Lap of Luxury is the tenth studio album by American band Cheap Trick. Released on April 12, 1988, it is the band's second-most commercially successful studio album, having reached number 16 on the Billboard 200 and having been certified platinum in sales. The album contains the band's only US number-one hit, "The Flame", as well as the additional hit singles "Don't Be Cruel" and "Ghost Town".
Show-Ya are an Japanese all-female heavy metal band formed in 1981. The group disbanded in 1998, but reformed with the original line-up in 2005 for the 20th anniversary of their first release. Their music is deeply rooted in classic rock and they have covered songs by bands and artists such as The Beatles, The Doors, the Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and AC/DC in their albums and live shows. Their music evolved from the pop rock genre of their first offerings to the heavy metal genre of their most successful albums, Outerlimits (1989) and Hard Way (1990).
"Itoshiki Tomo e" is the second single of Morning Musume's tenth anniversary team Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai. It was released on August 8, 2007, while the Single V DVD was released on [August 22].
Masquerade Show is the debut album of the Japanese rock group Show-Ya. The album was released on 6 September 1985 in Japan. Its release was preceded by the pop single "Suteki ni Dancing", used for an advertising campaign by Coca-Cola.
Queendom is the second album of the Japanese rock group Show-Ya. The album was released on 1 March 1986 in Japan.
Ways is the third album of the Japanese rock group Show-Ya. The album was released on 3 September 1986 in Japan. All the songs were arranged by Tadashi Namba & Show-Ya.
Trade Last is the fourth album of the Japanese rock group Show-Ya. The album was released on 4 February 1987 in Japan. All the lyrics were written by Yasushi Akimoto and half of the music by Kyōhei Tsutsumi. The musical arrangements were done by Makoto Matsushita.
Immigration is the fifth album of the Japanese rock group Show-Ya. The album was released on 5 November 1987 in Japan. Yasushi Akimoto and Kyōhei Tsutsumi worked together again in song composition. Makoto Matsushita arranged all the music, this time collaborating with the band. This album was mixed by Andy Johns in Los Angeles. Immigration peaked at position No. 12 in the Japanese Oricon chart.
Outerlimits is the seventh album of the Japanese female hard rock group Show-Ya. The album was released on 6 September 1989, in Japan. The album was mixed at the famous Cherokee Studios in California and was arranged by Masanori Sasaji and Show-Ya. Lyricist Yoshihiko Andō wrote most of the lyrics for the songs of the album. This is the band's best selling album, with more than 100,000 copies sold in Japan. The first single "Genkai Lovers" sold more than 30,000 copies in Japan, being used for a commercial campaign.
Hard Way is the eighth album of the Japanese hard rock band Show-Ya. The album was recorded in Los Angeles, USA and produced by Beau Hill and by Kip Winger's brother Paul. It was released on 24 October 1990 and reached position No. 4 in Japan. All the lyrics were written by Yoshihiko Andō. This time all the musical arrangements were done by the band. It would be Show-Ya's last studio album with lead singer Keiko Terada. The track "Uchi ni Kaerou" was used as theme song for the anime OVA Cleopatra DC.
Touch the Sun is the ninth album of the Japanese hard rock band Show-Ya. The album was released on February 21, 1995 only in Japan. It would be their only album with singer Steffanie Borges and the only one sung entirely in English.
This My Way is a mini-album of the Japanese hard rock band Show-Ya. The album was released on 2 February 1998 in Japan and had limited distribution. It is Show-Ya's only recording with singer Yoshino.
Turn Over is the first live album of the Japanese rock group Show-Ya. It is a collection of live songs recorded during concerts from the "Date Line Tour" and "Immigration Tour" in 1987, and from the "Tour of the Immigrant" in 1988. The album reached position No. 36 in the Japanese Oricon chart.
Hard Way Tour 1991 is the second live album released by the Japanese hard rock band Show-Ya. It is the last record issued with the original lead singer Keiko Terada. The show was videotaped and release in VHS and Laser Disc in 1991, with a different track listing than the album. The album reached position No. 22 in the Japanese Oricon chart.
Keiko Terada is a Japanese rock singer. She was co-founder and lead singer of the successful Japanese female hard rock and heavy metal band Show-Ya from 1982 to 1991, before going solo. On her solo albums she expanded from hard rock and heavy metal to blues, pop and soul.
Show-Ya Golden Best is a compilation of songs and of the Japanese hard rock group Show-Ya. The collection was released in 2002 in Japan.
Complete Best: Back Fire is a compilation of songs and of the Japanese hard rock band Show-Ya. The collection was released in 1992 in Japan. This compilation contains the previously unpublished hard rock cover of The Beatles song "Blackbird", recorded in 1988.
Show-Ya Twin Best is a double CD compilation of songs by the Japanese hard rock band Show-Ya. The compilation was released in 1996 in Japan and refers mainly to songs from the first five albums of the band.
Genuine Diamond is the tenth studio album by the Japanese hard rock band Show-Ya. It was released on March 7, 2012 and is the first studio album recorded with the original line-up since Hard Way of 1990, 22 years before.
Progress is the 13th studio album by the Japanese hard rock band Show-Ya. It was released on 30 September 2015. The album includes two new versions of the 1989 hit single "Genkai Lovers", one featuring Japanese celebrity Namie Amuro.
