Nice (Puffy AmiYumi album)

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***Nice*** (stylised as ***Nice.***) is an album by Japanese pop group PUFFY. Released in 2003, it is their third North American album. The US release featured a few track changes: "Atarashii hibi" and "Tomodachi" were replaced with "Urei", "Teen Titans Theme" and "Planet Tokyo", an English song with the melody of "Akai buranko". The album peaked at No. 20 on the Japanese Albums Chart.

The introductory carrier melody of *"K2G(Kimi Ni Go!)"* was derived from the introductory interlude of the song "How Was It for You?" by James, from this English Postpunk/Britpop band's third album, *Gold Mother* (1990).

The cover art for the American version of the album is a homage to John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "bed-In" peace protests held in 1969. The American version of the album is preceded by the lead single, "Hi Hi", which was used in the soundtrack for the 2003 movie *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi*, along with "Planet Tokyo" and "Urei". The songs "Planet Tokyo" and "K2G (Kimi Ni Go!)" are featured in the *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi World Tour Game* and *Teen Titans*.

## Track listing

2. "Tokyo Nights" – 3:49
3. "Angel of Love" – 3:11
4. "Sayonara" – 3:18
5. "Invisible Tomorrow" – 3:54
6. "Thank You" – 3:52
7. "Long Beach Nightmare" – 3:14
8. "Your Love Is a Drug" – 3:32
9. "K2G (Kimi Ni Go!)" – 4:34
10. "Shiawase" – 4:21
11. "Atarashii hibi" – 3:32
12. "Tomodachi" – 10:05
2. "Tokyo Nights" (Pierre Taki, Sturmer, John Fields) – 3:53
3. "Angel of Love" (Suzuki Shoko, Sturmer) – 3:12
4. "Sayonara" (YO-KING, Sturmer) – 3:16
5. "Invisible Tomorrow" (Puffy AmiYumi, Sturmer) – 3:54
6. "Thank You" (Yumi, Sturmer) – 3:55
7. "Long Beach Nightmare" (Ami, Sturmer) – 3:15
8. "Your Love Is a Drug" (Sung in English) (Sturmer) – 3:33
9. "K2G (Kimi Ni Go!)" (Puffy AmiYumi, Sturmer) – 4:37
10. "Shiawase (Happiness)" (Okuda Tamio) – 4:20
11. "Worry (憂, *Urei*)" (Puffy AmiYumi, Sturmer) – 3:54
12. "Hi Hi" (Puffy AmiYumi, Sturmer) – 2:54
13. "Teen Titans Theme" (Sturmer) – 3:08
14. "Red Swing" (Puffy AmiYumi, Sturmer) – 3:51

## Personnel

**Puffy AmiYumi**

* *Ami Onuki* - vocals, harmony
* *Yumi Yoshimura* - vocals, harmony

**Additional personnel**

* *Andy Sturmer* - drums, guitar, drum programming, ARP synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, guitars, pipe organ, mellotron, percussion, vibraphone, keyboards, trumpet, marimba, bass, Prophet synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, vocal kazoo, claps, piano, acoustic guitar, ARP string ensemble, harmony, VOX Continental organ, BVO
* *John Fields* - guitars, bass, piano, vocoder, Hammond organ B3, Roland Space Echo, chamberlin, Farfisa organ, strange echoes,
* *Wookie Von Crozier* - crazy drum fill
* *Chris James* - drums, Wurlitzer, synthesized blips and bleeps, toy piano, chamberlain
* *Printz Board* - flugelhorn
* *Bleu* - 12 string guitar
* *Dean Parks* - banjo, acoustic guitar
* *Elizabeth Lea* - trombone
* *The Horndogs* - horns
* *James Childs* - guitars
* *Phillip Broussard, Jr.* - harmonies and chorus
* *Toishi Toshikazu* - harmonies and chorus

## Production

* Producer: Andy Sturmer
* Instrument recording: John Fields
* Vocal recording: Thom Russo, John Fields
* Mixing: Thom Russo, John Fields
* Mastering: Kotetsu Tohru
* Mastering assistants: Phillip Broussard, Jr., Ohno, Shiota Osamu, Hatagoshi Hideyasu
* Musical instruments technician: Oba Toshimasa
* A&R: June Shinozaki
* Interpreter: Takamizawa Mai
* Art direction: Central 67
* Design: Central 67
* Photography: Uchida Shoji
* Hair and make-up: Shuma Tesuro
* Styling: Miyajima Takahiro

## References

1. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Allmusic review". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
2. ^ "Oricon charts listing". Oricon. Retrieved 2012-02-08.