Don't Leave Me
| Don't Leave Me | ||||
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| Single by B'z | ||||
| from the album The 7th Blues | ||||
| Released | February 9, 1994 | |||
| Length | 7:43 | |||
| Label | BMG Rooms | |||
| Producer | Tak Matsumoto | |||
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Don't Leave Me is the fourteenth single by B'z, released on February 9, 1994.
At release, the single debuted at number one on the Weekly Oricon Singles charts with over 791,000 copies sold, giving B'z their biggest single debut to that point in their career. To date, it remains their second biggest opening for a single, behind only 1995's "LOVE PHANTOM". The release retained the top spot for three consecutive weeks, giving it top sales honors for February 1994, second for March, and fourth for all of 1994. The single ultimately sold 1.4 million copies with 13 weeks on the charts, earning several distinctions including a Million certification by the Recording Industry Association of Japan and being named one of the Best 5 Singles at the 9th Japan Gold Disc Awards.
Track listing
Personnel
B'z
- Tak Matsumoto: Guitar, Sitar, Music Composition, Arrangement
- Koshi Inaba: Vocals, Lyric Composition
Support Members
- Jun Aoyama: Drums
- Masao Akashi: Bass, Arrangement
- Kimiyoshi Nagoya from SKA-PARA HORNS: Trumpet
- Masahiko Kitahara from SKA-PARA HORNS: Trombone
- Tatsuyuki Hiyamuta from SKA-PARA HORNS: Alto Sax
- GAMOU from SKA-PARA HORNS: Tenor Sax
- Atsushi Yanaka from SKA-PARA HORNS: Baritone Sax
- Takanobu Masuda: Hammond Organ (Track 1)
- Ryuichiro Senoo: Harmonica (Track 1)
- Yuichi Ikusawa: Chorus (Track 1)
- Tomoko Urashima: Chorus (Track 1)
Production
- B+U+M
- Chris Bellman: Remastering (2003 reissue, Bernie Grundman Mastering L.A., U.S.A.)