We Are Here (Flower Travellin' Band album)
We Are Here is the fifth and final album by Japanese rock band Flower Travellin' Band, released in September 2008 by Pony Canyon Records.[1] It is their only album after reuniting in November 2007 and the only one to feature keyboardist Nobuhiko Shinohara as a full member. We Are Here peaked at number 299 on the Oricon chart.[2]
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| Released | September 17, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | May – June, 2008 | |||
| Studio | Chlaet Studio, Ontario, Canada | |||
| Genre | Acid rock | |||
| Length | 50:15 | |||
| Label | Pony Canyon | |||
| Producer | Ben Kobayashi | |||
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Production
Writing new material was one of the catalysts that brought about the group's reunion after 35 years, especially for Hideki Ishima.[3] Ishima also remarked that even though Jun Kobayashi and George Wada had not played in years, they were eager and pushed him into doing it.[4]
The album was recorded in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and produced by Jun's son Ben,[5] with both Ishima and Joe Yamanaka stating that it was immediately as if they had never stopped playing together. When an interviewer suggested that their newer material was more positive than their darker, older music, Yamanaka said that although We Are Here still has the Oriental musical element of their 1970s work, it is in a more pop context.[6]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Suzie Kim; all music is composed by Flower Travellin' Band.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "What Will You Say" | 5:24 |
| 2. | "We Are Here" | 5:25 |
| 3. | "dYE-jobe" | 5:57 |
| 4. | "Don't Touch My Dreadlocks" | 5:17 |
| 5. | "Love Is..." | 9:12 |
| 6. | "Over & Over" | 6:07 |
| 7. | "The Sleeping Giant (Resurrection)" | 6:57 |
| 8. | "Will It" | 5:56 |
Personnel
The band
- Joe Yamanaka – vocals
- Hideki Ishima – sitarla
- Jun Kobayashi – bass
- George Wada – drums
- Nobuhiko Shinohara – keyboards
References
- "FLOWER TRAVELLIN' BAND // フラワー・トラヴェリン・バンド". Flowertravellingband.com. 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- "フラワー・トラベリン・バンドのアルバム売上ランキング". Oricon. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
- "Sex, drugs and sitars". The Japan Times. 2008-05-02. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- "First I had the idea, nobody cared. They said 'you're crazy!'". jrawk.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-20. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- "48 Bands That Took 20 Or More Years Between Albums". Stereogum. 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- "We just stopped, took a break. It turned out to be for 36 years!". jrawk.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2016-02-03.