Rise was Japanese J-pop

J-pop

, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...

 girl band, Speed

Speed (band)

Speed is an Okinawan female vocal/dance group comprising Hiroko Shimabukuro, Eriko Imai, Takako Uehara and Hitoe Arakaki. All four members are former students of Okinawa Actors School which also trained popular artists Namie Amuro and MAX.Speed made their major label debut on August 5, 1996 and...

's second album following their first album, Starting Over

Starting Over (Speed album)

Starting Over was Japanese J-pop girlband Speed's very first album and was released on May 21, 1997. It contains 3 of Speed's earlier singles, "Body & Soul", "Steady" and "Go! Go! Heaven" respectively...

. This album was released on 29 April 1998. It contains the singles "Wake Me Up!", "My Graduation" and their all time biggest hit, "White Love". The album successfully topped the chart. It is the best selling original studio album of Speed which marked the sales of 2.4 million copies. Later they embarked on a summer tour titled Rise Dome Tour to promote their album.

Track listing

1. Rise
2. Sophisticated Girl
3. Another Sweet Field
4. Wake Me Up (Rise Mix)
5. White Love
7. Reset 99 to 00
8. Brand New Weekend (Varick Street Mix)
9. — (Tropical Night)
10. Too Young
11. My Graduation (Album Version)
12. I'll Be Alright
13. Street Life