Shōso Strip

Shōso Strip (勝訴ストリップ), also known as Winning Strip, is the second studio album by Japanese singer and songwriter Ringo Sheena, released on March 31, 2000, by Toshiba EMI. The limited edition version includes a special booklet and case. The album debuted at #1 and has sold over 2,332,000 copies. It was certified two million copies by the RIAJ.[1] In September 2007, Rolling Stone Japan rated the album at number 89 on its list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time".[2]

Shōso Strip 勝訴ストリップ
Studio album by Ringo Sheena
Released	March 31, 2000
Studio	Studio Terra Kame-chan Studio
Genre	Alternative rock noise pop art pop pop rock
Length	55:55
Label	Toshiba EMI
Producer	Uni Inoue
Ringo Sheena chronology
Muzai Moratorium (1999) Shōso Strip 勝訴ストリップ (2000) Ze-Chyou Syuu (2000)
Singles from Shōso Strip
"Honnō" Released: October 27, 1999 "Gips" Released: January 26, 2000 "Tsumi to Batsu" Released: January 26, 2000

Background

Sheena began to record Shōso Strip from the summer of 1999. Since she thought that the track list was almost the same as Muzai Moratorium, she started with a clean slate. There were several songs which were not recorded because of her busy schedule, but had been completed in her head. She decided to record new songs and replaced some of those old songs for the album with them. The recording was finished during that same summer.

In 2012, the song "Tsuki ni Makeinu" was covered by Nanou on his album Unsung.

Awards

• Japan Gold Disc Award "Rock Album of the Year"
• Japan Record Award "Best Album prize"

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ringo Sheena; all tracks arranged by Seiji Kameda and Ringo Sheena.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Am a Liar" (虚言症 Kyogen-shō)	5:26
2.	"Bathroom" (浴室 Yokushitsu)	4:15
3.	"Excuse Debussy" (弁解ドビュッシー Benkai Dobyusshii)	3:16
4.	"Gips" (ギブス Gibusu)	5:38
5.	"A Driving Rain in Darkness" (闇に降る雨 Yami ni Furu Ame)	5:03
6.	"Identity" (アイデンティティ Aidentiti)	3:05
7.	"Crime and Punishment" (罪と罰 Tsumi to Batsu)	5:32
8.	"Stoicism" (ストイシズム Sutoishizumu)	1:46
9.	"A Broken Man and Moonlight" (月に負け犬 Tsuki ni Makeinu[3])	4:14
10.	"Tidbits" (サカナ Sakana[4])	3:43
11.	"Sickbed Public" (病床パブリック Byōshō Public)	3:16
12.	"Instinct" (本能 Honnō)	4:14
13.	"I Am an Addict" (依存症 Izon-shō)	6:23
Total length:		55:55

Personnel

"Kyogen-shō" Ringo Sheena – vocals Yukio Nagoshi – electric guitars, acoustic guitars Seiji Kameda – bass guitars Noriyasu Kawamura – drums Koichi Asakura, Asa-Chang (from Asa-Chang & Junray, ex-Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) – drums, percussion Nobuhiko Nakayama – programming Toshiyuki Mori – electric piano Chieko Kinbara Strings – string section "Yokushitsu" Ringo Sheena – vocals, piano Susumu Nishikawa – electric guitars Seiji Kameda – bass guitars Nobuhiko Nakayama – programming Yuta Saito – synthesizer, harps "Benkai Debussy" Ringo Sheena – vocals Seiji Kameda – bass guitars Masayuki Muraishi – drums Nobuhiko Nakayama – programming Makoto Totani (from Thinners) – guitars (uwamono)[5] Makoto Minagawa (from Thinners) – synthesizer, chorus (uwamono)[5] "Gibs" Ringo Sheena – vocals Susumu Nishikawa – electric guitars Seiji Kameda – bass guitars Noriyasu Kawamura – drums, tambourines Nobuhiko Nakayama & Hiroshi Kitashiro – programming "Yami ni furu ame" Ringo Sheena – vocals Susumu Nishikawa – electric guitars Seiji Kameda – bass guitars Noriyasu Kawamura – drums, tambourines Nobuhiko Nakayama – programming Ittetsu Gen Strings – string section "Identity" Ringo Sheena – vocals, electric guitars Susumu Nishikawa – electric guitars Seiji Kameda – bass guitars Masayuki Muraishi – drums Makoto Minagawa – tambourines moOog yamamOTO (from Buffalo Daughter) – turntables "Tsumi to Batsu" Ringo Sheena – vocals Kenichi Asai, Benzie (from Blankey Jet City) – electric guitars, tooth flute Seiji Kameda – bass guitars Masayuki Muraishi – drums Yuta Saito – organ

"Stoicism" Ringo Sheena – vocals, electric guitars Rino Tokitsu[6] – the sample of voice Nobuhiko Nakayama – programming Susumu Nishikawa – electric guitars "Tsuki ni Makeinu" Ringo Sheena – vocals Yukio Nagoshi – electric guitars, acoustic guitars Seiji Kameda – bass guitars Koichi Asakura, Asa-Chang (from Asa-Chang & Junray) – drums "Sakana" Ringo Sheena – vocals Susumu Nishikawa – electric guitars Seiji Kameda – bass guitars Noriyasu Kawamura – drums, tambourines Nobuhiko Nakayama – programming Yuta Saito – electric piano Yokan Mizue – trumpet "Byoushou Public" Ringo Sheena – vocals, electric guitars Susumu Nishikawa – electric guitars Seiji Kameda – bass guitars Masayuki Muraishi – drums Toshiyuki Mori – organ "Honnou" Ringo Sheena – vocals Yukio Nagoshi – electric guitars, acoustic guitars Seiji Kameda – bass guitars Yuta Saito – piano Masayuki Muraishi – drums Nobuhiko Nakayama – programming "Izon-shō" Ringo Sheena – vocals Susumu Nishikawa – electric guitars Seiji Kameda – bass guitars Noriyasu Kawamura – drums, tambourines Toshiyuki Mori – piano moOog yamamOTO (from Buffalo Daughter) – turntables Nobuhiko Nakayama – programming

Notes

1. "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年4月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. April 2000 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan. 487: 8. June 10, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 22, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
2. "Finally! "The 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time" Listed". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
3. The literal translation is "Underdog and the Moon", which parodied the title of Hiroshige Ando's ukiyo-e, "Wild Geese and the Moon (月に雁, Tsuki ni kari)".
4. "Sakana" can potentially refer to two Japanese words which are homophones with different meanings; either "fish" (as referenced in the lyrics of the song) or "snacks paired with alcohol" (as referenced by the song's English title).
5. Uwamono (上物) is musical instruments except rhythm section.
6. Ringo Sheena's friend from one of her earliest bands.