The Anime Album

**The Anime Album** is the seventh studio album by the Cowellan band The S-Fighter. It was released on June 25th, 2006 by Reprise Records; just months before the band's hiatus in October. It was recorded at International Studios in Sapphire Bay, Cowell and produced by Steve Albini Robley.

## Development

The S-Fighter became extremely popular in the 1990s, after releasing several albums such as The Fury Of S-Fighter, Charge!!!! The S-Fighter Vs. The Miller Gangs and Disparate Realms. After the poor sales of the Disparate Realms album in January 2001, it was first reported by MTV News that the band began to work on their seventh album in June.

## Tracklist

1. Spicks And Specks (The Bee Gees cover)
2. I Was Made For Lovin’ You (Kiss cover)
3. Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel cover)
4. Go Your Own Way (Fleetwood Mac cover)
5. Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Tears for Fears cover)
6. In The Air Tonight (Phil Collins cover)
7. Take On Me (a-ha cover)

## 15th Anniversary edition

The 15th anniversary edition includes the original album (in CD and vinyl) on disc one and was released on June 19th, 2021.

All tracks are written by The S-Fighter.

### Disc 1 - Original Songs

1. Spicks And Specks
2. I Was Made For Lovin’ You
3. Sledgehammer
4. Go Your Own Way
5. Everybody Wants To Rule The World
6. In The Air Tonight
7. Take On Me

### Disc 2 - B-Sides, Demos and Rarities

1. Africa (B-Side)
2. Baby Got Back (B-Side)
3. Hello, I Love You (B-Side)
4. Spicks And Specks (2002 demo)
5. I Was Made For Lovin’ You (2002 demo)
6. Sledgehammer (2003 demo)
7. Go Your Own Way (2003 demo)
8. Everybody Wants To Rule The World (2004 demo)
9. In The Air Tonight (2005 demo)
10. Take On Me (2005 demo)
11. Spicks And Specks (recorded at CTC)
12. I Was Made For Lovin’ You (recorded at CTC)

## Singles

1. Spicks and Specks (Released - June 25th, 2006)
2. I Was Made For Lovin’ You (Released - August 4th, 2006)
3. Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Released - October 18th, 2006)
4. Take On Me (Released - November 26th, 2006)

## Recording

The recording of the album was mostly made possible by the anime community, which requested the band many times via online forums and petitions to do an album about anime.

Regarding its lyrical content, it has been referred to as a concept album chronicling Sailor Moon**,** teenage relationships, and darker territory, touching upon the realities of adulthood and unexpected hardships. In addition, its recording process was long and ended in February 2005 just two months before the album's release.

The recording process for the fifth studio album began around early December of 2002, and was originally going to be a sequel to The Fury Of S-Fighter. The original idea for the fifth album was to be an all-direct "part two" of the album with several songs recorded; but the album was shelved in 2003.

## Personnel

### The S-Fighter

* Henry Douglas - commander
* Caillou Anderson - lead guitar, lead vocals
* Michael Peterson - lead guitar, lead vocals
* Riley RedWood - bass guitar, backing vocals
* Kevin Harrison - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* Kyle Pacer - bass guitar, backing vocals
* Emily Powalski - bagpipes, backing vocals
* Lizzy Criss - trumpet, backing vocals
* Gina Degaldo - keyboard, backing vocals
* Lily Demarcus - drums, backing vocals
* Lucy Sarantakos - trumbone, backing vocals

### Technical personnel

* Steve Albini Robley - producer, mixing, production, additional engineering, programming, digital audio editing
* Jonathan Davis – additional vocals on "Go Your Own Way"
* Brian Virtue – assistant engineer
* George Martin - mastering
* Tim Stedman – art direction, design
* Cope Till – assistant engineer
* Doug Trantow – assistant engineer