Charmed Life (Half Japanese album)
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Charmed Life is the sixth album released by the punk rock group Half Japanese in 1988. It is their second studio album released on their label, 50 Skidillion Watts.
The eighth song, "Bright Lights, Big City", was originally sung and recorded by the American blues musician Jimmy Reed in 1961.
Track listing
- "Said and Done" 2:53
- "Penny in the Fountain" 1:58
- "Evidence" 2:05
- "Vietnam" 2:00
- "Roman Candles" 2:21
- "Love at First Sight" 2:44
- "Snake Line" 2:08
- "Bright Lights, Big City"
- "Face Rake"
- "Later in a Magazine"
- "Red Dress"
- "Charmed Life"
- "Day and Night"
- "1,000,000,000 Kisses"
- "Terminator"
- "I'll Change My Style"
- "Trouble in the Water"
- "Miracles Happen Every Day"
- "Fortunate"
- "Poetic License"
- "Real Cool Time"
Additional CD tracks
- "Charmed Life"
- "Day and Night" 2:52
- "1,000,000 Kisses" 1:56
- "Madonna Nude"
- "I'll Change My Style"
- "George Steele"
- "How Many More Years?"
- "King Kong Bundy"
- "Something New in the Ring"
- "Terminator"
Personnel
- Jad Fair - guitar, harmonica, vocals
- David Fair - guitar, harmonica, vocals
- Don Fleming - guitar, vocals
- John Dreyfuss - organ, saxophone
- Rick Dreyfuss - composer
- Mark Jickling - bass guitar, guitar
- John Moremen - guitar
- Jay Spiegel - drums
- Don Zientara - engineer, mixing