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| This album = '''1st Album'''<br>[[File:01a.jpg|link=|border|65px|right]]<br>'''''B'z'''''<br/>(1988) | | This album = '''1st Album'''<br>[[File:01a.jpg|link=|border|65px|right]]<br>'''''B'z'''''<br/>(1988) | ||
| Next album = '''2nd Album'''<br>[[File:02a.jpg|link=OFF THE LOCK|border|65px|right]]<br>''[[OFF THE LOCK]]''<br/>(1989) | | Next album = '''2nd Album'''<br>[[File:02a.jpg|link=OFF THE LOCK|border|65px|right]]<br>''[[OFF THE LOCK]]''<br/>(1989) | ||
| Producer = [[Masao Nakajima]] | |||
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| B'z | ||||
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| Studio album by B'z | ||||
| Released | September 21st, 1988 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 39:56 | |||
| Producer | Tak Matsumoto | |||
| B'z chronology | ||||
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B'z is the debut studio album by B'z, released on September 21st, 1988.
Most of the album has gone uncollected on future compilations due to a legal entanglement stemming from the band leaving their original record label BMG, who retained the master recording rights to the band's first three albums and first mini album. However, five tracks—"It's not a dream", "Half Tone Lady", "Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite", "Nothing To Change" and "Kimi wo Ima Dakitai"—were collected on the unofficial 1997 compilation Flash Back -B'z Early Special Titles- without the band's express consent. Additionally, "Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite" would finally be collected within the official catalogue with the 2013 release B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998 after a deal between B'z and BMG was reached.
For its first week on shelves, B'z debuted at number 47 on the Weekly Oricon Album chart with 3,790 copies sold. The album was considered an obscure release at the time and its pressing was comparatively low. However, with the band's major hits at the end of the following year and into 1990 and especially 1991, their self-titled debut began to re-enter the charts. For the year 1991, the album ranked 84 in overall album sales. With the band's ensuing popularity in following years, the release has been certified Platinum for physical copies sold with a total of 338,000 moved.
Track listing
All music and guitar by Tak Matsumoto and all lyrics and lead vocals by Koshi Inaba unless otherwise noted.
- Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite — So Let Go of That Hand, だからその手を離して
- Half Tone Lady
- Heart mo Nureru Number ~stay tonight~ — A Number that Dampens the Heart, ハートも濡れるナンバー
- Yuube no Crying ~This is my truth~ — Crying Last Night, ゆうべのCrying
- Nothing To Change
- File:a01 05.ogg Among the band's earliest power ballads, its lyrics were written by lyricist Tomoko Aran at the record label's behest. It remains the only song whose lyrics were not written by Koshi Inaba.
- Kodoku ni Dance in vain — Dance in vain all alone, 孤独にDance in vain
- File:a01 06.ogg The only B'z song whose music is not credited to Tak Matsumoto, instead being prepared by Otsuki Hiroyuki at the label's insistence due to the band's relative obscurity at the time. As a result, the song has never been performed live.
- It's not a dream
- Kimi wo Ima Dakitai — I Want to Hold You Right Now, 君を今抱きたい
- Fake Lips
Reversion history
| Original Song | Reversion History |
|---|---|
| Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite SINGLE & ALBUM SONG (1988)
|
ENGLISH: DA.KA.RA.SO.NO.TE.WO.HA.NA.SHI.TE -OFF THE LOCK STYLE- (1989) |
| Heart mo Nureru Number ~stay tonight~ B-SIDE & ALBUM SONG (1988)
|
ENGLISH: SLAVE TO THE NIGHT (1994) |
| Kimi wo Ima Dakitai ALBUM SONG (1988)
|
ENGLISH: OUT OF THE RAIN -OFF THE LOCK STYLE- (1989) |
Live appearances
Live Performances
- Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite [119 SHOWS]
SF Rock Station Final Event "Thank You TM Network" [1/1 SHOWS]- B'z LIVE-GYM #00 "OFF THE LOCK" [3/3 SHOWS]
- B'z BAD-CLUB GYM [3/3 SHOWS]
- B'z CAMPUS-GYM "OFF THE LOCK" [2/2 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #001 "OFF THE LOCK" [14/14 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM "BREAK THROUGH" [22/22 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '90~'91 "RISKY" [4/49 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM "Pleasure'91" [41/41 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '99 "Brotherhood" -Extra- [2/24 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2000 "juice" [20/21 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 -GLORY DAYS- [6/6 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2020 -5 ERAS 8820- [1/5 SHOWS]
- Half Tone Lady [39 SHOWS]
- SF Rock Station Final Event "Thank You TM Network" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #00 "OFF THE LOCK" [3/3 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #001 "OFF THE LOCK" [13/14 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM "BREAK THROUGH" [22/22 SHOWS]
- Heart mo Nureru Number ~stay tonight~ [31 SHOWS]
- SF Rock Station Final Event "Thank You TM Network" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #00 "OFF THE LOCK" [3/3 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #001 "OFF THE LOCK" [13/14 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'92 "TIME" [12/12 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'93 "JAP THE RIPPER" [2/2 SHOWS]
- Yuube no Crying ~This is my truth~ [3 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #00 "OFF THE LOCK" [3/3 SHOWS]
- Nothing To Change [54 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #001 "OFF THE LOCK" [13/14 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM "Pleasure'91" [41/41 SHOWS]
- Kodoku ni Dance in vain
- It's not a dream [42 SHOWS]
- SF Rock Station Final Event "Thank You TM Network" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #00 "OFF THE LOCK" [3/3 SHOWS]
- B'z CAMPUS-GYM "OFF THE LOCK" [2/2 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #001 "OFF THE LOCK" [14/14 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM "BREAK THROUGH" [22/22 SHOWS]
- Kimi wo Ima Dakitai [19 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #00 "OFF THE LOCK" [3/3 SHOWS]
- B'z CAMPUS-GYM "OFF THE LOCK" [2/2 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #001 "OFF THE LOCK" [14/14 SHOWS]
- Fake Lips [71 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #00 "OFF THE LOCK" [3/3 SHOWS]
- B'z BAD-CLUB GYM [3/3 SHOWS]
- B'z CAMPUS-GYM "OFF THE LOCK" [2/2 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #001 "OFF THE LOCK" [14/14 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '90~'91 "RISKY" [49/49 SHOWS]
Home Videos
- Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite
- Half Tone Lady
- Heart mo Nureru Number ~stay tonight~
- Yuube no Crying ~This is my truth~
- Nothing To Change
- Kodoku ni Dance in vain
- It's not a dream
- Kimi wo Ima Dakitai
- Fake Lips
Sales data
| No. | Cover | Album | Physical Copies Sold | Chart Positions | Certification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST WEEK | LIFETIME | WEEK | MONTH | YEAR | ||||
| 1 | 
|
B'z |
3,790+ |
338,360+ |
47 |
— |
84 (1991) |
Platinum |
Personnel
B'z
- Tak Matsumoto: Guitar, Music Composition, Arrangement
- Koshi Inaba: Vocals, Lyric Composition, Arrangement
Production
- Masao Akashi: Arrangement
- Tomoko Aran: Lyric Composition (Track 5)
- Otsuki Hiroyuki: Music Composition (Track 6)