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Upon release, ''ACTION'' debuted at the top of the Weekly Oricon Albums chart with 292,987 physical copies sold. It would be ranked fifth for the month, number 36 for the year of 2007, and continued to sell well into 2008 where it ranked number 76 for the year. It has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan. | |||
== Track listing == | == Track listing == | ||
Revision as of 08:13, 4 November 2017
| ACTION | ||||
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| Studio album by B'z | ||||
| Released | December 5th, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 1:09:39 | |||
| Producer | Tak Matsumoto | |||
| B'z chronology | ||||
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ACTION is the sixteenth studio album by B'z, released on December 5th, 2007.
Upon release, ACTION debuted at the top of the Weekly Oricon Albums chart with 292,987 physical copies sold. It would be ranked fifth for the month, number 36 for the year of 2007, and continued to sell well into 2008 where it ranked number 76 for the year. It has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
Track listing
All music and guitar by Tak Matsumoto. All lyrics and lead vocals by Koshi Inaba.
- Junjou ACTION — Pure ACTION, 純情ACTION
- Kuroi Seishun — Dark Youth, 黒い青春
- SUPER LOVE SONG
- Mangetsu yo Terase — Illuminated by the Full Moon, 満月よ照らせ
- Perfect Life — パーフェクトライフ
- Isshinfuran — Intently, 一心不乱
- FRICTION -LAP 2-
- ONE ON ONE
- Boku ni wa Kimi ga Iru — For Me, There was You, 僕には君がいる
- Nanto Iu Shiawase — Such Happiness, なんという幸せ
- Warui Yume — Bad Dream, わるいゆめ
- HOMETOWN BOYS' MARCH
- Koubou — Ray of Light, 光芒
- Traveling Men no Theme — Traveling Men's Theme, トラベリンメンのテーマ
- Ore to Omae no Atarashii Kisetsu — Your & My New Season, オレとオマエの新しい季節
- Eien no Tsubasa — Eternal Wings, 永遠の翼
- BUDDY
Reversion history
Main article: B'z Reversioned Songs
| Original Song | Reversion History |
|---|---|
| FRICTION B-SIDE & ALBUM SONG* (2007)
|
RE-RECORDING: FRICTION -LAP 2- (2007) |
| BUDDY ALBUM SONG (2006)
|
UNRELEASED: BUDDY [Demo Version] (2006) |
Live appearances
Live Performances
- Junjou ACTION [54 SHOWS]
B'z SHOWCASE 2008 -Kiyotake ACTION- [1/1 SHOWS]- B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION" [53/53 SHOWS]
- Kuroi Seishun [55 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2008 -Kiyotake ACTION- [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION" [53/53 SHOWS]
- B'z Special LIVE at EX THEATER ROPPONGI [1/1 SHOWS]
- SUPER LOVE SONG [79 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -19- [6/6 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -B'z In Your Town- [7/7 SHOWS]
- SUMMER SONIC 07 [2/2 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2008 -Kiyotake ACTION- [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION" [53/53 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2009 -B'z In Your Town- [8/8 SHOWS]
- SUMMER SONIC 09 [2/2 SHOWS]
- Mangetsu yo Terase [34 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION" [34/53 SHOWS]
- Perfect Life [77 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2008 -Kiyotake ACTION- [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION" [53/53 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2013 -Pleasure75- [1/1 SHOWS]
- AEROSONIC [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER- [19/30 SHOWS]
- B'z Special LIVE at EX THEATER ROPPONGI [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2020 -5 ERAS 8820- [1/5 SHOWS]
- Isshinfuran [54 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2008 -Kiyotake ACTION- [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION" [53/53 SHOWS]
- FRICTION [73 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -19- [6/6 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -B'z In Your Town- [7/7 SHOWS]
- SUMMER SONIC 07 [2/2 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2008 -Kiyotake ACTION- [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION" [53/53 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -long time no see- [3/3 SHOWS]
- Music for Relief's Secret Show for Japan [1/1 SHOWS]
- ONE ON ONE [55 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2008 -Kiyotake ACTION- [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION" [53/53 SHOWS]
- B'z Special LIVE at EX THEATER ROPPONGI [1/1 SHOWS]
- Boku ni wa Kimi ga Iru
- Nanto Iu Shiawase
- Warui Yume [20 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2008 -Kiyotake ACTION- [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION" [19/53 SHOWS]
- HOMETOWN BOYS' MARCH [54 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2008 -Kiyotake ACTION- [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION" [53/53 SHOWS]
- Koubou [75 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2008 -Kiyotake ACTION- [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION" [53/53 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2018 -The Wall Of Rock- [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2018 -HINOTORI- [20/23 SHOWS]
- Traveling Men no Theme [19 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2008 -Kiyotake ACTION- [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION" [18/53 SHOWS]
- Ore to Omae no Atarashii Kisetsu
- Eien no Tsubasa [68 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -19- [6/6 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -B'z In Your Town- [7/7 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2008 -Kiyotake ACTION- [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION" [53/53 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2020 -5 ERAS 8820- [1/5 SHOWS]
- BUDDY
Home Videos
- Junjou ACTION
- Kuroi Seishun
- SUPER LOVE SONG
- Mangetsu yo Terase
- Perfect Life
- Isshinfuran
- FRICTION
- ONE ON ONE
- Boku ni wa Kimi ga Iru
- Nanto Iu Shiawase
- Warui Yume
- HOMETOWN BOYS' MARCH
- Koubou
- Traveling Men no Theme
- Ore to Omae no Atarashii Kisetsu
- Eien no Tsubasa
- BUDDY
Sales data
Main article: B'z Sales Records
| No. | Cover | Album | Physical Copies Sold | Chart Positions | Certification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST WEEK | LIFETIME | WEEK | MONTH | YEAR | ||||
| 16 | 
|
ACTION |
292,987+ |
440,108+ |
1 |
5 |
36 (2007) |
Platinum |
Personnel
B'z
- Tak Matsumoto: Guitar, Music Composition, Arrangement
- Koshi Inaba: Vocals, Lyric Composition, Arrangement
Support Members
- Jeremy Colson: Drums (Tracks 1, 3-6, 8, 10-12, 15)
- Shane Gaalaas: Drums (Tracks 2, 7, 9, 13, 14, 17)
- Josh Freese: Drums (Track 16)
- Sean Hurley: Bass (Tracks 2, 5, 9, 10, 12-14, 16, 17), Wood Bass (Track 2)
- Robert Deleo: Bass (Tracks 3, 11)
- Juan Alderete: Bass (Tracks 1, 4, 6, 8, 15)
- Akihito Tokunaga from doa: Bass (Track 7), Chorus (Tracks 12 & 14), Arrangement (Tracks 10 & 16)
- Akira Onozuka: Organ (Tracks 3, 6, 8, 10, 14, 17), Piano (Tracks 4, 8, 9, 11), Wurlitzer Electric Piano (Track 11)
- Shinichiro Ohta from doa: Chorus (Tracks 12 & 14)
- TAMA MUSIC: Strings (Tracks 9, 11-13, 16)
- Naoko Ishibashi: Strings (Tracks 9, 11-13)
- Hiromi Isoda: Strings (Track 16)
- Kazuki Katsuta: Saxophone (Tracks 10 & 12)
- Shiro Sasaki: Trumpet (Tracks 10 & 12)
- Fussy Kobayashi: Trumpet (Tracks 10 & 12)
- Wakaba Kawai: Trombone (Tracks 10 & 12)
- Nobu Saito: Conga Shaker & Tambourine (Track 15)
Production
- Hideyuki Terachi: Arrangement (Tracks 1-6, 8-15, 17)
- Daisuke Ikeda: Arrangement (Tracks 3, 4, 7, 15, 17)