SAHARA
| SAHARA~feat. Koshi Inaba | |
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| Single by Slash featuring Koshi Inaba | |
| from the album Slash | |
| Released | November 11, 2009 |
| Recorded | 2009 |
| Length | 9:14 |
| Label | Universal International |
| Producer | Eric Valentine |
SAHARA is a single by American guitarist Slash featuring Koshi Inaba, released in Japan on November 11, 2009. The track was included in the deluxe edition of the former's eponymous album Slash released in March 2010. A special English version of the title song entitled "SAHARA (English Version)" was made available as part of the deluxe package and was released for those who pre-ordered the album as well. The single was the first released from the album and was the first single by a foreign artist to finish in the top five in nearly seven years.
The single charted at number four on the Weekly Oricon Singles chart in the week of release before finishing eighth for the month of November.
Track listing
All music composed by and guitar performed by Slash. First track's lyrics written by and its vocals performed by Koshi Inaba.
- SAHARA~feat. Koshi Inaba
- The first ever collaboration between Slash and Koshi, the former revealed in a 2009 interview that he had "heard of the B'z before" and was given their latest CD at the time, which led to the idea to ask Koshi if he would be interested in a collaboration. Slash continued, saying, "I had a piece of music I thought he would really like and I sent it over to him, and he did, he liked it. And so, he wrote the most amazing melody for it." Koshi recorded a demo from Japan before flying to Los Angeles where the two met for the first time. They corresponded over e-mail beforehand in order to work on the arrangement, while Slash recorded the final version of the music. Koshi then came in to record the final vocals, for both the Japanese and English version of the song.
- Paradise City~feat. Fergie & Cypress Hill
- A self-cover of the 1987 Guns N' Roses song of the same name, Slash revisited this rock classic from the band's debut album with new vocalists Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas and hip hop group Cypress Hill. The song would be included as a B-side here and on the deluxe edition of Slash released in March 2010.
Personnel
- Slash: Guitar (TRACKS 1 & 2), Backing Vocals (TRACK 2)
- Koshi Inaba: Vocals, Lyric Composition (TRACK 1)
- Fergie: Vocals (TRACK 2)
- Cypress Hill: Vocals (TRACK 2)
- Franky Perez: Backing Vocals (TRACK 2)
- Chris Chaney: Bass
- Josh Freese: Drums
- Leonard Castro: Percussion
External links
Slash Deluxe Edition on iTunes featuring both versions of "SAHARA"