Released 3 September 1986 Language Japanese Ways
(1986) Trade Last
(1987) Release date 3 September 1986 Genre Rock music | Length 43:06 Producer Akira Tanaka Artist Show-Ya Label EASTWORLD | |
Studio Smoky Studio, EMI Studios and Sedic Studio, Tokyo, Japan Show-Ya albums Trade Last, Masquerade Show, Glamour, Queendom, Immigration | ||
Ways is the third album of the Japanese rock group Show-Ya. The album was released on 3 September 1986 in Japan. All the songs were arranged by Tadashi Namba & Show-Ya.
Contents
Overview
Despite being recorded only six months after their previous album Queendom, this album manifests a strong progression both in cohesiveness of the musicians and sound. In fact, the arrangements and compositions are tighter as the result of a real group effort, while the sound of the album is very similar to what could be heard at a Show-Ya's live show at that time. On the contrary, the two poppier songs on the album "S・T・O・P (But I Can't...)" and the single "One Way Heart" were not composed by the band and are almost harbingers of next album Trade Last's style. The single was also used as theme for a Japanese TV show. The hard rocker "Fairy" has since become a staple of every Show-Ya's live show.
Track listing
- "Shot" (Miki Nakamura, Keiko Terada) - 4:17
- "Blow Away" (Miki Igarashi, Terada) - 4:28
- "S・T・O・P (But I Can't...)" (Takahashi) - 4:05
- "Get Up Higher" (Nakamura, Mary Stickles) - 3:34
- "Over Now" (Nakamura, Terada) - 4:48
- "One Way Heart" (Nobody, Masumi Kawamura) - 4:18
- "Townscape" (Igarashi, Terada) - 4:25
- "? Question" (? クエスション) (Satomi Senba & Miki Tsunoda, Terada) - 3:38
- "Fairy" (Igarashi, Terada) - 3:56
- "Everybody Someday" (Terada) - 5:37
Band members
Production
Songs
1Shot4:17
2Blow Away4:28
3STOP (But I Can't)4:05