59 (Puffy album)

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59
Studio album by Puffy AmiYumi
Released	2004
Genre	J-Pop, J-Rock
Puffy AmiYumi chronology
Nice. (2003) 59 (2004) Splurge (2006)

59 is an album by Japanese pop duo Puffy AmiYumi, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music).

[edit] Miscellanea

The cover resembles the cover to Creedence Clearwater Revival's 2nd album Bayou Country.

"So Long Zero" is actually the third iteration of this particular song in a little more than a year. The first, "Invisible Tomorrow", was sung in Japanese and appeared on the album 2003 album Nice. The second and third recordings, "Friends Forever" and "So Long Zero" are both sung in English but with entirely different lyrics and vocal arrangements. They were originally released nearly concurrently on the soundtrack to Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed and the album 59, respectively, although "Friends Forever" was later also included on the Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi soundtrack.

"Sunrise" was the theme song to the Japanese anime TV show SD Gundam Force.

"Joining a Fan Club" is a cover of the Jellyfish song of the same name, which originally appeared on the 1993 album Spilt Milk. Andy Sturmer, Puffy's producer and primary songwriter at the time of 59's release, was also a founding member of Jellyfish.

59 was one of Sony Japan's experiments with the LabelGate form of digital rights management. A large label on the back of the CD contains an explanation of the "CCCD" (Copy Control CD) technology, and in addition to copy controls, the LabelGate technology allows for rudimentary region controls (easily bypassed). Later Puffy CDs did not ship with any digital rights management technology, even in Japan.

59 was a "mini-album" that went out of print almost immediately after release and has a reputation for being difficult to find in the West (though it is certainly not "rare"). However, it was re-released in 2006 and is now more readily attainable.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Teen Titans Theme"
2. "Sunrise"
3. "Joining A Fan Club"
4. "Kokoro ni Hana o"
5. "Kazemakase Futaritabi"
6. "Forever"
7. "So Long Zero"
8. "Teen Titans Theme" (Japanese Version)