Shake It Paradise is the first studio album of Japanese singer Toshinobu Kubota, released on September 10, 1986. Under the label, Kubota released his first single, "Shitsui no Downtown" in June 1986, followed by "Time" in December. Both songs were well received by radio, placing fifty-three and thirty-five on the Oricon Singles Chart. "Shake It Paradise" peaked at number twenty-two and remained on the Oricon Albums Chart for seven consecutive weeks.[1] Shake It Paradise became certified platinum.[2]
Track listing
These are English tracklistings, then Japanese.
Ryuusei no Sadoru (流星のサドル, Saddle of meteor)
Olympic Wa Hi No Kuruma (オリンピックは火の車, Olympic is a fiery chariot)
Shake It Paradise
Missing
Shitsui no Downtown (失意のダウンタウン, Downtown Disappointment)
To The Party
Mou Hitori No Kimi O Nokoshite (もうひとりの君を残して, Leave you alone anymore)
Somebody Sorrow
Dedicate (TO M.E.)
Inside (Insideカーニバル, Inside Carnival)
For You (For You〜伝えきれなくて, For You (To Tell))
Personnel
Arranged By – Kubota Band (tracks: 3), 中村哲* (tracks: 5, 10), 武部聡志* (tracks: 1, 9), 杉山卓夫* (tracks: 2, 4, 6 to 8, 11)
Arranged By [All Vocals & Chorus], Lead Vocals – Toshinobu Kubota
Artwork By [Art Direction & Design] – Akio Nimbari