Young and Pretty

Infobox Album
Name = Young and Pretty
Type = studio
Longtype =
Artist = The Blue Hearts


Border = yes
Cover size = 150
Caption =
Released = November 21, 1987 [http://www.bluehearts.com/album2.html Young and Pretty] . bluehearts.com. Accessed February 22, 2008.] November 21, 2007 (limited edition)
Recorded = Music Inn Yamanakako Studio Sound Inn
Genre = Punk rock
Length = 43:53
Language = Japanese
Label = Meldace Records
Director =
Producer = The Blue Hearts Masahide Sakuma
Reviews =
Compiler =
Chronology =
Last album = "The Blue Hearts"
This album = "Young and Pretty"
Next album = "Train-Train"
Misc = Singles
Name = Young and Pretty
Type = studio
single 1 = Kiss Shite Hoshii
single 1 date = November 21, 1987

nihongo|"Young and Pretty"|ヤング・アンド・プリティ|Yangu ando Puriti is the second album released by the Japanese band The Blue Hearts. It is also the band's only studio album with a cover actually showing members of the band.

Album history

About half of the songs on this album were originall written while the band was an amateur independent band. The new songs were produced by Masahide Sakuma (佐久間 正英 "Sakuma Masahide"). Other changes include Masatoshi Mashima singing main vocals for some songs, Hiroto Kōmoto playing a blues harp, and the addition of a keyboard.

The three songs that were written specifically for this album are "Tōku Made", "Hoshi o Kudasai", and "Eiyū ni Akogarete". They announced that they were going to include two other songs from their time as amateurs, "Mado o Akeyō" (窓をあけよう "Open the Window") and "Hon no Sukoshi Dake" (ほんの少しだけ "Just a Little Bit"), but these songs were never released.

Because there were a number of songs that stepped away from the normal eight-beat rhythm, recording was a problem. When Sakuma would not allow the recordings to be finalized, Kōmoto said, "This is a Blue Hearts record, so shouldn't our own abilities be enough?" Looking back, though, the group realizes that their own recording knowledge was insufficient for this record.

Track details

The first song, "Kiss Shite Hoshii" was released as a single at the same time the album was released. "Chain Gang" was the single's B-side.

"Roku de Nashi II", which has a subtitle "Gitaa Hiki ni Heya wa Nashi" (ギター弾きに部屋は無し "No Guitar Playing in the Room") when Kōmoto was admonished by his landlord for practicing in his apartment.

"Romantic" is the oldest song that The Blue Hearts play, as it came from Kōmoto's time with his previous band, Za Kōtsu. "Scrap" is the next oldest song.

"Restaurant" is the band's first ska tune.

Track listing

#"Kiss Shite Hoshii" (キスしてほしい "I Want a Kiss") (3:15)
#"Roku de Nashi II" (ロクデナシⅡ "Bastard II") (2:15)
#"Scrap" (スクラップ) (2:40)
#"Roku de Nashi" (ロクデナシ "Bastard") (3:18)
#"Romantic" (ロマンチック) (3:50)
#"Line o Koete" (ラインを越えて "Cross the Line") (6:40)
#"Chewing Gum o Kaminagara" (チューインガムをかみながら "While Chewing Gum") (2:43)
#"Tōku Made" (遠くまで "Faraway") (3:21)
#"Hoshi o Kudasai" (星をください "Please Give Me a Star") (3:01)
#"Restaurant" (レストラン) (3:02)
#"Eiyū ni Akogarete" (英雄にあこがれて "Admiring the Hero") (3:50)
#"Chain Gang" (チェインギャング) (5:58)

References