MARS
MARS | ||||
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Mini album by B'z | ||||
Released | May 29, 1991 | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 23:16 | |||
Producer | Tak Matsumoto | |||
B'z chronology | ||||
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MARS is the third mini album by B'z, released on May 29, 1991.
Upon release, MARS debuted at the top of the Weekly Oricon Album chart with 664,010 copies. The release came eleven months after previous effort WICKED BEAT and saw a 550,000 copy increase over its sales total. As with all other B'z mini albums released to date, MARS has been certified Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for sales in excess of 1,730,500 physical copies sold. This would prime it as the highest-selling of the B'z mini albums, trailed by FRIENDS II.
Track listing
All music and guitar by Tak Matsumoto. All lyrics and lead vocals by Koshi Inaba.
- Kodoku no Runaway — Lonely Runaway, 孤独のRunaway
- Mars
- Loving All Night ~Octopus Style~
- Love & Chain ~Godzilla Style~
- LADY NAVIGATION ~Cookie & Car Stereo Style~
Reversion history
Original Song | Reversion History |
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Kodoku no Runaway MINI ALBUM SONG (1991) |
KARAOKE: Kodoku no Runaway [Karaoke Version] (1992) |
LOVING ALL NIGHT ALBUM SONG (1989) |
ENGLISH: Loving All Night ~Octopus Style~ (1991) |
Love & Chain B-SIDE & ALBUM SONG (1990) |
ENGLISH: Love & Chain ~Godzilla Style~ (1991) |
LADY NAVIGATION SINGLE (1991) |
ENGLISH: LADY NAVIGATION ~Cookie & Car Stereo Style~ (1991) |
Live appearances
Live Performances
- Kodoku no Runaway [188 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM "Pleasure'91" [41/41 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '91~'92 "IN THE LIFE" [66/66 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'92 "TIME" [12/12 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2000 "juice" [21/21 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2003 "IT'S SHOWCASE!!" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!" [21/23 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 -GLORY DAYS- [6/6 SHOWS]
- 7-Eleven presents B'z PREMIUM LIVE [2/2 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2017-2018 "LIVE DINOSAUR" [18/18 SHOWS]
- Loving All Night ~Octopus Style~ [41 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM "Pleasure'91" [41/41 SHOWS]
- Love & Chain ~Godzilla Style~
- LADY NAVIGATION (English Version) [57 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'93 "JAP THE RIPPER" [2/2 SHOWS] (The 7th Blues Version)
- B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part1-" [55/55 SHOWS] (The 7th Blues Version)
Home Videos
- Kodoku no Runaway
- Loving All Night ~Octopus Style~
- Love & Chain ~Godzilla Style~
- LADY NAVIGATION (English Version)
Sales data
No. | Cover | Mini Album | Physical Copies Sold | Chart Positions | Certification | |||
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FIRST WEEK | LIFETIME | WEEK | MONTH | YEAR | ||||
3 |
MARS |
664,010+ |
1,730,500+ |
1 |
— |
— |
Million |
Personnel
B'z
- Tak Matsumoto: Guitar, Music Composition, Arrangement
- Koshi Inaba: Vocals, Lyric Composition, Arrangement
Support Members
- Jun Aoyama: Drums (Tracks 1, 3, 4)
- Masao Akashi: Manipulator, Arrangement
- Ikkoh Tanaka: Drums (Track 5)
- Tomohiko "cha cha" Katoh: Harmonica (Track 3)
- Maki Ohguro: Chorus (Track 4)
- Rima Fujita: Voice (Track 4)