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Growing Up (Hi-Standard album)

Growing Up is the first full-length studio album by Japanese punk rock band Hi-Standard. It was released by Toy's Factory in November 1995.[2] Fat Wreck Chords released the album in North America in February 1996. According to Fat Mike in a 2015 interview with CBC, it sold 700,000 copies during the heyday of Fat Wreck Chords in the late nineties.

Growing Up
North American cover
Studio album by
Hi-Standard
ReleasedNovember 1, 1995
RecordedAugust 2–15, 1995
GenrePunk rock
Length32:47
LabelToy's Factory
ProducerFat Mike
Ryan Greene
Hi-Standard
Hi-Standard chronology
Last of Sunny Day
(1994)		 Growing Up
(1995)		 Angry Fist
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[1]

Track Listing [1996, Fat Wreck Chords]

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  • All songs written by Hi-Standard, unless otherwise stated.
  1. "Summer of Love" – 1:47
  2. "Wait for the Sun" – 2:18
  3. "Who'll Be the Next" – 2:46
  4. "Lonely" – 2:24
  5. "Saturday Night" (Coulter, Martin) – 2:06
  6. "I'm Walkin'" – 2:07
  7. "Maximum Overdrive" – 2:43
  8. "Growing Up" – 2:00
  9. "Tell Me Something, Happy News" – 2:02
  10. "New Life" – 1:46
  11. "Since You Been Gone" (Ballard) – 2:06
  12. "Kiss Me Again" – 2:24
  13. "Sunny Day" – 3:06
  14. "In the Brightly Moonlight" – 3:12

Track Listing [1995, Toy's Factory]

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  • All songs written by Hi-Standard, unless otherwise stated.
  1. "Maximum Overdrive" – 2:37
  2. "Lonely" – 2:23
  3. "Summer of Love" – 1:47
  4. "Since You Been Gone" (Ballard) – 2:06
  5. "Wait For The Sun" – 2:18
  6. "Tell Me Something, Happy News" – 2:02
  7. "Groovy Crew" – 1:42
  8. "Saturday Night" (Coulter, Martin) – 2:06
  9. "California Dreamin'" (Michelle Phillips) – 2:18
  10. "Selfish Girl" – 1:40
  11. "I'm Walkin'" – 2:07
  12. "New Life" – 1:46
  13. "Kiss Me Again" – 2:25
  14. "In the Brightly Moonlight" – 3:12
  15. "Growing Up" – 2:08

Personnel

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  • Akihiro Nanba – vocals, bass
  • Ken Yokoyama – guitar, vocals
  • Akira Tsuneoka – drums
  • Morty Okin – trumpet
  • Lars Nylander – horn, trombone
  • Gerry Lundquist – trombone
  • Skankin' Pickle – trumpet
  • Recorded between August 2–15, 1995
  • Produced by Fat Mike, Ryan Greene, and Hi-Standard
  • Engineered by Ryan Greene

Certifications and sales

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan — 350,000[3]
Worldwide — 500,000[3]

References

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  1. ↑ "Growing Up - Hi-Standard | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ "Top 100 Japanese pops Artists - No.64". HMV Japan (in Japanese). 2003-09-28. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  3. 1 2 McCluxe, Steve (31 July 1999). "Japan Uncovering the Future". Billboard. p. 54. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
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