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'''Lamborghini Urraco''' was a [[sports car]] manifactured by [[Italy|Italian]] automaker [[Lamborghini]] in the 1970s. It was introduced at the [[Turin]] auto show in [[1970]] but it wasn't until [[1973]] that it became available for buyers.

| Name = Nice

| Type = [[Album (music) | Album]]

| Artist = [[Puffy Amiyumi | Puffy]]

| Cover = Puffy_AmiYumi_-_Nice.jpg

| Background = orange

| Released = [[January 22]], [[2003]] (Japanese release)

[[August 12]], [[2003]] (US release)

| Recorded = The Steakhouse Studio, Cello Studio, Sony Music Studios, [[Tokyo]]; Sunset Sound, Sub Jersey Studios, Vibratorium, Mansfield Lodge, Andy's house, John's house

| Genre = [[J-Pop]]

| Length = 48:35 (US)

| Label = [[Bar None Records|Bar None]]

| Producer = [[Andy Sturmer]]

| Reviews = <nowiki></nowiki>

*[http://Allmusic.com AMG] 4 1/2 stars out of 5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0amsa9qgw238 link]

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| Last album = ''[[An Illustrated History]]''<br />([[2002]])

| This album = ''Nice''<br />([[2003]])

| Next album = ''[[Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (album)]]''<br />([2004]])

}}

'''''Nice.''''' is the third [[North American]] [[Album (music)|album]] by [[J-Pop]] group [[Puffy AmiYumi]], released in [[2003]]. (See [[2003 in music]]). The US release featured a few track changes: "Atarashii Hibi" and "Tomodachi" were replaced with "Urei", "Teen Titans Theme" and "Planet Tokyo", an English rewrite of "Akai Buranko" (Red Swing).

The car was a [[2_plus_2|2+2]] [[coupé]]. Rather than being another [[supercar]], the Urraco was instead intended as a more affordable alternative to for example [[Ferrari Dino]] and [[Maserati Merak]].

The cover is an homage to [[John Lennon]] and [[Yoko Ono]]'s "[[bed-in]]" peace protests held in [[1969]].

When production ended in 1979, 791 Urracos had been built. 21 of these were labelled '''Urraco P111''' for the American market. In order to comply with American regulations, these cars had larger front bumpers, the engine had fewer horsepowers, among other things. The other Urraco versions were the '''Urraco P200''', '''Urraco P250''' and '''Urraco P300'''.

==SourcesTrack listing==

#"Planet Tokyo" (Sturmer) - 3:49

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#"Tokyo Nights" (Pierre Taki, Sturmer, John Fields) - 3:53

#"Angel of Love" (Suzuki Shoko, Sturmer) - 3:12

#"Sayonara" (YO-KING, Sturmer) - 3:16

#"Invisible Tomorrow" (Puffy AmiYumi, Sturmer) - 3:54

#"Thank You" (Yumi, Sturmer) - 3:55

#"Long Beach Nightmare" (Ami, Sturmer) - 3:15

#"Your Love Is a Drug" (Sturmer) - 3:33

#"K2G (Kimi Ni Go!)" (Puffy AmiYumi, Sturmer) - 4:37

#"Shiawase (Happiness)" (Okuda Tamio) - 4:20

#"Urei" (Puffy AmiYumi, Sturmer) - 3:54

#"Teen Titans Theme" ([[media:TEEN_TITANS_GO!!!!.ogg|listen]]) (Sturmer) - 3:08

#"Red Swing" (Puffy AmiYumi, Sturmer) - 3:51

==Personnel==

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'''Puffy AmiYumi'''

*''[[Ami Onuki]]'' - [[vocals]], harmony, [[guitar]]s

*''[[Yumi Yoshimura]]'' - vocals, harmony

'''Additional personnel'''

[[Category:Lamborghini vehicles|Urraco]]

*''[[Andy Sturmer]]'' - [[drums]], guitar, drum programming, [[ARP Instruments, Inc.|ARP synthesizer]], [[Moog synthesizer]], guitars, [[pipe organ]], [[mellotron]], [[percussion instrument|percussion]], [[vibraphone]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[trumpet]], [[marimba]], [[bass guitar|bass]], [[Prophet synthesizer]], [[Fender Rhodes]], [[kazoo|vocal kazoo]], claps, [[piano]], [[acoustic guitar]], [[ARP|ARP string ensemble]], harmony, [[VOX Continental organ]], [[BVO]]

*''John Fields'' - guitars, bass, piano, [[vocoder]], [[Hammond organ|Hammond organ B3]], [[Roland space echo]], [[chamberlin]], [[Farfisa organ]], strange echoes,

*''Wookie Von Crozier'' - crazy drum fill

*''Chris James'' - drums, Wurlizer, synthesized blips and bleeps, [[toy piano]], chamberlin

*''Printz Board'' - [[flugelhorn]]

*''Bleu'' - [[12 string guitar]]

*''Dean Parks'' - [[banjo]], acoustic guitar

*''Elizabeth Lea'' - [[trombone]]

*''The Horndogs'' - horns

*''James Childs'' - guitars

*''Phillip Broussard, Jr.'' - horny chorus

*''Toishi Toshikazu'' - horny chorus

==Production==

*Producer: Andy Sturmer

*Instrument recording: John Fields

*Vocal recording: Thom Russo, John Fields

*Mixing: Thom Russo, John Fields

*Mastering: Kotetsu Tohru

*Mastering assistants: Phillip Broussard, Jr., Ohno, Shiota Osamu, Hatagoshi Hideyasu

*Musical instruments technician: Oba Toshimasa

*A&R: June Shinozaki

*Interpreter: Takamizawa Mai

*Art direction: Central 67

*Design: Central 67

*Photography: Uchida Shoji

*Hair and make-up: Shuma Tesuro

*Styling: Miyajima Takahiro

[[Category:Puffy AmiYumi albums]] [[Category:2003 albums]]