# Masquerade Show

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***Masquerade Show*** is the debut album of the Japanese [rock](/source/Rock_music) group [Show-Ya](/source/Show-Ya). The album was released on 6 September 1985 in Japan. Its release was preceded by the pop single "Suteki ni Dancing" (trans. Dancing Is Great), used for an advertising campaign by [Coca-Cola](/source/The_Coca-Cola_Company).

## Overview

The single "Suteki ni Dancing", used for the TV spots of the Coca-Cola campaign, gave the band a wide and immediate visibility all over Japan. A Coca-Cola can is depicted on the back cover of the album to remind the link to the band's sponsor. The album, mixed at [Abbey Road Studios](/source/Abbey_Road_Studios) in London by [Haydn Bendall](/source/Haydn_Bendall) ([Camel](/source/Camel_(band)), [Alan Parsons Project](/source/Alan_Parsons_Project), [Kate Bush](/source/Kate_Bush), [Toyah](/source/Toyah_Willcox)) and the Japanese media coverage of the event, pushed the band to an even higher level of popularity.[1] During their sojourn in London, Show-Ya had the occasion to play live in the clubs that usually hosted bands from the [new wave of British heavy metal](/source/New_wave_of_British_heavy_metal) scene, making their name known to the British musical press.

The album presents a large variety of compositions, ranging from [pop rock](/source/J-pop) to [hard rock](/source/Hard_rock), showing the [classic rock](/source/Rock_music) influences of the young musicians but a sound not yet distinctive. Mixing the album, a large emphasis was generally given to vocals and keyboards, keeping the volume of the guitars very low. The result is a distinctly soft tone, quite different from the loud live performances of the band.[1] "Talon of King" is an adaptation of a song from Japanese metal band Helen and "Touch Me" is a cover of [The Doors](/source/The_Doors)' song from the album *[The Soft Parade](/source/The_Soft_Parade)*.[2] The title of the song "Touch Down" was adopted by Show-Ya's official fan club.

## Track listing

**Side one**

1. "Touch Down" *(Show-Ya)* – 4:51
1. "Mado" (マドゥー) *([Tetsurō Oda](/source/Tetsur%C5%8D_Oda), [Keiko Terada](/source/Keiko_Terada))* – 4:23
1. "Talon of King" (ターロン・オブ・キング（爪王）) *(HELEN, Terada & HELEN)* – 4:46
1. "Au Revoir (Last Scene)" *(Miki Nakamura, Terada)* – 5:21

**Side two**

1. "Mind Collection" *(Kenshi Arai, Terada)* – 4:47
1. "Actor" *(Yū Izawa, Terada)* – 4:41
1. "[Touch Me](/source/Touch_Me_(The_Doors_song))" *([Robby Krieger](/source/Robby_Krieger))* – 3:12
1. "Masquerade" *(Arai, Terada)* – 4:05
1. "Hurry Up" *(Show-Ya)* – 4:14

## Personnel

### Band members

- [Keiko Terada](/source/Keiko_Terada) – vocals
- Miki Igarashi – guitars, guitar synth, backing vocals
- Miki Nakamura – keyboards, backing vocals
- Satomi Senba – bass
- Miki Tsunoda – drums and electronic percussion

### Production

- Hiroaki Takei, Akira Tanaka – producers[3]
- Kenshi Arai, Takayuki Negishi, Hide Inoura & Show-Ya – arrangements
- Seizi Yamazaki – engineer
- Fujieda Darling Godwin – assistant engineer
- [Haydn Bendall](/source/Haydn_Bendall) – remix engineer

## See also

- [1985 in Japanese music](/source/1985_in_Japanese_music)

## References

1. Igarashi, Miki. ["Masquerade Show"](http://www.geocities.co.jp/MusicStar-Guitar/3156/discography/MASQUERADE_SHOW.html) (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 February 2010.

1. ["Show Ya Masquerade Show"](http://www.heavyharmonies.com/cgi-bin/glamcd.cgi?BandNum=1362&CDName=Masquerade+Show). Retrieved 28 February 2010.

1. ["Customer Images for: Masquerade Show"](https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer–media/product–gallery/B000A7TF22/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_all). Amazon.com. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 28 February 2010.

## External links

- [Show-Ya discography](http://show-ya.jp/biography/) (in Japanese)

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