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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Starting Over
| name = Starting Over
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = [[Album]]
| Artist = [[SPEED (band)|SPEED]]
| artist = [[Speed (Japanese band)|Speed]]
| Cover = startingover.jpg
| cover = Starting Over (Speed album).jpg
| Released = [[May 21]], [[1997]]
| alt =
| released = May 21, 1997
| [ Recorded = ]
| Genre = [[J-pop]]
| recorded = 1996–1997
| Length = ?
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|[[J-pop]]|[[dance-pop]]|[[R&B]]}}
| Label = [http://www.toysfactory.co.jp/ TOY'S FACTORY]
| Producer = Hiromasa Ijichi
| length = 52:05
| Reviews =
| label = [[Toy's Factory]]
| producer = [[Hiromasa Ijichi]]
| Last album =
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| next_title = [[Rise (Speed album)|Rise]]
| This album = ''Starting Over''<br />(1997)
| next_year = 1998
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| Next album = ''[[Rise (SPEED album)|Rise]]''<br/>(1998)
}}
}}


"'''Starting Over'''" was Japanese [[J-pop]] girlband [[SPEED (band)|SPEED]]'s very first album and was released on [[May 21]], [[1997]]. It contains 3 of SPEED's earlier singles, "Body & Soul", "Steady" and "Go! Go! Heaven" respectively.
'''''Starting Over''''' Is Japanese [[J-pop]] girlband [[Speed (Japanese band)|Speed]]'s debut studio album released on May 21, 1997. It contains three singles: "Body & Soul", "Steady" and "Go! Go! Heaven" respectively. The album was hugely successful entering the [[Oricon Albums Chart]]s weekly charts at number 1 for three consecutive weeks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/970602a.html|title=オリコン アルバム 1997.6.2|website=www.geocities.jp|access-date=2018-07-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/970609a.html|title=オリコン アルバム 1997.6.9|website=www.geocities.jp|access-date=2018-07-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/970616a.html|title=オリコン アルバム 1997.6.16|website=www.geocities.jp|access-date=2018-07-01}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
# Walk this way
# Walk This Way
# Body & Soul
# Body & Soul
# Luv Vibration
# Luv Vibration
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# Happy Together
# Happy Together
# Starting Over
# Starting Over
# Starting Over ~Reprise~ Walk this way
# Starting Over: Walk This Way (Reprise)


==Controversy==
==References==
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In the early days of SPEED, they surprised the audience with their authentic performance. SPEED was the youngest group in [[J-pop]] history; Hiroko's age of twelve was symbolic for the young group. However there was no compromise. They actually didn't look very childish because they were all mature early on in a variety of ways. Takako, although thirteen then, sported a sizeable bust. Another reason they were not seen as childish is due to the songs they performed in early days of SPEED.


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SPEED's lyrics at this time included provocative messages. The lyrics of "Body and Soul" include "痛いこととか怖がらないで　もっと奥まで行こうよ　一緒に," which means "Don't be afraid of the pain. Let's go more deep together." Then seven months later, SPEED sang " Go! Go! Heaven," which said "成熟した果実のように　あふれ出してく　欲望に正直なだけ　満たされてたい,"　which means "Juice spills over, like from a mature fruit, want to be kept satisfied, lustfully."


It is a bit controversial for such young girls like the one of SPEED to sing these sort of songs. However, it was accepted by the public. One of the reasons for SPEED's success would be the combination of such sexual maturity and youth. SPEED was the symbol of discontinuity, change, and instability of early teenagers.


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[[Category:Speed albums]]
[[Category:Speed (Japanese band) albums]]
[[Category:1997 albums]]
[[Category:1997 debut albums]]

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Latest revision as of 05:50, 5 June 2024

Starting Over
Studio album by
Speed
ReleasedMay 21, 1997
Recorded1996–1997
Genre
Length52:05
LabelToy's Factory
ProducerHiromasa Ijichi
Speed chronology
Starting Over
(1997) 		Rise
(1998)

Starting Over Is Japanese J-pop girlband Speed's debut studio album released on May 21, 1997. It contains three singles: "Body & Soul", "Steady" and "Go! Go! Heaven" respectively. The album was hugely successful entering the Oricon Albums Charts weekly charts at number 1 for three consecutive weeks.[1][2][3]

Track listing

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  1. Walk This Way
  2. Body & Soul
  3. Luv Vibration
  4. STEADY
  5. RAKUGAKI
  6. Sayonara wa ame no hi (サヨナラは雨の日…)
  7. Go! Go! Heaven
  8. I Remember
  9. Kiwi Love
  10. Happy Together
  11. Starting Over
  12. Starting Over: Walk This Way (Reprise)

References

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  1. ^ "オリコン アルバム 1997.6.2". www.geocities.jp. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  2. ^ "オリコン アルバム 1997.6.9". www.geocities.jp. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  3. ^ "オリコン アルバム 1997.6.16". www.geocities.jp. Retrieved 2018-07-01.



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