Starting Over (Speed album)
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| Starting Over | |||||
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| Studio album by SPEED | |||||
| Released | May 21, 1997 | ||||
| Genre | J-pop | ||||
| Label | TOY'S FACTORY | ||||
| Producer | Hiromasa Ijichi | ||||
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"Starting Over" was Japanese J-pop girlband SPEED's very first album and was released on May 21, 1997. It contains 3 of SPEED's earlier singles, "Body & Soul", "Steady" and "Go! Go! Heaven" respectively. The album was hugely successful entering the Oricon weekly charts at number 1, and shipping approximately 2 million units in total.
[edit] Track listing
- Walk this way
- Body & Soul
- Luv Vibration
- STEADY
- RAKUGAKI
- Sayonara wa ame no hi (サヨナラは雨の日…?)
- Go! Go! Heaven
- I Remember
- Kiwi Love
- Happy Together
- Starting Over
- Starting Over ~Reprise~ Walk this way
[edit] Controversy
In the early days of SPEED, they surprised the audience with their authentic performance. SPEED was the youngest group in J-pop history; Hiroko's age of twelve was symbolic for the young group. They actually didn't look very childish because they were all mature early on in a variety of ways. Takako, although thirteen then, sported a sizeable bust. Another reason they were not seen as childish is due to the songs they performed in early days of SPEED.
SPEED's lyrics at this time included provocative messages. The lyrics of "Body and Soul" include "痛いこととか怖がらないで もっと奥まで行こうよ 一緒に," which means "Don't be afraid of the pain. Let's go more deep together." Then seven months later, SPEED sang " Go! Go! Heaven," which said "成熟した果実のように あふれ出してく 欲望に正直なだけ 満たされてたい," which means "Juice spills over, like from a mature fruit, want to be kept satisfied, lustfully."
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