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'''ALONE''' is the ninth [[B'z Singles|single]] by [[B'z]], released on October 30, 1991. The sole single from their album from the same year ''[[IN THE LIFE]]'', the single became a standout hit and | '''ALONE''' is the ninth [[B'z Singles|single]] by [[B'z]], released on October 30, 1991. The sole single from their album from the same year ''[[IN THE LIFE]]'', the single became a standout hit and became one of the band's many million selling singles. With the launch of this single, the subsequent album, and their growing catalogue of hits, B'z earned the title of the artist with the most discs sold for the year of 1991. | ||
Despite the song's popularity, live performances of it have typically only been reserved for special occasions. The most iconic performance came during the encore of [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'95 "BUZZ!!"]], in which Koshi played a grand piano that rose from beneath the stage with Tak standing atop it. This performance was featured in full on home video as part of the concert film ''[["BUZZ!!" THE MOVIE]]'' in 1996. "ALONE" was then retired until [[B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2000 "juice"]] five years later, and would not be heard again from the band until [[B'z LIVE-GYM 2005 "CIRCLE OF ROCK"]]. In the years since, it has not yet been revived during any proceeding tours. | |||
The single was simultaneously remastered and re-released on March 26, 2003 along with nine other of the band's older singles and the then-latest single, "[[IT'S SHOWTIME!!]]". On the daily chart at launch, B'z held a monopoly over the chart's top eleven slots, with the new single ranking at the top and the re-issues covering the remaining ten. Ultimately, B'z would set a record that week for holding nine of the Top 10 slots for the week of release, with "ALONE" coming in eighth place. | The single was simultaneously remastered and re-released on March 26, 2003 along with nine other of the band's older singles and the then-latest single, "[[IT'S SHOWTIME!!]]". On the daily chart at launch, B'z held a monopoly over the chart's top eleven slots, with the new single ranking at the top and the re-issues covering the remaining ten. Ultimately, B'z would set a record that week for holding nine of the Top 10 slots for the week of release, with "ALONE" coming in eighth place. | ||
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| Single by B'z | ||||
| from the album IN THE LIFE | ||||
| Released | October 30, 1991 | |||
| Length | 9:50 | |||
| Label | BMG Rooms (1991) Vermillion Records (2003 Remaster) | |||
| Producer | Tak Matsumoto | |||
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ALONE is the ninth single by B'z, released on October 30, 1991. The sole single from their album from the same year IN THE LIFE, the single became a standout hit and became one of the band's many million selling singles. With the launch of this single, the subsequent album, and their growing catalogue of hits, B'z earned the title of the artist with the most discs sold for the year of 1991.
Despite the song's popularity, live performances of it have typically only been reserved for special occasions. The most iconic performance came during the encore of B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'95 "BUZZ!!", in which Koshi played a grand piano that rose from beneath the stage with Tak standing atop it. This performance was featured in full on home video as part of the concert film "BUZZ!!" THE MOVIE in 1996. "ALONE" was then retired until B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2000 "juice" five years later, and would not be heard again from the band until B'z LIVE-GYM 2005 "CIRCLE OF ROCK". In the years since, it has not yet been revived during any proceeding tours.
The single was simultaneously remastered and re-released on March 26, 2003 along with nine other of the band's older singles and the then-latest single, "IT'S SHOWTIME!!". On the daily chart at launch, B'z held a monopoly over the chart's top eleven slots, with the new single ranking at the top and the re-issues covering the remaining ten. Ultimately, B'z would set a record that week for holding nine of the Top 10 slots for the week of release, with "ALONE" coming in eighth place.
Track listing
Personnel
B'z
- Tak Matsumoto: Guitar, Music Composition, Arrangement, Chorus (TRACK 1)
- Koshi Inaba: Vocals, Lyric Composition, Chorus (TRACK 1)
Drums
- Ikkoh Tanaka (TRACK 1)
- Jun Aoyama (TRACK 2) [Great Fuckin' Fill]
Keyboards
- Akiar Onozuka (TRACK 1) [DIMENSION]
Production
- Masao Akashi: Arrangement, Manipulator
- B+U+M
- Chris Bellman: Remastering (2003 reissue, Bernie Grundman Mastering L.A., U.S.A.)