MONSTER
| MONSTER | ||||
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| Studio album by B'z | ||||
| Released | June 28th, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 59:14 | |||
| Producer | Tak Matsumoto | |||
| B'z chronology | ||||
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MONSTER is the fifteenth studio album by B'z, released on June 28th, 2006.
At release, MONSTER debuted at the top of the Weekly Oricon Albums chart as had all of the band's studio albums dating back to 1990's RISKY. The first week sales of 401,000 were a fifteen percent increase over the debut of their previous effort THE CIRCLE from 2005 and qualified it for Platinum status by the end of the week. MONSTER would debut at the top of the Weekly Oricon Monthly chart and would rank at number 20 for the year 2006. The album has since sold over 539,000 copies and is certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
Track listing
All music and guitar by Tak Matsumoto. All lyrics and lead vocals by Koshi Inaba.
- ALL-OUT ATTACK
- SPLASH!
- Yuruginai Mono Hitotsu — One Sure Thing, ゆるぎないものひとつ
- Koi no Summer Session — Summer Session of Love, 恋のサマーセッション
- Kemuri no Sekai — World of Smoke, ケムリの世界
- Shoudou ~MONSTER MiX~ — Impulse, 衝動
- Mugon no Promise — Unspoken Promise, 無言のPromise
- MONSTER
- Netemo Sametemo — Whether I'm Awake or Asleep, ネテモサメテモ
- Happy Birthday
- Pierrot — ピエロ
- Amadare Blues — Raindrop Blues, 雨だれぶるーず
- Ashita Mata Hi ga Noboru Nara — If The Sun Should Rise Again Tomorrow, 明日また陽が昇るなら
- OCEAN ~2006 MiX~
Reversion history
| Original Song | Reversion History |
|---|---|
| SPLASH! SINGLE & ALBUM SONG (2006)
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ENGLISH: Splash [English Version] (2012) |
| Shoudou SINGLE & ALBUM SONG* (2006)
|
RE-RECORDING: Shoudou ~MONSTER MiX~ (2006) |
| Happy Birthday ALBUM SONG (2006)
|
LIVE ONLY: Happy Birthday [Demo Version] (2005) |
| OCEAN SINGLE & ALBUM SONG* (2005)
|
REMIX: OCEAN ~2006 MiX~ (2006) |
Live appearances
Live Performances
- ALL-OUT ATTACK [32 SHOWS]
B'z SHOWCASE 2006 "Yokosuka MONSTER" [1/1 SHOWS]- B'z LIVE-GYM 2006 "MONSTER'S GARAGE" [17/17 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE in Namba 2006 [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -19- [6/6 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -B'z In Your Town- [5/7 SHOWS]
- SUMMER SONIC 07 [2/2 SHOWS]
- SPLASH! [20 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2006 "Yokosuka MONSTER" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2006 "MONSTER'S GARAGE" [17/17 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE in Namba 2006 [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2020 -5 ERAS 8820- [1/5 SHOWS]
- Yuruginai Mono Hitotsu [20 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2006 "Yokosuka MONSTER" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2006 "MONSTER'S GARAGE" [17/17 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE in Namba 2006 [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2020 -5 ERAS 8820- [1/5 SHOWS]
- Koi no Summer Session [18 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2006 "Yokosuka MONSTER" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2006 "MONSTER'S GARAGE" [17/17 SHOWS]
- Kemuri no Sekai
- Shoudou [58 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2006 "Yokosuka MONSTER" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2006 "MONSTER'S GARAGE" [17/17 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE in Namba 2006 [1/1 SHOWS]
- SUMMER SONIC 09 [2/2 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2009 -B'z In Your Town- [8/8 SHOWS]
- Pepsi NEX presents B'z PREMIUM LIVE [2/2 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free- [11/11 SHOWS]
- B'z Special LIVE at EX THEATER ROPPONGI [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2017 -Hissatsu Hiokinin- [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2017 -B'z In Your Town- [11/11 SHOWS]
- ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2017 [1/1 SHOWS]
- RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL 2017 in EZO [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2020 -5 ERAS 8820- [1/5 SHOWS]
- Mugon no Promise
- MONSTER [19 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2006 "Yokosuka MONSTER" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2006 "MONSTER'S GARAGE" [17/17 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE in Namba 2006 [1/1 SHOWS]
- Netemo Sametemo [19 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2006 "Yokosuka MONSTER" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2006 "MONSTER'S GARAGE" [17/17 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE in Namba 2006 [1/1 SHOWS]
- Happy Birthday [60 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2005 "Abashiri Extra Edition" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2005 "CIRCLE OF ROCK" [41/41 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2006 "Yokosuka MONSTER" [1/1 SHOWS] (Acoustic Version)
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2006 "MONSTER'S GARAGE" [17/17 SHOWS] (Acoustic Version)
- Pierrot [21 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2006 "Yokosuka MONSTER" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2006 "MONSTER'S GARAGE" [17/17 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE in Namba 2006 [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2017 -Hissatsu Hiokinin- [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2017 -B'z In Your Town- [1/11 SHOWS]
- Amadare Blues [19 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2006 "Yokosuka MONSTER" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2006 "MONSTER'S GARAGE" [17/17 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE in Namba 2006 [1/1 SHOWS]
- Ashita Mata Hi ga Noboru Nara [18 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2006 "Yokosuka MONSTER" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2006 "MONSTER'S GARAGE" [17/17 SHOWS]
- OCEAN [106 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2005 "CIRCLE OF ROCK" [28/41 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2006 "Yokosuka MONSTER" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2006 "MONSTER'S GARAGE" [17/17 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 -GLORY DAYS- [6/6 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2010 "Ain't No Magic" [19/19 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -long time no see- [3/3 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER- [8/30 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2018 -HINOTORI- [5/23 SHOWS]
- B'z PARTY Presents B'z Pleasure in Hawaii [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2019 -Whole Lotta NEW LOVE- [17/36 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2020 -5 ERAS 8820- [1/5 SHOWS]
Home Videos
- ALL-OUT ATTACK
- SPLASH!
- Yuruginai Mono Hitotsu
- Koi no Summer Session
- Kemuri no Sekai
- Shoudou
- Mugon no Promise
- MONSTER
- Netemo Sametemo
- Happy Birthday
- Pierrot
- Amadare Blues
- Ashita Mata Hi ga Noboru Nara
- OCEAN
- Pleasure II Limited Edition: LIVE-GYM 2005 "CIRCLE OF ROCK"
- LIVE-GYM 2006 "MONSTER'S GARAGE"
- LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 -GLORY DAYS-
- LIVE-GYM 2010 "Ain't No Magic"
- LIVE-GYM 2011 -long time no see-
- LIVE-GYM 2005 -CIRCLE OF ROCK-
- LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2018 -HINOTORI-
- LIVE-GYM 2019 -Whole Lotta NEW LOVE-
- SHOWCASE 2020 -5 ERAS 8820-
Sales data
| No. | Cover | Album | Physical Copies Sold | Chart Positions | Certification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST WEEK | LIFETIME | WEEK | MONTH | YEAR | ||||
| 15 | 
|
MONSTER |
401,000+ |
539,708+ |
1 |
1 |
20 |
2x Platinum |
Personnel
B'z
- Tak Matsumoto: Guitar, Music Composition, Arrangement
- Koshi Inaba: Vocals, Lyric Composition, Arrangement, Harmonica (Track 9)
Support Members
- Shane Gaalaas: Drums, Percussion
- Akihito Tokunaga: Bass, Chorus (Tracks 1, 4-6, 8, 10), Arrangement
- Akira Onozuka: Keyboards (Tracks 4, 5, 7, 12, 13)
- Osamu Ueshi: Trumpet (Tracks 4 & 12)
- Azusa Tojo: Trombone (Tracks 4 & 12)
- Takahiro Miyazaki: Saxophone (Tracks 4 & 12)
- Kazuhiro Takeda: Sax (Tracks 4 & 12)
- Naoko Ishibashi: Violin (Track 7)
- Tokunaga Tomomi: Violin (Track 3)
- Maki Nagata: Violin (Tracks 7 & 8)
- Mayu Takahashi: Viola (Track 7)
- Eiko Onuki: Cello (Track 7)
- TAMA MUSIC: Strings (Tracks 3, 8, 14)
- Shinichiro Ohta: Chorus (Tracks 1, 4-6, 8, 10, 13, 14)
- Shiori Takei: Chorus (Tracks 4 & 10)
- Hazuki Morita: Chorus (Tracks 4 & 10)
- Natsuki Morikawa: Chorus (Tracks 4 & 10)
- GOW: Voice (Track 7)
Production
- Jay Baumgardner: Mixing, Engineer
- Sergio Chavez: Recording Engineering