Shōso Strip

"Shōso Strip"
Studio album by Ringo Sheena
Released	March 31, 2000
Recorded	Studio Terra Kame-chan Studio
Genre	Alternative rock, noise pop, art pop, pop rock
Length	55:55
Label	Toshiba EMI
Producer	Uni Inoue
Ringo Sheena chronology
Muzai Moratorium (1999) Shōso Strip (2000) Ze-Chyou Syuu (2000)
Singles from Shōso Strip
"Honnō" Released: October 27, 1999 "Gips" Released: January 26, 2000 "Tsumi to Batsu" Released: January 26, 2000

Shōso Strip (勝訴ストリップ, "Lawsuit Winning Strip") is Ringo Sheena's second album, released on March 31, 2000, by Toshiba EMI. The limited edition version includes a special booklet and case. The album debuted at #1 and has sold over 2,332,000 copies. It was certified two million copies by the RIAJ.^[1]

Background

Sheena began to record Shōso Strip from the summer of 1999. Since she thought that the track list was almost the same as Muzai Moratorium, she started with a clean slate. There were several songs which were not recorded because of the busy, but had been completed in her head. She decided to record those new songs and replaced some songs of the album with them. The recording was finished along with the summer after all.

In 2012, the song "Tsuki ni Makeinu" was covered by Nanou on his album Unsung.

Awards

• Japan Gold Disc Award "Rock Album of the Year" (日本ゴールドディスク大賞「ロック・アルバム・オブ・ザ・イヤー」)
• Japan Record Award "Best Album prize" (日本レコード大賞「ベストアルバム賞」)

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ringo Sheena, arranged by Seiji Kameda and Ringo Sheena. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kyogen-shō" (虚言症 "I Am a Liar")	5:26
2.	"Yokushitsu" (浴室 "Bathroom")	4:15
3.	"Benkai Debussy" (弁解ドビュッシー "Excuse Debussy")	3:16
4.	"Gips"	5:38
5.	"Yami ni Furu Ame" (闇に降る雨 "A Driving Rain in Darkness")	5:03
6.	"Aidentitī" (アイデンティティ Identity)	3:05
7.	"Tsumi to Batsu"	5:32
8.	"Sutoishizumu" (ストイシズム Stoicism)	1:46
9.	"Tsuki ni Makeinu" (月に負け犬A Broken Man and Moonlight[2])	4:14
10.	"Sakana" (サカナ "Tidbits"[3])	3:43
11.	"Byōshō Public" (病床パブリック "Sickbed Public")	3:16
12.	"Honnō"	4:14
13.	"Izon-shō" (依存症 "I Am an Addict")	6:23

Credits and personnel

Kyogen-shō Ringo Sheena - vocals Yukio Nagoshi - electric guitars, acoustic guitars Seiji Kameda - bass guitars Noriyasu Kawamura - drums Koichi Asakura, Asa-Chang (from Asa-Chang & Junray, ex-Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) - drums, percussion Nobuhiko Nakayama - programming Toshiyuki Mori - electric piano Chieko Kinbara Strings - string section Yokushitsu Ringo Sheena - vocals, piano Susumu Nishikawa - electric guitars Seiji Kameda - bass guitars Nobuhiko Nakayama - programming Yuta Saito - synthesizer, harps Benkai Debussy Ringo Sheena - vocals Seiji Kameda - bass guitars Masayuki Muraishi - drums Nobuhiko Nakayama - programming Makoto Totani (from Thinners) - guitars (uwamono)[4] Makoto Minagawa (from Thinners) - synthesizer, chorus (uwamono)[4] Gibs Ringo Sheena - vocals Susumu Nishikawa - electric guitars Seiji Kameda - bass guitars Noriyasu Kawamura - drums, tambourines Nobuhiko Nakayama & Hiroshi Kitashiro - programming Yami ni furu ame Ringo Sheena - vocals Susumu Nishikawa - electric guitars Seiji Kameda - bass guitars Noriyasu Kawamura - drums, tambourines Nobuhiko Nakayama - programming Ittetsu Gen Strings - string section Identity Ringo Sheena - vocals, electric guitars Susumu Nishikawa - electric guitars Seiji Kameda - bass guitars Masayuki Muraishi - drums Makoto Minagawa - tambourines moOog yamamOTO (from Buffalo Daughter) - turntables Tsumi to Batsu Ringo Sheena - vocals Kenichi Asai, Benzie (from Blankey Jet City) - electric guitars, tooth flute Seiji Kameda - bass guitars Masayuki Muraishi - drums Yuta Saito - organ

Stoicism Ringo Sheena - vocals, electric guitars Rino Tokitsu[5] - the sample of voice Nobuhiko Nakayama - programming Susumu Nishikawa - electric guitars Tsuki ni Makeinu Ringo Sheena - vocals Yukio Nagoshi - electric guitars, acoustic guitars Seiji Kameda - bass guitars Koichi Asakura, Asa-Chang (from Asa-Chang & Junray) - drums Sakana Ringo Sheena - vocals Susumu Nishikawa - electric guitars Seiji Kameda - bass guitars Noriyasu Kawamura - drums, tambourines Nobuhiko Nakayama - programming Yuta Saito - electric piano Yokan Mizue - trumpet Byoushou Public Ringo Sheena - vocals, electric guitars Susumu Nishikawa - electric guitars Seiji Kameda - bass guitars Masayuki Muraishi - drums Toshiyuki Mori - organ Honnou Ringo Sheena - vocals Yukio Nagoshi - electric guitars, acoustic guitars Seiji Kameda - bass guitars Yuta Saito - piano Masayuki Muraishi - drums Nobuhiko Nakayama - programming Izon-shō Ringo Sheena - vocals Susumu Nishikawa - electric guitars Seiji Kameda - bass guitars Noriyasu Kawamura - drums, tambourines Toshiyuki Mori - piano moOog yamamOTO (from Buffalo Daughter) - turntables Nobuhiko Nakayama - programming

Notes

1. "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年4月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. April 2000 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese) (Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan) 487: 8. June 10, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 22, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
2. The literal translation is "Underdog and the Moon", which parodied the title of Hiroshige Ando’s ukiyoe, "Tsuki ni kari (月に雁 Wild Geese and the Moon)".
3. "Sakana" can potentially refer to two Japanese words which are homophones with different meanings; either "fish" (as referenced in the lyrics of the song) or "snacks paired with alcohol" (as referenced by the song's English title).
4. Uwamono (上物) is musical instruments except rhythm section.
5. Ringo Sheena's friend from one of her earliest bands.