Adolescent Sex
Studio album by Japan
Released	1978
Recorded	1977
Genre	Glam Rock
Length	47:24
Label	Hansa Records
Producer	Ray Singer
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Adolescent Sex (1978) Obscure Alternatives (1978)

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Adolescent Sex was the first album from the British pop group Japan. Though not a commercial success in their native UK, the album was better received in Japan where it peaked at #20, and in the Netherlands where the single "Adolescent Sex" was a Top 30 hit.^{[citation needed]}

The album was re-released as a digipak CD in 2004.

[edit] Track listing

Side A:

1. "Transmission" – 4:46
2. "The Unconventional" – 3:02
3. "Wish You Were Black" – 4:49
4. "Performance" – 4:36
5. "Lovers on Main Street" – 4:09
6. "Don't Rain on My Parade" – 2:54

Side B:

1. "Suburban Love" – 7:27
2. "Adolescent Sex" – 3:46
3. "Communist China" – 2:44
4. "Television" – 9:15

• All songs written by David Sylvian, except for "Don't Rain on My Parade" written by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill.

• The 2004 remastered version also contains videos for "Don't Rain on My Parade," "Communist China," and two videos for "Adolescent Sex." One of them is a rare alternate version.

[edit] Singles

1. "Don't Rain on My Parade/Stateline"
2. "Adolescent Sex"
3. "The Unconventional"

[edit] Miscellanea

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• The following songs were mistranslated on the Japanese release: "Transmission" ("Invitation To Fascination"), "Suburban Love" ("Carousel of Love"), and "Television" ("Temptation Screen").
• In some countries, the album was renamed to Japan to stop controversy.^{[citation needed]}

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