New Horizon
| New Horizon | |
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| Album by Tak Matsumoto | |
| Released | April 30, 2014 |
| Genre | Instrumental, Rock, Jazz |
| Label | Vermillion Records House Of Strings (Japan) 335 Records (International) |
| Producer | Tak Matsumoto |
New Horizon is the tenth studio album by Tak Matsumoto, set to be released on April 30, 2014. As with Tak's previous album Strings Of My Soul, the album is also scheduled for an international release at a later date and will again be produced by Tak alongside 335 Records' Paul Brown.
The album will be supported by Tak Matsumoto LIVE 2014 -New Horizon-. The tour, which will tour from May to June of 2014, is Tak's first true solo tour and will feature new and old support members for the shows, including Yoshinobu Ohga, who has worked with both Tak in his solo efforts as well as numerous recent B'z live outings.
Track listing
All music composed by and guitar performed by Tak Matsumoto unless otherwise noted.
- New Horizon
- Brand new title song for the album that was used as the theme song for a series of Sagawa Express television commercials.
- Take 5
- An updated cover of the revered Jazz masterpiece previously covered by Tak on his very first studio album Thousand Wave in 1988.
- Feel like a woman tonite
- An all-new song featuring American soul singer Wendy Moten on vocals.
- Rodeo Blues
- Island of peace
- That's Cool
- Shattered Glass
- Tsuki no Akari
- Cover of classic composition by Masahiro Kuwana.
- Reason to be...
- BLACK JACK
- A re-recording of a song Tak made in 2003 for the Japanese anime Black Jack, created for and featured in a special video release in the series.
- Gakuseigai no Kissaten
- Cover of 1972 song by threepiece acoustic rock band GARO.
- Rain
International Edition
As with Tak's previous solo album Strings Of My Soul in 2012, the album is again tentatively scheduled for an international release following the domestic Japanese launch. Paul Brown is again producing the album and will oversee its western release.
Personnel
Credits apply to original Japanese track order
- Tak Matsumoto: Guitar, Music Composition, Arrangement