Adolescent Sex
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Adolescent Sex was the first full length release from New Romantic band Japan. It was a very different album from their later material, such as Quiet Life & Tin Drum. It never got much press in Britain or the U.S. but sold very well in Asia, where it reached No 20 in Japan, and in the Netherlands where the single Adolescent Sex was a Top 30 hit. It was first released in 1978, and was re-released as a digipak CD in 2004. Ironically, the band itself has publicly confirmed that it does not approve of any sexual acts actually involving adolescents.
Track listing
- "Transmission" – 4:46
- "The Unconventional" – 3:02
- "Wish You Were Black" – 4:49
- "Performance" – 4:36
- "Lovers on Main Street" – 4:09
- "Don't Rain on My Parade" – 2:54
- "Suburban Love" – 7:27
- "Adolescent Sex" – 3:46
- "Communist China" – 2:44
- "Television" – 9:15
- All songs written by David Sylvian, except for "Don't Rain on My Parade" written by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill.
- The 2004 remastered version also contains videos for "Don't Rain on My Parade," "Communist China," and two videos for "Adolescent Sex." One of them is a rare alternate version.
Singles
- "Don't Rain on My Parade"
- "Adolescent Sex"
- "The Unconventional"
Miscellanea
- The following songs were mistranslated on the Japanese release: Transmission ("Invitation To Fascination"), Suburban Love ("Carousel of Love"), and Television ("Temptation Screen").
- In some countries, the album was renamed to Japan to stop controversy.