FRIENDS

FRIENDS
Studio album by B'z
Released	December 9th, 1992
Genre	Hard rock
Length	26:47
Producer	Tak Matsumoto
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FRIENDS is the fourth mini album by B'z, released on December 9th, 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)