Singing Bird

Singing Bird
Studio album by Koshi Inaba
Released	May 21, 2014
Genre	Hard Rock
Length	50:21
Label	Vermillion Records
Producer	Koshi Inaba

Singing Bird is the fifth studio album by Koshi Inaba, set to be released on May 21, 2014. The release of the album was preceded by Koshi's first digital singles in the forms of "Nensho", "Nakinagara", and "Stay Free". All three tracks were accompanied by music videos uploaded to the official B'z YouTube channel, with the three songs being collected later for the album. The release comes in both regular and limited edition forms, with the limited edition coming packed with the aforementioned three music videos for the digital singles as well as one for "oh my love".

The album was supported by Koshi's third solo live tour Koshi Inaba LIVE 2014 ~en-ball~. The tour took place at Shinagawa Stellar Ball over ten dates from June 6 to June 20, 2014.

The release of the album was well-received by the public, debuting at number one on the Weekly Oricon Albums chart and becoming Koshi's fifth consecutive studio album to do so.

Track listing

All music composed by, lyrics written by, and vocals performed by Koshi Inaba.

1. Jimmy no Asa — Jimmy's Morning, ジミーの朝

   File:i14 01.ogg The song is one of several in his solo catalogue on which Koshi has played guitar. Koshi also played a djembe—a goblet drum played with bare hands that originated in West Africa—on the track as well as an electric sitar.

2. oh my love

   File:i14 02.ogg The lead song from the album, it was first heard in a special Olympus commercial featuring Japanese soccer player Keisuke Honda for their new OM-D E-M10 model.

3. Cross Creek

   File:i14 03.ogg .

4. Golden Road

   File:i14 04.ogg .

5. Nakinagara — While Crying, 泣きながら

   File:i14 05.ogg .

6. Stay Free

   File:i14 06.ogg .

7. Bicycle Girl

   File:i14 07.ogg .

8. Kodoku no Susume — Encouragement of Loneliness, 孤独のススメ

   File:i14 08.ogg .

9. Tomo yo — Friend, 友よ

   File:i14 09.ogg .

10. photograph

    File:i14 10.ogg .

11. Route 53 — ルート53

    File:i14 11.ogg .

12. Nensho — Written Pledge, 念書

    File:i14 12.ogg .

Limited Edition (CD+DVD)

Music Videos
oh my love Lead song from the album. Nakinagara Second digital single, released March 26, 2014. Stay Free Third digital single, released April 23, 2014. Nensho First digital single, released February 26, 2014.

Gallery

oh my love

Nakinagara

Stay Free

Nensho

Personnel

• Koshi Inaba: Vocals, Lyric Composition, Music Composition, Arrangement, Guitar (TRACKS 1 & 3), Acoustic Guitar (TRACK 9), Sitar (TRACK 1), Djembe (TRACK 1), Harmonica (TRACKS 11 & 12)

Support Members

• SATOKO: Drums (TRACK 2)
• Shane Gaalaas: Drums (TRACKS 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12)
• Hideo Yamaki: Drums (TRACKS 9 & 11)
• Yoshinobu Ohga: Guitar (TRACKS 2, 4, 6, 10, 12)
• Rafael Moreira: Guitar (TRACKS 3, 7, 8)
• Yogi Lonich: Electric Guitar (TRACKS 9 & 11), Acoustic Guitar (TRACK 9)
• Takeshi Taneda: Bass (TRACKS 2 & 11)
• Akihito Tokunaga: Bass (TRACKS 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12), Arrangement (TRACKS 6 & 8)
• Corey McCormick: Bass (TRACK 7)
• Koichi Osamu: Bass (TRACK 9)
• Akira Onozuka: Piano (TRACKS 2, 5, 11, 12) & Organ (TRACKS 2, 6, 11)
• Takuo Yamamoto: Flute (TRACKS 1 & 5)
• Yumiko Morooka: Cello (TRACK 1)
• Hiroko Ishikawa with Lime Ladies Orchestra: Strings (TRACKS 5, 9, 11)

Production

• Hideyuki Terachi: Arrangement (TRACKS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12), Vocal Direction
• Hiroyuki Kobayashi: Recording & Mixing
• Katsunori "hakkai" Hatakeyama: Guitar Technician
• Norihisa Matsuda: Guitar Technician