Blast Off!

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Blast Off!
Blast Off! cover
Compilation album by The Blue Hearts
Released 1991
Genre Punk rock
Length 38:25
Language Japanese
Label Juggler Records[1]
Producer The Blue Hearts

Blast Off! was the second American release (the first being the self-titled 6 song EP) by the Japanese punk rock band The Blue Hearts. It was released in 1991 and only in America.[2] Though each of the songs was recorded with the original Japanese lyrics, the CD jacket included English translations of each of the songs.[3]

[edit] Tracks

The Blue Hearts' previous American release, the self-titled CD/12" vinyl EP, was a 6 song compilation with selections from their self-titled first album, The Blue Hearts, and their second album, Young and Pretty. As with their first American release, this album was also a compilation of songs: this time from their first album and their third, Train-Train.[2] The first four songs were from The Blue Hearts and the rest were from Train-Train, except for "Chernobyl" and "The Blue Hearts Theme", which had only been released as singles in Japan. The original Japanese title of the songs is in parentheses.

  1. "The Future is in Our Hands" (未来は僕等の手の中 Mirai wa Boku Nado no Te no Naka) (2:28)
  2. "When the Bombs Fall" (爆弾が落っこちる時 Bakudan ga Okkochiru Toki) (2:09)
  3. "An Endless Song" (終わらない歌 Owaranai Uta) (3:06)
  4. "A Boy's Song" (少年の詩 Shōnen no Uta) (2:43)
  5. "Chernobyl" (チェルノブイリ Cherunobuiri) (3:09)
  6. "Blue Sky" (青空 Aozora) (4:49)
  7. "Train-Train" (TRAIN-TRAIN) (3:50)
  8. "Paper Balloon Bomb" (風船爆弾 Fūsen Bakudan) (2:58)
  9. "The Thunderbolt" (電光石火 Denkō Sekka) (2:49)
  10. "Kick the Blues" (ブルースをけとばせ Burūzu o Ketobase) (4:46)
  11. "Love Letter" (ラブレター Rabu Retaa) (3:30)
  12. "The Blue Hearts Theme" (ブルーハーツのテーマ Burū Haatsu no Teema) (2:08)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Blast Off! Facts. TopTenREVIEWS, Inc. Accessed February 8, 2008.
  2. ^ a b Nippop | The Blue Hearts | Profile. Nippop. Accessed February 6, 2008.
  3. ^ allmusic ((( Blast Off! > Overview ))). Macrovision Corporation. Accessed March 3, 2008.
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