Our Solar System

Our Solar System is an album by the rock group Half Japanese, released in 1984 by Iridescence.[5][6][7]

Our Solar System
Studio album by Half Japanese
Released	1984
Genre	Indie rock, punk rock, lo-fi
Length	40:11
Label	Iridescence
Half Japanese chronology
Horrible (1982) Our Solar System (1984) Sing No Evil (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	5/10[4]

It was reissued by Drag City in 2000.[8]

Critical reception

The album received mixed to fair reviews. The Spin Alternative Record Guide wrote that "the playing is often too drowsy" and that "David's continued fear/objectification of women grows less cute by the minute."[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dance When I Say Dance"	1:48
2.	"Girl Athletes"	2:12
3.	"Because I Love You"	2:15
4.	"Danger Danger Rachel Lang"	0:58
5.	"E.S.P."	3:31
6.	"Classical Music"	0:38
7.	"You're Gonna Miss Me"	4:40
8.	"Little Girls Have to Be Home Early"	1:03
9.	"Too Much Adrenalin"	1:32
10.	"Fire to Burn"	2:34
11.	"Rhonda"	0:30
12.	"Electricity Respect"	2:55
13.	"Knocked Down on the Dancefloor"	1:21
14.	"European Son"	2:53
15.	"There's a Girl"	0:51
16.	"Hall of the Mountain King/Louie Louie"	3:24
17.	"Young Hearts Break"	1:41
18.	"Did You Miss Me"	2:32
19.	"Thing With a Hook"	2:53

Personnel

• David Fair
• Jad Fair

References

1. "Our Solar System". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
2. "Robert Christgau: Album: Half Japanese: Our Solar System". www.robertchristgau.com.
3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 4: Oxford University Press. p. 74.CS1 maint: location (link)
4. Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 174–175.
5. "Half Japanese". Trouser Press. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
6. "Half Japanese". All Tomorrow's Parties.
7. Jenkins, Mark (November 13, 1998). "JAD FAIR: 'STRANGE BUT TRUE'" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
8. "Half Japanese - Our Solar System | Drag City". www.dragcity.com.