Happy Hour is a 1998 album by the Japan

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 trio Shonen Knife

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. The cover artwork is by Yoshitomo Nara

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. It is the last album by the group with their original bass guitarist, Michie Nakatani

Michie Nakatani

is a Japanese musician, singer, and songwriter and was one of the founding members of the rock group Shonen Knife.- Early years :Michie was born October 8, 1961 in Osaka, Japan. She was an only child...

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Track listing

All songs wriiten by Naoko Yamano, except where noted.

1. "Shonen Knife Planet"
2. "Konnichiwa"
3. "Cookie Day"
4. "Hot Chocolate"
5. "Sushi Bar Song"
6. "Fish Eyes" (Michie Nakatani)
7. "Banana Chips"
8. "Dolly"
9. "Jackalope" (Nakatani)
10. "Gyoza"
11. "Catch Your Bus" (Nakatani)
12. "People Traps"
13. "His Pet"
14. "Daydream Believer
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"Sushi Bar Song" features backing vocals by the band The Presidents Of The United States Of America

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The demo release of this CD has an additional Michie Nakatani song, "Huge Snail".