Jump Up (Supercar album)

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Jump Up
Supercar - Jump Up.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 10, 1999 (1999-03-10)
Genre Indie rock, dream pop, alternative rock, shoegazing
Length51:34
Label Epic Records Japan
Producer Supercar
Supercar chronology
Three Out Change
(1998)
Jump Up
(1999)
Futurama
(2000)
Singles from Jump Up
  1. "Sunday People"
    Released: September 30, 1998 [1]
  2. "My Girl"
    Released: February 3, 1999 [1]
  3. "Love Forever"
    Released: May 12, 1999 [1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Jump Up is the second studio album by Supercar. It was released on March 10, 1999. [3] It peaked at number 12 on the Oricon Albums Chart. [3]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Junji Ishiwatari; all music is composed by Koji Nakamura.

No.TitleLength
1."Walk Slowly"5:01
2."Sunday People"5:21
3."Jump"3:56
4."My Girl"3:56
5."Wonderful World"3:49
6."Love Forever"4:11
7."Tonight"3:30
8."Skyphone Speaker"4:57
9."Low-Down (Live Scene)"4:33
10."Talk Talk"6:40
11."Daydreamer"5:40

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes.

Charts

ChartPeak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [3] 12

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References

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  2. Vallier, John. "Jump Up - Supercar". AllMusic . Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "スーパーカー". Oricon . Archived from the original on August 17, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2017.