Three Out Change is the debut studio album by Supercar. Released on April 1, 1998, it peaked at number 20 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[3] The album helped establish Supercar as an important and influential Japanese rock band.[4] Music critic Ian Martin has described it as an "epic indie rock/shoegaze album" and "one of the all-time great Japanese rock albums."[5]

Three Out Change
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1, 1998 (1998-04-01)
GenreAlternative rock, shoegazing, indie rock, noise pop
Length78:11
LabelEpic Records Japan
ProducerSupercar
Supercar chronology
Three Out Change
(1998)
Jump Up
(1999)
Singles from Three Out Change
  1. "Cream Soda"
    Released: September 21, 1997[1]
  2. "Lucky"
    Released: December 12, 1997[1]
  3. "Planet"
    Released: March 1, 1998[1]
  4. "Drive"
    Released: May 21, 1998[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Track listing

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

No.TitleLength
1."Cream Soda"3:13
2."(Am I) Confusing You?"4:43
3."Smart"3:01
4."Drive"3:33
5."Greenage"3:21
6."U"3:31
7."Automatic Wing"5:12
8."Lucky"4:14
9."333"2:36
10."Top 10"2:52
11."My Way"3:42
12."Sea Girl"2:50
13."Happy Talking"2:47
14."Trash & Lemmon"3:09
15."Planet"5:18
16."Yes,"3:25
17."I Need the Sun"4:25
18."Hello"3:36
19."Trip Sky"12:54
10th anniversary edition bonus disc [ja]
No.TitleLength
1."Cream Soda" (previously unreleased version)3:10
2."(Am I) Confusing You?" (previously unreleased version)4:42
3."Drive" (previously unreleased version)3:37
4."Planet -The End of Childhood-" (previously unreleased version)5:20
5."Lucky" (live at Gigantic)3:15
6."Right Now" (live at Gigantic)2:50
7."Trash & Lemmon" (live at Gigantic)3:34

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes.

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 20

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Supercar - Biography". Sony Music Japan. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  2. ^ Martin, Ian. "Three Out Change - Supercar". AllMusic. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "スーパーカー". Oricon. Archived from the original on August 17, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  4. ^ Martin, Ian (October 4, 2017), "Supercar's 'Three Out Change!!' may be the most stunning debut in Japanese rock history", The Japan Times
  5. ^ Wallin, Lisa (May 22, 2017), "There's More to Japanese Music than J-pop and Enka", Tokyo Weekender
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