Growing Up (Hi-Standard album)

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.

Growing Up
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 13, 1996
RecordedAugust 2–15, 1995
GenrePunk rock
Length32:47
LabelFat Wreck Chords
ProducerFat Mike
Ryan Greene
Hi-Standard
Hi-Standard chronology
Growing Up
(1996)
Angry Fist
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

  • All songs written by Hi-Standard, unless otherwise stated.
  1. "Summer of Love" 1:47
  2. "Wait for the Sun" 2:18
  3. "Who'll Be the Next" 2:46
  4. "Lonely" 2:24
  5. "Saturday Night" (Coulter, Martin) 2:06
  6. "I'm Walkin'" 2:07
  7. "Maximum Overdrive" 2:43
  8. "Growing Up" 2:00
  9. "Tell Me Something, Happy News" 2:02
  10. "New Life" 1:46
  11. "Since You Been Gone" (Ballard) 2:06
  12. "Kiss Me Again" 2:24
  13. "Sunny Day" 3:06
  14. "In the Brightly Moonlight" 3:12

Personnel

  • 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 215, 1995
  • Produced by Fat Mike, Ryan Greene, and Hi-Standard
  • Engineered by Ryan Greene

Certifications and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[2] 350,000^
Worldwide N/A 500,000[2]

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. "Growing Up - Hi-Standard | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. McCluxe, Steve (31 July 1999). "Japan Uncovering the Future". Billboard. p. 54. Retrieved 27 December 2018.



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