The Ballads ~Love & B'z~

The Ballads ~Love & B'z~
Compilation album by B'z
Released	December 11, 2002
Genre	Hard rock
Length	1:16:45
Label	Rooms Records
Producer	Tak Matsumoto
B'z chronology
3rd Best-of B'z The "Mixture" (2000) 4th Best-of The Ballads ~Love & B'z~ (2002) 5th Best-of B'z The Best "Pleasure II" (2005)

The Ballads ~Love & B'z~ is the fourth compilation album by B'z, released on December 11, 2002.

Upon release, The Ballads ~Love & B'z~ debuted at the top of the Weekly Oricon Album chart with 1,050,125 copies sold in its first week on shelves. This would be the final B'z compilation or album of any sort to move 1,000,000 physical copies in its first week, as it was released on the cusp of music being available digitally by various means. The album would be the third best-selling for all of 2002 and in total has sold 1,713,726 copies. As a result, The Ballads ~Love & B'z~ has been certified Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

Track listing

All music and guitar by Tak Matsumoto. All lyrics and lead vocals by Koshi Inaba.

1. Itsuka no Merry Christmas — A Merry Christmas Once Upon A Time, いつかのメリークリスマス

   File:b04 01.ogg .

2. ALONE

   File:b04 02.ogg .

3. Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni — On the Hilltop Where We Can See the Moon Tonight, 今夜月の見える丘に

   File:b04 03.ogg .

4. HOME

   File:b04 04.ogg .

5. Calling

   File:b04 05.ogg .

6. TIME

   File:b04 06.ogg .

7. Kienai Niji — Everlasting Rainbow, 消えない虹

   File:b04 07.ogg .

8. Gekkou — Moonlight, 月光

   File:b04 08.ogg .

9. Happiness — ハピネス

   File:b04 09.ogg .

10. Mou Ichido Kiss Shitakatta — Wanted to Kiss You One More Time, もう一度キスしたかった

    File:b04 10.ogg .

11. Naite Naite Nakiyandara — Cry, Cry, and Cry Again, 泣いて 泣いて 泣きやんだら

    File:b04 11.ogg .

12. ONE

    File:b04 12.ogg .

13. Everlasting

    File:b04 13.ogg .

14. GOLD

    File:b04 14.ogg .

15. SNOW

    File:b04 15.ogg .

16. Itsuka no Merry Christmas (Secret Version) — A Merry Christmas Once Upon A Time, いつかのメリークリスマス

    File:b04 16.ogg .

Sales data

Main article: B'z Sales Records

No.	Cover	Compilation	Physical Copies Sold		Chart Positions			Certification
			FIRST WEEK	LIFETIME	WEEK	MONTH	YEAR
4		The Ballads ~Love & B'z~ 2002.12.11	1,050,125+	1,713,726+	1	—	3	Million