Eleven Fire Crackers

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Eleven Fire Crackers
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 8, 2006 (JP)
July 31, 2007 (US)
Genre Punk rock
Length32:03
Label Dynamord/Growing Up (JP)
Nettwerk (US)
Ellegarden chronology
Riot on the Grill
(2005)
Eleven Fire Crackers
(2006)
Figureheads Compilation
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Eleven Fire Crackers is the fifth full-length album released by the Japanese rock band Ellegarden. It was released in Japan on November 8, 2006, and in the United States on July 31, 2007, under the Nettwerk label.

Contents

Track listing

  1. Opening – 0:40
  2. Fire Cracker – 3:16
  3. Space Sonic – 3:29
  4. Acropolis – 3:05
  5. Winter – 3:08
  6. Gunpowder Valentine – 2:53
  7. Ash (アッシュ) – 3:06
  8. Salamander – 3:47
  9. Koukasen (高架線, Elevated) – 2:25
  10. Alternative Plans – 3:21
  11. Marie – 3:27

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
Japanese Albums ( Oricon ) [2] 1

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References

  1. "Eleven Fire Crackers - Ellegarden". AllMusic . Retrieved May 19, 2009.
  2. "Ellegardenのランキング" [Ellegarden albums] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved September 4, 2021.