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Revision as of 06:20, 9 November 2017

The Ballads ~Love & B'z~
Compilation album by B'z
Released December 11, 2002
Genre Hard rock
Length 1:16:45
Label Rooms Records
Producer Tak Matsumoto
B'z chronology
3rd Best-of
03b.jpg

B'z The "Mixture"
(2000)
4th Best-of
04b.jpg

The Ballads ~Love & B'z~
(2002)
5th Best-of
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B'z The Best "Pleasure II"
(2005)

The Ballads ~Love & B'z~ is the fourth compilation album by B'z, released on December 11, 2002. The album is one of many by the band to compile past works into a new package, and is the only of those to be ordered around a specific theme.

Upon release, The Ballads ~Love & B'z~ debuted at the top of the Weekly Oricon Album chart with 1,050,125 copies sold in its first week on shelves. This would be the final B'z compilation or album of any sort to move 1,000,000 physical copies in its first week, as it was released on the cusp of music being available digitally by various means. The album would be the third best-selling for all of 2002 and in total has sold 1,713,726 copies. As a result, The Ballads ~Love & B'z~ has been certified Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

Track listing

All music and guitar by Tak Matsumoto. All lyrics and lead vocals by Koshi Inaba.

First time collected in a compilation in original form

Alternative version from source song

No. Source Song Album Appearances Sample
1. 04m.jpg

Itsuka no Merry Christmas
いつかのメリークリスマス
A Merry Christmas Once Upon A Time

FRIENDS
B'z The Best "Treasure"
The Ballads ~Love & B'z~
B'z The Best "Pleasure II"
B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"

File:b04 01.ogg

2. 09s.jpg

ALONE

IN THE LIFE
B'z The Best "Pleasure"
The Ballads ~Love & B'z~
B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"
B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998
B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX

File:b04 02.ogg

Not the original single but instead the album version from IN THE LIFE that begins with the English chorus sung a capella.
3. 27s.jpg

Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni
今夜月の見える丘に
On the Hilltop Where We Can See the Moon Tonight

ELEVEN
The Ballads ~Love & B'z~
B'z The Best "Pleasure II"
B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"
B'z The Best XXV 1999-2012
B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX

File:b05 03.ogg

A second, unmarked alternative guitar solo version different from the one found on ELEVEN. Never collected elsewhere.
4. 25s.jpg

HOME

The Ballads ~Love & B'z~
B'z The Best "Pleasure II"
B'z (International EP)
B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"
B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998
B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX

File:b05 04.ogg

5. 22s.jpg

Calling

SURVIVE
B'z The Best "Pleasure"
The Ballads ~Love & B'z~
B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"
B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998
B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX

File:b04 05.ogg

6. 10s.jpg

TIME

B'z The Best "Treasure"
The Ballads ~Love & B'z~
B'z The Best "ULTRA Treasure"
B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX

File:b04 06.ogg

7. 08a.jpg

Kienai Niji
消えない虹
Everlasting Rainbow

LOOSE
The Ballads ~Love & B'z~
B'z The Best "ULTRA Treasure"

File:b04 07.ogg

8. 06a.jpg

Gekkou
月光
Moonlight

RUN
The Ballads ~Love & B'z~
B'z The Best "ULTRA Treasure"

File:b04 08.ogg

9. 09a.jpg

Happiness
ハピネス

SURVIVE
The Ballads ~Love & B'z~
B'z The Best "ULTRA Treasure"

File:b04 09.ogg

10. 05a.jpg

Mou Ichido Kiss Shitakatta
泣もう一度キスしたかった
Wanted to Kiss You One More Time

IN THE LIFE
B'z The Best "Treasure"
The Ballads ~Love & B'z~
B'z The Best "ULTRA Treasure"

File:b04 10.ogg

11. 09a.jpg

Naite Naite Nakiyandara
泣いて 泣いて 泣きやんだら
Cry, Cry, and Cry Again

SURVIVE
The Ballads ~Love & B'z~

File:b04 11.ogg

12. 26s.jpg

ONE

The Ballads ~Love & B'z~
B'z The Best "ULTRA Treasure"
B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX

File:b04 12.ogg

13. 12a.jpg

Everlasting

GREEN
The Ballads ~Love & B'z~

File:b04 13.ogg

14. 32s.jpg

GOLD

The Ballads ~Love & B'z~
B'z The Best "Pleasure II"
B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"
B'z The Best XXV 1999-2012
B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX

File:b05 14.ogg

15. 05m.jpg

SNOW

FRIENDS II
The Ballads ~Love & B'z~

File:b04 15.ogg

16. 04m.jpg

Itsuka no Merry Christmas
(Secret Version)

いつかのメリークリスマス
A Merry Christmas Once Upon A Time

FRIENDS
B'z The Best "Treasure"
The Ballads ~Love & B'z~
B'z The Best "Pleasure II"
B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"

File:b04 16.ogg

A special dance-oriented version of "Itsuka no Merry Christmas" that plays as a hidden track attached to the previous track. This version was arranged by long-time collaborator Akihito Tokunaga and has a digital beat that plays over the course of the song, giving it a distinct sound compared to other renditions included on FRIENDS and B'z The Best "Pleasure II".

Sales data

No. Cover Compilation Physical Copies Sold Chart Positions Certification
FIRST WEEK LIFETIME WEEK MONTH YEAR
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The Ballads ~Love & B'z~
2002.12.11

1,050,125+

1,713,726+

1

3

Million