We Are Frank Chickens was the first studio album

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 by the new wave band Frank Chickens

Frank Chickens

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. The album was the collaboration of Kazuko Hohki, Kazumi Taguchi, Steve Beresford

Steve Beresford

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 and David Toop

David Toop

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. Steve Beresford and David Toop produced and helped write most of the musical material. The record spawned a major dance hit in clubs with the song "We Are Ninja". The style was a mixture of synth-pop, film music, funk, jazz, dance, and an assembly of Japanese traditional music and children's culture: Mothra

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, Godzilla

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, Ninja

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, etc.

Track listing

1. "Cheeba Cheeba Chimpira"
2. "Mothra"
3. "Green Banana"
4. "Madame Fatal"
5. "We Are Ninja"
6. "Yellow Detective"
7. "Shellfish Bamboo"
8. "Pikadon"
9. "We Are Frank Chickens"
10. "Saké Ballad"

Personnel

• Frank Chickens are: Kazuko Hohki, Kazumi Taguchi
• Engineered by: Dave Hunt
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• Arranged by: Steve Beresford
  Steve Beresford
  Steve Beresford is a British musician who graduated from the University of York. He has played a variety of instruments, including piano, trumpet, euphonium, double-bass and a wide variety of toy instruments, such as the toy piano. He has also played a wide range of music...
  
   and David Toop
  David Toop
  David Toop is an English musician and author, and as of 2001 was visiting Research Fellow in the Media School at London College of Communication. He was notably a member of The Flying Lizards. He was a prominent contributor to the British magazine The Face. He is a regular contributor to The Wire,...
  
  
• Musicians: David Toop and Steve Beresford
• With guests: Joao Bosco De Olivera, Roberto Pla, Lol Coxhill
  Lol Coxhill
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  , Tony Coe
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  , Annie Whitehead
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  , Elisabeth Perry, Alexander Balanescu
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  , Clive Bell
• Sleeve design by: Dave Thomas
• Photographer: Yann Sylvane
• Air-brush by: Jamie Bettell