en Parade (GO!GO!7188 album)

Parade
Parade
Studio album by GO!GO!7188
Released	18 October 2006
Genre	Rock
Length	46:26
Label	Toshiba-EMI
Producer	Shigekazu Aida; Akito Katayose; Shinya Okuno;
GO!GO!7188 chronology
Singles from Parade
	"Kinkyori Ren'ai"; Released: 13 September 2006;

Parade (パレード, Parēdo) is a 2006 album by Japanese rock band GO!GO!7188.^[2] Parade featured production by Shigekazu Aida [ja], Akito Katayose of Great 3 and Shinya Okuno of Soul Flower Union.^[3] It was the band's first original album to use an English title.^[4]

The album peaked at number four on the Oricon albums chart.^[5] Writing for The Japan Times, Daniel Robson was positive of the album, calling it "an edgy pop record that shines" and noted "nods to Radiohead, Muse and Shiina Ringo."^[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Akiko Noma; all music is composed by Yumi Nakashima, arranged by GO!GO!7188, except where otherwise noted

CD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Arranger(s)/ Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Kinkyori Ren'ai (近距離恋愛, Short-distance relationship)"	Akiko Hamada	Shigekazu Aida	3:33
2.	"Ameagari Asphalt Atarashii Kutsu de (雨上がりアスファルト新しい靴で, In New Shoes on the Asphalt Following Rain)"	Akiko Noma, Akito Katayose	Akito Katayose	3:54
3.	"Ska (スカ)"		Shinya Okuno, Shigekazu Aida	3:17
4.	"Shangri-la (シャングリラ)"		Akito Katayose	4:11
5.	"Parade (パレード)"		Shigekazu Aida	6:48
6.	"Yuki ga Furanai Machi (雪が降らない街, A City Where it Doesn't Snow)"		Akito Katayose	3:22
7.	"Lullaby Count Down (ララバイカウントダウン)"		Shinya Okuno, Shigekazu Aida	3:30
8.	"Fat na Kare (Fatな彼, Fat Guy)"		Shinya Okuno	4:11
9.	"Ran Ran Ran (ランランラン, Lan Lan Lan)"		Akito Katayose	3:43
10.	"Eiga to Amefuri no Asa (映画と雨降りの朝, A Morning of Movies and Falling Rain)"		Akito Katayose	5:01
11.	"Hitoritabi (ひとりたび, Traveling alone)"		Shinya Okuno	4:44

References

^ "GO!GO!7188、新曲をフル試聴". Barks (in Japanese). 2006-08-18. Retrieved 2024-08-18. ９月13日にシングル「近距離恋愛」、さらに10月18日には通算５枚目のアルバム『パレード』をリリースすることが決定しているGO!GO!7188。
^ Japan Times Primary approach adds up for GO!GO!7188 "Despite the excitable nature suggested by the punctuation in their name, GO!GO!7188, who formed in 1998, produced their six prior albums with sober attention to detail. Their best records — 2003’s “Tategami,” 2006’s “Parade” and 2007’s “569” — each presented a deliberate weaving of elegant melodies sung in helium pitch by guitarist-vocalist Yuu Nakashima, with intricate guitar lines and intense rhythms that created something unique. "
^ "GO!GO!7188、最新アルバムのタイトル発表！". Barks (in Japanese). 2006-08-15. Retrieved 2024-12-28. プロデューサーには前述の會田茂一をはじめ、元Great3の片寄明人やソウルフラワーユニオンの奥野真哉らが参加している。
^ "倖田、橘慶太ら、本日発売！CDリリース情報". Oricon News. 2006-10-18. Retrieved 2024-12-28. 彼ら自身初の「英語タイトル」ということからもわかるように、かつてないほどポップな仕上がり。
^ "パレード | GO!GO!7188". Oricon News (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-28.
^ Robson, Daniel (2006-10-20). "GO!GO!7188 'Parade'". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2024-12-28. "Parade" echoes back to their earlier albums, offering an edgy pop record that shines. Grounded by creative, heavy rhythms from drummer Turkey, and dirty bass lines from Akiko Hamada, "Parade" carries nods to Radiohead, Muse and Shiina Ringo.

[1] "GO!GO!7188、新曲をフル試聴". Barks (in Japanese). 2006-08-18. Retrieved 2024-08-18. ９月13日にシングル「近距離恋愛」、さらに10月18日には通算５枚目のアルバム『パレード』をリリースすることが決定しているGO!GO!7188。

[2] Japan Times Primary approach adds up for GO!GO!7188 "Despite the excitable nature suggested by the punctuation in their name, GO!GO!7188, who formed in 1998, produced their six prior albums with sober attention to detail. Their best records — 2003’s “Tategami,” 2006’s “Parade” and 2007’s “569” — each presented a deliberate weaving of elegant melodies sung in helium pitch by guitarist-vocalist Yuu Nakashima, with intricate guitar lines and intense rhythms that created something unique. "

[3] "GO!GO!7188、最新アルバムのタイトル発表！". Barks (in Japanese). 2006-08-15. Retrieved 2024-12-28. プロデューサーには前述の會田茂一をはじめ、元Great3の片寄明人やソウルフラワーユニオンの奥野真哉らが参加している。

[4] "倖田、橘慶太ら、本日発売！CDリリース情報". Oricon News. 2006-10-18. Retrieved 2024-12-28. 彼ら自身初の「英語タイトル」ということからもわかるように、かつてないほどポップな仕上がり。

[5] "パレード | GO!GO!7188". Oricon News (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-28.

[6] Robson, Daniel (2006-10-20). "GO!GO!7188 'Parade'". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2024-12-28. "Parade" echoes back to their earlier albums, offering an edgy pop record that shines. Grounded by creative, heavy rhythms from drummer Turkey, and dirty bass lines from Akiko Hamada, "Parade" carries nods to Radiohead, Muse and Shiina Ringo.

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