Challenge (album)

Challenge
Studio album by Flower Travellin' Band
Released	1969
Genre	Psychedelic rock
Label	CBS
Flower Travellin' Band chronology
Challenge (1969) Anywhere #1970#

Challenge is a 1969 album by Flower Travellin' Band, credited to Yuya Uchida and the Flowers. It featured mainly cover songs, and was a means for producer Yuya Uchida to explore the emerging psychedelic rock movement outside his own career, and to introduce the work of upcoming bands such as Cream, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane to a Japanese audience. This album also gained notoriety for featuring all of the band members nude on the album's cover.

Track listing

1. "Combination of the Two" Music By – S. Andrew Words By – S. Andrew
2. "Intruder" Music By – J. Joplin Words By – J. Joplin
3. "Summertime" Music By – G. Gershwin Words By – D. Heyward
4. "I'm So Glad" Music By – N.S. James Words By – N.S. James
5. "Greasy Heart" Music By – G. Slick Words By – Grace Slick
6. "Hey Joe" Music By – B. Roberts Words By – B. Roberts
7. "White Room" Music By – J. Bruce Words By – P. Brown
8. "Hidariashi no Otoko" Music By – K. Kobayashi
9. "Piece of My Heart" Music By – B. Burns Words By – J. Ragovoy
10. "Stone Free" Music By – J. Hendrix Words By – J. Hendrix

Personnel

• Remi Aso – vocals
• Hiroshi Chiba – vocals
• Takeshi Hashimoto – bass
• Katsuhiko Kobayashi – steel guitar
• Yuya Uchida – percussion, backing vocals
• Joji "George" Wada – drums

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