| Rock Animals | ||||
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| Studio album by Shonen Knife | ||||
| Released | September 8, 1993 (1993-09-08) | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, pop punk | |||
| Length | 48:20 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Shonen Knife, Paige Porazzo | |||
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Rock Animals is a studio album by Shonen Knife. It was released on September 8, 1993, in Japan. It peaked at number 59 on the Oricon Albums Chart, as well as number 39 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Quavers" | Naoko Yamano | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Concrete Animals" | Yamano | 4:29 |
| 3. | "Butterfly Boy" | Michie Nakatani | 4:59 |
| 4. | "Little Tree" | Yamano | 3:55 |
| 5. | "Catnip Dream" | Nakatani | 4:39 |
| 6. | "Tomato Head" | Yamano | 5:21 |
| 7. | "Another Day" | Nakatani | 4:36 |
| 8. | "Brown Mushrooms" | Yamano | 4:36 |
| 9. | "Johnny, Johnny, Johnny" | Nakatani | 2:48 |
| 10. | "Cobra Versus Mongoose" | Yamano | 4:15 |
| 11. | "Music Square" | Yamano | 4:56 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes.
Shonen Knife
- Naoko Yamano – vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Michie Nakatani – vocals, bass guitar, keyboards
- Atsuko Yamano – vocals, drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Thurston Moore – guitar (on "Butterfly Boy")
- Millie-Willy – vocals (on "Catnip Dream")
- Motoi Semba – keyboards, computer programming
Production
- Shonen Knife – producer
- Paige Porazzo – producer, executive producer
- Ohji Hayashi – recording engineer
- Jim Waters – recording engineer
- Akio Tanabe – recording engineer, mixing (on "Another Day" and "Music Square")
- Don Fleming – mixing (on all tracks except "Another Day" and "Music Square")
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 59 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) | 39 |
References
- Unterberger, Richie. "Rock Animals - Shonen Knife". AllMusic. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
- Evans, Paul (March 10, 1994). "Shonen Knife: Rock Animals". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
- ^ "少年ナイフ". Oricon. Archived from the original on August 29, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
- ^ "Shonen Knife - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
External links
- Rock Animals at Discogs (list of releases)
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