Let's Knife

Let's Knife is a studio album by Shonen Knife. It was originally released on August 26, 1992 in Japan.[2] It is the group's first album sung entirely in English.[3] It peaked at number 64 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[2] In 2007, Rolling Stone Japan placed it at number 37 on its list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time".[4]

Let's Knife
Studio album by Shonen Knife
Released	August 26, 1992
Genre	Indie rock, pop punk
Length	52:32
Label	MCA
Producer	Shonen Knife
Shonen Knife chronology
712 (1991) Let's Knife (1992) Rock Animals (1993)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Riding on the Rocket"	N. Yamano	3:46
2.	"Bear Up Bison"	N. Yamano	2:15
3.	"Twist Barbie"	N. Yamano	3:56
4.	"Tortoise Brand Pot Cleaner's Theme (Sea Turtle)"	N. Yamano	1:41
5.	"Antonio Baka Guy"	N. Yamano	1:59
6.	"Ah, Singapore"	N. Yamano	2:00
7.	"Flying Jelly Attack"	N. Yamano	2:39
8.	"Black Bass"	N. Yamano	4:36
9.	"Cycling Is Fun"	Nakatani	4:29
10.	"Watchin' Girl"	Nakatani	2:00
11.	"I Am a Cat"	N. Yamano	4:43
12.	"Tortoise Brand Pot Cleaner's Theme (Green Tortoise)"	N. Yamano	1:20
13.	"Devil House"	Nakatani	2:59
14.	"Insect Collector"	N. Yamano	2:46
15.	"Burning Farm"	N. Yamano	5:16

US edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
16.	"Get the Wow"	N. Yamano	2:19
17.	"Milky Way"	N. Yamano	3:48

UK limited edition bonus disc

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ah, Singapore" (karaoke version)	2:04
2.	"Devil House" (karaoke version)	3:05
3.	"Tortoise Brand Pot Cleaner's Theme (Green Tortoise)" (karaoke version)	1:47
4.	"I Am a Cat" (karaoke version)	4:53
5.	"Insect Collector" (karaoke version)	2:49

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes.

• Naoko Yamano – vocals, guitar
• Michie Nakatani – vocals, bass guitar
• Atsuko Yamano – vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[2]	64

References

1. Parisien, Roch. "Let's Knife - Shonen Knife". AllMusic. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
2. "少年ナイフ". Oricon. Archived from the original on August 29, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
3. Kugelberg, Johan (May 1993). "Shonen Knife". Spin: 6.
4. Lindsay, Cam (November 14, 2007). "Finally! "The 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time" Listed". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 25, 2017.

External links

• Let's Knife at Discogs (list of releases)