712 (album)

712 is a 1991 album by the Japanese rock trio Shonen Knife.[5][6] The album was named after the contraction of the Japanese words for the numbers 7 (nana), 1 (ichi) and 2 (futatsu, technically an alternate reading than the preceding, literally meaning "two things"), which, when contracted, sound like "na-i-fu". Naifu is the imported word in Japanese for "knife" .

712
Studio album by
Shonen Knife
Released1991
GenrePop punk, post punk, indie rock
Length39:58
LabelGasatanka/Rockville[1]
Shonen Knife chronology
Shonen Knife
(1990)		 712
(1991)		 Let's Knife
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[4]

The Japanese re-issue of this CD does not include the song "Baggs" (co-written with members of L7), instead featuring a new song "Cooking Story".

Critical reception

AllMusic called the album "a recommended starting point for those wishing to indulge themselves in some whimsical and thoroughly unpretentious rock & roll."[2] The New York Times wrote that "while [the band's] playing style can be charmingly imprecise -- harmonies that veer drastically out of key, missed drum cues -- its primitivism never seems contrived."[7] Spin recommended the album, writing that Shonen Knife "triumph when they insert the referents of pop stardom into their own inimitable universe."[8]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shonen Knife"Naoko Yamano3:51
2."Lazybone"N. Yamano2:16
3."Diet Run"N. Yamano3:12
4."Blue Oyster Cult"N. Yamano2:24
5."Rain"Lennon, McCartney2:57
6."The Luck Of The Irish"Lennon, Ono2:54
7."My Favorite Town (Osaka)"N. Yamano2:57
8."Faith Healer"Bill Goffrier, Steve Michner, Jeff Oliphart, Gary Waleik3:10
9."Redd Kross"N. Yamano2:36
10."White Flag"Michie Nakatani, Steve Davis1:05
11."Superstar"N. Yamano2:36
12."Expo '90"Davis, Nakatani2:05
13."Fruit Loop Dreams"N. Yamano, Pat Fear1:53
14."The Moon World"Nakatani2:42
Bonus Track on original US release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Baggs"Nakatani, N. Yamano3:50
Bonus Tracks on original Japanese rerelease
No.TitleLength
15."Cooking Story" 
Bonus Tracks on original US rerelease
No.TitleLength
15."Baggs" 
16."Lazybone" (Live) 
17."Blue Oyster Cult" (Live) 

Personnel

Shonen Knife
  • Naoko Yamano: vocals, guitars
  • Michie Nakatani: bass guitar, vocals
  • Atsuko Yamano: drums

Additional personnel
  • Jeff McDonald: vocals
  • Pat Fear, Atsushi Shibata: guitars
  • Noboru Yamada: saxophone
  • Dave Landry, Steve McDonald, Steve Davis: bass guitar
  • Victor Indrizzo: drums, percussion

References
  1. "Shonen Knife". Trouser Press. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. "712 - Shonen Knife | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 7. MUZE. p. 427.
  4. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1012.
  5. "Shonen Knife | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. Thompson, Dave (January 6, 2000). "Alternative Rock". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
  7. Schoemer, Karen (August 16, 1991). "Pop/Jazz; Japanese Trio With Songs Of Animals And Oysters (Published 1991)" – via NYTimes.com.
  8. "Spins". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. November 6, 1991 – via Google Books.



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