4:55 |
| 6. | "バックビートにのっかって" (Stuck in the Backbeat) | 8:26 |
| 7. | "Walking in the Rhythm" | 12:55 |
| 8. | "Daydream" | 8:37 |
| Total length: | 58:23 | |
- Note: All tracks are presented in all caps, with the exception of tracks 3 and 6, which are in Japanese on all versions of the album. Translations for these tracks are approximate.
Personnel
[edit]Adapted from CD liner notes:[4]
Fishmans
- Shinji Sato – vocals, guitar
- Yuzuru Kashiwabara – bass guitar
- Motegi Kinichi – drums
Additional personnel and production
- Honzi – keyboards, violin, melodica, toy piano, mandolin
- Michio Sekiguchi – additional guitars
- ZAK – producer, mixing, recording engineer
- Yuka Koizumi – mastering engineer
- Tak – recording engineer
- Mei Sumita – photography
Charts
[edit]| Chart（2016） | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan Weekly Charts (Oricon)[5] | 121 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Simpson, Paul. "Fishmans - Biography & History". AllMusic. AllMusic, Netaktion LLC. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Uchu Nippon Setagaya [Uchu Nippon Setagaya]". Oricon. Oricon News Co. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ James, David. "Fishmans – Uchu Nippon Setagaya". Optimistic Underground. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Fishmans – 宇宙 日本 世田谷 (Uchu Nippon Setagaya) (1997, CD)". Discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "宇宙 日本 世田谷". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
External links
[edit]Uchū Nippon Setagaya at Discogs (list of releases)
