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
Hi-Standard
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 2–15, 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]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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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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