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Most of the album has gone uncollected on [[B'z Albums#Compilation Albums|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 [[BAD COMMUNICATION|mini album]]. However, five tracks—"[[It's not a dream (Lyrics)|It's not a dream]]", "[[Half Tone Lady (Lyrics)|Half Tone Lady]]", "[[Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite (Lyrics)|Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite]]", "[[Nothing To Change (Lyrics)|Nothing To Change]]" and "[[Kimi wo Ima Dakitai (Lyrics)|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.
Most of the album has gone uncollected on [[B'z Albums#Compilation Albums|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 [[BAD COMMUNICATION|mini album]]. However, five tracks—"[[It's not a dream (Lyrics)|It's not a dream]]", "[[Half Tone Lady (Lyrics)|Half Tone Lady]]", "[[Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite (Lyrics)|Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite]]", "[[Nothing To Change (Lyrics)|Nothing To Change]]" and "[[Kimi wo Ima Dakitai (Lyrics)|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. 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 album has been certified platinum for physical copies sold with a total of 338,000 moved.


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==

Revision as of 07:16, 4 November 2017

B'z
Studio album by B'z
Released September 21st, 1988
Genre Hard rock
Length 39:56
Producer Tak Matsumoto
B'z chronology
1st Album
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B'z
(1988)
2nd Album
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OFF THE LOCK
(1989)

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. 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 album 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.

  1. Dakara Sono Te wo HanashiteSo Let Go of That Hand, だからその手を離して
    File:a01 01.ogg .
  2. Half Tone Lady
    File:a01 02.ogg .
  3. Heart mo Nureru Number ~stay tonight~A Number that Dampens the Heart, ハートも濡れるナンバー
    File:a01 03.ogg .
  4. Yuube no Crying ~This is my truth~Crying Last Night, ゆうべのCrying
    File:a01 04.ogg .
  5. Nothing To Change
    File:a01 05.ogg .
  6. Kodoku ni Dance in vainDance in vain all alone, 孤独にDance in vain
    File:a01 06.ogg .
  7. It's not a dream
    File:a01 07.ogg .
  8. Kimi wo Ima DakitaiI Want to Hold You Right Now, 君を今抱きたい
    File:a01 08.ogg .
  9. Fake Lips
    File:a01 09.ogg .

Reversion history

Original Song Reversion History
Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite
SINGLE & ALBUM SONG (1988)

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ENGLISH: DA.KA.RA.SO.NO.TE.WO.HA.NA.SHI.TE -OFF THE LOCK STYLE- (1989)
One of the band's first English reversions, found only on the mini album BAD COMMUNICATION in 1989.
KARAOKE: Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite [Karaoke Version] (1992)
Karaoke version found only on B'z TV Style SONGLESS VERSION.
RE-RECORDING: Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite -Mixture style- (2000)
Hard-rock re-recording released as a B-side to single "Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni" and later as part of remix and re-recordings compilation B'z The "Mixture".

Heart mo Nureru Number ~stay tonight~
B-SIDE & ALBUM SONG (1988)

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ENGLISH: SLAVE TO THE NIGHT (1994)
English version found only on The 7th Blues and 2002 Korean mini album DEVIL.

Kimi wo Ima Dakitai
ALBUM SONG (1988)

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ENGLISH: OUT OF THE RAIN -OFF THE LOCK STYLE- (1989)
English version found only on English mini album BAD COMMUNICATION. With a runtime of 7:41, it is the longest song in the B'z catalogue.

Live appearances

Live Performances

Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite [119 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png SF Rock Station Final Event "Thank You TM Network" [1/1 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM #00 "OFF THE LOCK" [3/3 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z BAD-CLUB GYM [3/3 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z CAMPUS-GYM "OFF THE LOCK" [2/2 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM #001 "OFF THE LOCK" [14/14 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM "BREAK THROUGH" [22/22 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM '90~'91 "RISKY" [4/49 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM "Pleasure'91" [41/41 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM '99 "Brotherhood" -Extra- [2/24 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2000 "juice" [20/21 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 -GLORY DAYS- [6/6 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z SHOWCASE 2020 -5 ERAS 8820- [1/5 SHOWS]
Half Tone Lady [39 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png SF Rock Station Final Event "Thank You TM Network" [1/1 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM #00 "OFF THE LOCK" [3/3 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM #001 "OFF THE LOCK" [13/14 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM "BREAK THROUGH" [22/22 SHOWS]
Heart mo Nureru Number ~stay tonight~ [31 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png SF Rock Station Final Event "Thank You TM Network" [1/1 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM #00 "OFF THE LOCK" [3/3 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM #001 "OFF THE LOCK" [13/14 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'92 "TIME" [12/12 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'93 "JAP THE RIPPER" [2/2 SHOWS]
Yuube no Crying ~This is my truth~ [3 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM #00 "OFF THE LOCK" [3/3 SHOWS]
Nothing To Change [54 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM #001 "OFF THE LOCK" [13/14 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM "Pleasure'91" [41/41 SHOWS]
Kodoku ni Dance in vain redx.png
It's not a dream [42 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png SF Rock Station Final Event "Thank You TM Network" [1/1 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM #00 "OFF THE LOCK" [3/3 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z CAMPUS-GYM "OFF THE LOCK" [2/2 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM #001 "OFF THE LOCK" [14/14 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM "BREAK THROUGH" [22/22 SHOWS]
Kimi wo Ima Dakitai [19 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM #00 "OFF THE LOCK" [3/3 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z CAMPUS-GYM "OFF THE LOCK" [2/2 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM #001 "OFF THE LOCK" [14/14 SHOWS]
Fake Lips [71 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM #00 "OFF THE LOCK" [3/3 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z BAD-CLUB GYM [3/3 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z CAMPUS-GYM "OFF THE LOCK" [2/2 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM #001 "OFF THE LOCK" [14/14 SHOWS]
crossbracket.png B'z LIVE-GYM '90~'91 "RISKY" [49/49 SHOWS]

Home Videos

Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite
crossbracket.png JUST ANOTHER LIFE: LIVE-GYM "Pleasure'91"
crossbracket.png Hidden Pleasure: LIVE-GYM '99 "Brotherhood" -Extra-
crossbracket.png LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 -GLORY DAYS-
crossbracket.png SHOWCASE 2020 -5 ERAS 8820-
Half Tone Lady novid.png
Heart mo Nureru Number ~stay tonight~
crossbracket.png LIVE RIPPER: Pleasure'93 "JAP THE RIPPER"
Yuube no Crying ~This is my truth~ novid.png
Nothing To Change novid.png
Kodoku ni Dance in vain redx.png novid.png
It's not a dream novid.png
Kimi wo Ima Dakitai novid.png
Fake Lips novid.png

Sales data

No. Cover Album Physical Copies Sold Chart Positions Certification
FIRST WEEK LIFETIME WEEK MONTH YEAR
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B'z
1988.09.21

3,790+

338,360+

47

84 (1991)

Platinum

Personnel

B'z

Production