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{{Album | {{Infobox Album | | ||
| | | Name = FRIENDS | ||
| | | Type = Mini | ||
| | | Artist = [[B'z]] | ||
| | | Cover = FRIENDS.jpg | ||
| | | Released = December 9, 1992 | ||
| | | Genre = Adult rock | ||
| | | Recorded = | ||
}} The release is their first concept album, with each song contributing to an overall story for the first time in the B'z catalogue. The music was composed to be akin to that of the soundtrack to a movie, with each track being labeled as "scenes". A follow-up album entitled ''[[FRIENDS II]]'' would be released four years later in 1996 but would not feature a connected narrative. | | Length = 26:47 | ||
| Label = | |||
| Producer = [[Tak Matsumoto]] | |||
| Reviews = | |||
| Last album = '''3rd Mini'''<br>[[File:03m.jpg|link=MARS|border|65px|right]]<br>''[[MARS]]''<br/>(1990) | |||
| This album = '''4th Mini'''<br>[[File:04m.jpg|link=|border|65px|right]]<br>''[[FRIENDS]]''<br/>(1990) | |||
| Next album = '''5th Mini'''<br>[[File:05m.jpg|link=FRIENDS II|border|65px|right]]<br>''[[FRIENDS II]]''<br/>(1990) | |||
}} | |||
'''''FRIENDS''''' is the fourth [[B'z Albums#Mini Albums|mini album]] by [[B'z]], released on December 9, 1992. The release is their first concept album, with each song contributing to an overall story for the first time in the B'z catalogue. The music was composed to be akin to that of the soundtrack to a movie, with each track being labeled as "scenes". A follow-up album entitled ''[[FRIENDS II]]'' would be released four years later in 1996 but would not feature a connected narrative. | |||
== Track listing == | == Track listing == | ||
Revision as of 09:38, 1 April 2014
| FRIENDS | ||||
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| Mini album by B'z | ||||
| Released | December 9, 1992 | |||
| Genre | Adult rock | |||
| Length | 26:47 | |||
| Producer | Tak Matsumoto | |||
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FRIENDS is the fourth mini album by B'z, released on December 9, 1992. The release is their first concept album, with each song contributing to an overall story for the first time in the B'z catalogue. The music was composed to be akin to that of the soundtrack to a movie, with each track being labeled as "scenes". A follow-up album entitled FRIENDS II would be released four years later in 1996 but would not feature a connected narrative.
Track listing
All music and guitar by Tak Matsumoto. All lyrics and lead vocals by Koshi Inaba.
- PROLOGUE: Friends
- SCENE 1: Itsuka no Merry Christmas — A Merry Christmas Once Upon A Time, いつかのメリークリスマス
- SCENE 2-1: Boku no Tsumi — My Sin, 僕の罪
- SCENE 2-2: Love Is...
- SCENE 3: Koi Jyanakunaru Hi — The Day Love Ceased to Be, 恋じゃなくなる日
- SCENE 4: SEASONS
- SCENE 5: Doushite mo Kimi wo Ushinaitakunai — No Matter What, I Don't Want to Lose You, どうしても君を失いたくない
- SCENE 6: Itsuka no Merry Christmas (Reprise) — A Merry Christmas Once Upon A Time, いつかのメリークリスマス
Personnel
B'z
- Tak Matsumoto: Guitar, Music Composition, Arrangement
- Koshi Inaba: Vocals, Lyric Composition
Support Members
- Masao Akashi: Bass, Manipulator, Arrangement (Prologue, Scenes 1, 2-1, 3, 5)
- Ikkoh Tanaka: Drums
- Akira Onozuka from DIMENSION: Keyboards (Scenes 2-1, 2-2, 3, 5, 6)
- Hiroshi Sawano: Trumpet (Scene 5)
- Hiroyuki Nomura: Trombone (Scene 5)
- HIIRO Strings: Strings (Prologue)
- Maki Ohguro: Chorus (Scenes 2-1 & 5)
- Shinichi Furukawa: Chorus (Scenes 1 & 3)