Jet-CD

Jet CD is the second studio album by Japanese pop rock duo Puffy, released in March 31, 1998 through Epic/Sony Records. It features five hit singles that they released between 1996 and 1997, including three of which topped the Japanese Oricon charts.

Jet-CD
Studio album by
PUFFY
ReleasedMarch 31, 1998
Recorded1996-1998
GenrePop, rock
Length51:06
LabelEpic/Sony
ESCB-1871
ProducerTamio Okuda
PUFFY chronology
AmiYumi
(1996)		 Jet-CD
(1998)		 Fever Fever
(1999)
Singles from Jet-CD
  1. "That's the Way It Is"
    Released: October 7, 1996
  2. "Wild Girls on Circuit"
    Released: March 12, 1997
  3. "Nagisa Beach Fever"
    Released: April 4, 1997
  4. "Sign of Love"
    Released: March 14, 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Jet debuted at the number-two on the Oricon Weekly Albums Charts (defeated by Globe's third album Love Again), and climbed the summit in following week.[2][3] The album remained there for 16 weeks, becoming their only album to have sold more than 1 million copies.[4] In March 1999, the album won the 13th Gold Disc Awards by the Recording Industry Association of Japan, the prizes conferred on the music recordings which gained outstanding commercial success.

In Japan, the album was simultaneously released on MD (entitled Jet-MD). In some Asian territories, it was also released on audio cassette under the alternative title Jet-Cassette.

The Japanese edition of Rolling Stone ranked Jet-CD as number 76 on their list of "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums".[5]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jet Police (ジェット警察, Jet Keisatsu)"Tamio Okuda3:45
2."That's the Way It Is (これが私の生きる道, Kore ga Watashi no Ikirumichi)"Okuda3:23
3."Cake Is Love"Yōsui Inoue5:10
4."Sign of Love (愛のしるし, Ai no Shirushi)"Masamune Kusano2:48
5."Spring Morning (春の朝, Haru no Asa)"Kaori Okui4:20
6."Lemon Kid (レモンキッド)"Lyrics: Ami Onuki / Music: Okuda4:05
7."Little Beauty (小美人, Shoubijin)"Lyrics: Okuda / Music: Dr. StrangeLove5:48
8."Curiously (ネホリーナハホリーナ, Nehori-na Hahori-na)"Tortoise Matsumoto4:26
9."Philosophy (哲学, Tetsugaku)"Lyrics: Yumi Yoshimura / Music: Okuda1:45
10."De Rio"Lyrics: Katsumasa Motoya, Masato Inami / Music: Katsumasa Motoya, Harutoshi Inagaki, Masato Inami4:38
11."Wild Girls on Circuit (サーキットの娘, Sakitto no Musume)"Okuda3:18
12."Electric Beach Fever (渚にまつわるエトセトラ, Nagisa ni Matsuwaru Et Cetera)"Lyrics: Inoue / Music: Okuda4:00
13."Mother"Okuda3:46

Chart positions
Year Chart Position Sales
1998 Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart (Top 100) 1 [6] 1,223,000+[4]

Certification
Region Provider Certification
(sales thresholds)
Japan RIAJ Million[7]

Accolades

Awards
Year Title Award(s)
1998 Japan Gold Disc Award Pop Albums of the Year - for Jet CD by Puffy [8]

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. "検索結果-ORICON STYLE アーティスト/CD検索". Oricon. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  3. "検索結果-ORICON STYLE アーティスト/CD検索". Oricon. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  4. "- Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Puffy" (in Japanese). December 30, 2007. Archived from a-Puffy the original Check |url= value (help) on November 11, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  5. http://neojaponisme.com/2007/11/09/100-greatest-japanese-rock-albums/
  6. PUFFY-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック "(Highest position and charting weeks for CDDA edition of Jet CD by Puffy)" Check |url= value (help). oricon.co.jp. Oricon Style. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  7. 一般社団法人　日本レコード協会 > 各種統計 > その他のデータ > 年度別ミリオンセラー一覧 > 1998年 "(RIAJ - Statistics - Other Data - List of million-certified compact discs by year - 1998)" Check |url= value (help). riaj.or.jp (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  8. 第13回日本ゴールドディスク大賞 "Gold Disc Hall of Hame 13th" Check |url= value (help). riaj.or.jp (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
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