Osaka

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Osaka
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 23, 2002
RecordedWoolly Mammoth Studios
GenreAlternative Rock, Pop Punk
Length33:45
LabelFenway Recordings
ProducerNate Albert, David Minehan


Osaka is the first and only album by The Kickovers. The album was released on the Boston-based label Fenway Recordings on April 23, 2002.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Plastic"Nate Albert0:17
2."Black and Blue"Albert2:46
3."Fake in Love"Albert2:15
4."Put Me On"Albert2:54
5."Under You"Albert3:28
6."Heart Attack"Albert1:25
7."Regeneration"Albert3:30
8."Diamonds to Ashes"Albert2:09
9."Hanging on the Telephone"Jack Lee1:53
10."Crash and Burn"Albert4:41
11."Grounded"Albert2:32
12."Wake Up"Albert2:21
13."The Good Life"Albert3:29
Total length:33:45

Track 9 was written by Jack Lee and originally performed by The Nerves.

Personnel

  • Nate Albert (guitar, vocals, bass, writing, production, mixing)
  • Mikey Welsh (bass)
  • Johnny Rioux (guitar, bass)
  • Joe Sirois (drums)
  • David Minehan (bass, backing vocals, production, mixing, recording)
  • Paul Buckley (drums)
  • Dave Aaronoff (bass, keys)
  • Rich Gilbert (pedal steel)
  • Tim O'Hare (recording)
  • Paul Q. Koldeire (mixing)
  • Sean Slade (mixing)
  • J.J. (mastering)
  • Carl Plaster (drum tech)
  • Joshua Dalsimer (photography)
  • Mark Higgins (photography)
  • Alli Wong (design, layout)
  • Josh Sulkow (robot guy)
  • Jon Sulkow (robot guy)
  • Cadicow, Carroll, Guido, & Groffman (legal)
  • Jonathan Levine (booking)
  • Julie Underwood (publicity)
  • Mark Kates (think tank)
  • Ric Dube (think tank)

Dave Aaronoff and Paul Buckley appear courtesy of Lunch Records.

David Minehan is credited under multiple (most likely joke) nicknames in the album credits, such as "Dangerous", "Dada", "The Motor", "Mr. Minehan", "Diamond", "Deconstruction", "Money", "Minehan Shminehan", and "David Mulligan".

Credits for Osaka adapted from CD liner notes.[1]

Gallery

CD release

Audio

See also

References

  1. Osaka (CD liner notes). The Kickovers. Fenway Recordings. 2002.