Happy Bivouac is an album released by The Pillows

The Pillows

The Pillows are a Japanese rock band. The group has released more than a dozen original studio albums, along with several EPs, singles and compilations...

 on December 2, 1999. It marks the band's first record with Jun Suzuki on bass and contains several references to the United States

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 band Pixies. Track eight is named after Pixies bassist Kim Deal

Kim Deal

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 and at the end of "Back Seat Dog", The Pillows can be heard singing the chorus of "Here Comes Your Man

Here Comes Your Man

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" from the album Doolittle

Doolittle (album)

Doolittle features an eclectic mix of musical styles. While tracks such as "Tame" and "Crackity Jones" are fast and aggressive, and incorporate the band's trademark loud–quiet dynamic, other songs such as "Silver", "I Bleed", and "Here Comes Your Man" reveal a quieter, slower and more melodic...

. As with its predecessor Runners High

Runners High

Runners High is an album released by The Pillows on January 22, 1999. It was the last album to feature guest bassist, Tatsuya Kashima. Several songs from the record were later featured in the anime OVA series FLCL by Gainax.-Track listing:...

, several songs from Happy Bivouac were used for the anime

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 series FLCL

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.

Track listing

1. "Happy Bivouac" — 3:28
2. "Rush" — 3:39
3. "Last Dinosaur" — 3:44
4. "Carnival
   Carnival (The Pillows song)
   "Carnival" is a song and single by The Pillows. It was used as the ending theme for Count Down TV's July month. "CARNIVAL" and "Come Down" were featured in the OVA FLCL.-Track listing:#"CARNIVAL"#"Curly Rudy"#"Come Down"...
   
   " — 3:49
5. "Our Love and Peace" — 4:10
6. "Crazy Sunshine" — 4:07
7. "Back Seat Dog" — 3:59
8. "Kim Deal" — 4:12
9. "Funny Bunny" — 3:37
10. "Beautiful Morning with You" — 5:43
11. "Advice" — 2:15

Personnel

• Sawao Yamanaka — Guitar
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  , vocals
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• Yoshiaki Manabe — Guitar
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• Shinichiro Sato — drums
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• Jun Suzuki - Bass
  Bass guitar
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External links

• Happy Bivouac at the pillows official web site