''Growing Up'' is the debut

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by Japanese

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band

Hi-Standard Hi-Standard (stylized as Hi-STANDARD) is a Japanese punk rock band formed in 1991 by bassist and lead vocalist Akihiro Nanba, guitarist and vocalist Ken Yokoyama, and drummer Akira Tsuneoka. The release '' Making the Road'' sparked sold-out Japa ...

. It was released on an American label,

Fat Wreck Chords Fat Wreck Chords (pronounced "Fat Records") is an independent record label based in San Francisco focused on punk rock. It was started by NOFX lead singer Michael Burkett (better known as Fat Mike) and his wife at the time, Erin Burkett in 1990. ...

, in February 1996. According to

Fat Mike Michael John Burkett (born January 16, 1967), known professionally as Fat Mike, is an American musician and producer. He was the bassist and lead vocalist for the punk rock band NOFX and the cofounder and bassist of the punk rock supergroup cov ...

in a 2015 interview with CBC, it sold 700,000 copies during the heyday of Fat Wreck Chords in the late nineties.

Track listing

*All songs written by

, 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,

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) – 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 #"

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" ( Ballard) – 2:06 #"Kiss Me Again" – 2:24 #"Sunny Day" – 3:06 #"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 2–15, 1995 * Produced by

Ryan Greene Ryan Greene is an American record producer, sound engineer, former owner of Crush Recording Studios in Scottsdale, Arizona and founder of Area 52 Entertainment in Los Angeles, California. He has worked with many artists including Jay-Z, Lita For ...

, and

* Engineered by Ryan Greene

Certifications and sales

References

External links

Fat Wreck Chords album page
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