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| Studio album by Puffy | ||||
| Released | January 22, 2003 (JA) August 12, 2003 (US) August 19, 2003 (CA) |
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| Recorded | The Steakhouse Studio, Cello Studio, Sony Music Studios, Tokyo; Sunset Sound, Sub Jersey Studios, Vibratorium, Mansfield Lodge, Andy's house, John's house | |||
| Genre | J-Pop, J-Rock | |||
| Length | 48:35 (US) 51:08 (Japan) |
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| Label | Epic/Sony ESCL-2357 Bar None BRN-CD-142 |
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| Producer | Andy Sturmer | |||
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Japanese Epic/Sony Cover (2003)
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Nice. is the third North American album by J-pop group Puffy AmiYumi, released in 2003. (See 2003 in music). The US release featured a few track changes: "Atarashii hibi" and "Tomodachi" were replaced with "Urei", "Teen Titans Theme" and "Planet Tokyo", an English song with the melody of "Akai buranko".
The cover is a homage to John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "bed-In" peace protests held in 1969. The songs Planet Tokyo and K26 (Kimi Ni Go!) are featured in the Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi World Tour Game.
Track listing
US edition
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Japanese edition
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Personnel
Puffy AmiYumi
- Ami Onuki - vocals, harmony
- Yumi Yoshimura - vocals, harmony
Additional personnel
- Andy Sturmer - drums, guitar, drum programming, ARP synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, guitars, pipe organ, mellotron, percussion, vibraphone, keyboards, trumpet, marimba, bass, Prophet synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, vocal kazoo, claps, piano, acoustic guitar, ARP string ensemble, harmony, VOX Continental organ, BVO
- John Fields - guitars, bass, piano, vocoder, Hammond organ B3, Roland Space Echo, chamberlin, Farfisa organ, strange echoes,
- Wookie Von Crozier - crazy drum fill
- Chris James - drums, Wurlitzer, synthesized blips and bleeps, toy piano, chamberlain
- Printz Board - flugelhorn
- Bleu - 12 string guitar
- Dean Parks - banjo, acoustic guitar
- Elizabeth Lea - trombone
- The Horndogs - horns
- James Childs - guitars
- Phillip Broussard, Jr. - harmonies and chorus
- Toishi Toshikazu - harmonies and chorus
Production
- Producer: Andy Sturmer
- Instrument recording: John Fields
- Vocal recording: Thom Russo, John Fields
- Mixing: Thom Russo, John Fields
- Mastering: Kotetsu Tohru
- Mastering assistants: Phillip Broussard, Jr., Ohno, Shiota Osamu, Hatagoshi Hideyasu
- Musical instruments technician: Oba Toshimasa
- A&R: June Shinozaki
- Interpreter: Takamizawa Mai
- Art direction: Central 67
- Design: Central 67
- Photography: Uchida Shoji
- Hair and make-up: Shuma Tesuro
- Styling: Miyajima Takahiro
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