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Nice. is the third North American album by J-pop group Puffy AmiYumi, released in 2003. (See 2003 in music). 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 cover is an homage to John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "bed-In" peace protests held in 1969.

Track listing

US edition

"Planet Tokyo" (Sturmer) – 3:49

"Tokyo Nights" (Pierre Taki, Sturmer, John Fields) – 3:53

"Angel of Love" (Suzuki Shoko, Sturmer) – 3:12

"Sayonara" (YO-KING, Sturmer) – 3:16

"Invisible Tomorrow" (Puffy AmiYumi, Sturmer) – 3:54

"Thank You" (Yumi, Sturmer) – 3:55

"Long Beach Nightmare" (Ami, Sturmer) – 3:15

"Your Love Is a Drug" (Sturmer) – 3:33

"K2G (Kimi Ni Go!)" (Puffy AmiYumi, Sturmer) – 4:37

"Shiawase (Happiness)" (Okuda Tamio) – 4:20

"Urei" (Puffy AmiYumi, Sturmer) – 3:54

"Teen Titans Theme" (Sturmer) – 3:08

"Red Swing" (Puffy AmiYumi, Sturmer) – 3:51

Japanese edition

"Akai buranko" – 3:46

"Tokyo Nights" – 3:49

"Angel of Love" – 3:11

"Sayonara" – 3:18

"Invisible Tomorrow" – 3:54

"Thank You" – 3:52

"Long Beach Nightmare" – 3:14

"Your Love Is a Drug" – 3:32

"K2G (Kimi Ni Go!)" – 4:34

"Shiawase" – 4:21

"Atarashii hibi" – 3:32

"Tomodachi" – 10:05

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

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