We Are Frank Chickens

"We Are Frank Chickens" was the first album by the new wave band Frank Chickens. The album was the collaboration of Kazuko Hohki, Kazumi Taguchi, Steve Beresford and David Toop. Steve Beresford and David Toop produced and helped write most of the musical material. The record spawned a major dance hit in clubs with the song "We Are Ninja". The style was a mixture of synth-pop, funk, jazz, dance, and an assembly of Japanese traditional music and children's culture: Mothra, Godzilla, Ninja, etc.

Track listing

*"Cheeba Cheeba Chimpira"
*"Mothra"
*"Green Banana"
*"Madame Fatal"
*"We Are Ninja"
*"Yellow Detective"
*"Shellfish Bamboo"
*"Pikadon"
*"We Are Frank Chickens"
*"Saké Ballad"

"Credits"
*Frank Chickens are: Kazuko Hohki, Kazumi Taguchi
*Engineered by: Dave Hunt
*Arranged by: Steve Beresford and David Toop
*Musicians: David Toop and Steve Beresford
*With guests: Joao Bosco De Olivera, Roberto Pla, Lol Coxhill, Tony Coe, Annie Whitehead, Elisabeth Perry, Alexander Balanescu, Clive Bell
*Sleeve design by: Dave Thomas
*Photographer: Yann Sylvane
*Air-brush by: Jamie Bettell