Our Solar System

1984 album by Half Japanese

For the astronomical meaning (the Sun and its planets etc), see Solar System.

Our Solar System

Studio album by

Half Japanese

Released| 1984
Genre| Indie rock, punk rock, lo-fi
Length| 40:11
Label| Iridescence
Half Japanese chronology
| Horrible
(1982)  | Our Solar System
(1984)  | Sing No Evil
(1985)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Robert Christgau| B[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [3]
Spin Alternative Record Guide| 5/10[4]

Our Solar System is an album by the rock group Half Japanese, released in 1984 by Iridescence.[5][6][7]

It was reissued by Drag City in 2000.[8]

## Critical reception

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The album received mixed to fair reviews. The Spin Alternative Record Guide wrote that "the playing is often too drowsy" and that "David's continued fear/objectification of women grows less cute by the minute."[4]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Dance When I Say Dance"| 1:48
2.| "Girl Athletes"| 2:12
3.| "Because I Love You"| 2:15
4.| "Danger Danger Rachel Lang"| 0:58
5.| "E.S.P."| 3:31
6.| "Classical Music"| 0:38
7.| "You're Gonna Miss Me"| 4:40
8.| "Little Girls Have to Be Home Early"| 1:03
9.| "Too Much Adrenalin"| 1:32
10.| "Fire to Burn"| 2:34
11.| "Rhonda"| 0:30
12.| "Electricity Respect"| 2:55
13.| "Knocked Down on the Dancefloor"| 1:21
14.| "European Son"| 2:53
15.| "There's a Girl"| 0:51
16.| "Hall of the Mountain King/Louie Louie"| 3:24
17.| "Young Hearts Break"| 1:41
18.| "Did You Miss Me"| 2:32
19.| "Thing With a Hook"| 2:53

## Personnel

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* David Fair
* Jad Fair

## References

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1. ^ "Our Solar System". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
2. ^ "Robert Christgau: Album: Half Japanese: Our Solar System". www.robertchristgau.com.
3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4\. Oxford University Press. p. 74.
4. ^ a b Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 174–175.
5. ^ "Half Japanese". Trouser Press. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
6. ^ "Half Japanese". All Tomorrow's Parties.
7. ^ Jenkins, Mark (November 13, 1998). "JAD FAIR: 'STRANGE BUT TRUE'" - via www.washingtonpost.com.
8. ^ "Half Japanese - Our Solar System | Drag City". www.dragcity.com.

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Half Japanese

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Studio albums|

* 1/2 Gentlemen/Not Beasts
* Loud
* Our Solar System
* Sing No Evil
* Music to Strip By
* Charmed Life
* The Band That Would Be King
* We Are They Who Ache with Amorous Love
* Fire in the Sky
* Hot
* Bone Head
* Heaven Sent
* Hello
* Overjoyed
* Perfect

Compilation albums|

* Greatest Hits

EPs|

* Horrible

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* MusicBrainz release group

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