B'z (English Album)
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| Studio album by B'z | ||||
| Released | July 25, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | ??:?? | |||
| Label | Vermillion Records | |||
| Producer | Tak Matsumoto | |||
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B'z is the debut English album by B'z, set to be released worldwide on the iTunes Music Store July 25, 2012.
Production and information
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Track listing
All music and guitar by Tak Matsumoto. All vocals by Koshi Inaba with English lyrics co-written by Koshi Inaba with Shane Gaalaas.
- Love Bomb
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- Splash
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- Juice
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- Ultra Soul
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- Into Free -Dangan-
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B'z LIVE-GYM 2012 -Into Free-
The tour in support of the album ran from January 30, 1993 to June 30, 1993, with both a hall tour and an arena tour. Every song from the album was ultimately played on the tour, though some were alternated with each other, such as the case with "Akai Kagerou" and "Gekkou" filling a ballad spot early in the setlist. When the tour moved to the large-scale arena venues, a group acoustic version of "Easy Come, Easy Go!" was added to the setlist.
While filmed, the entirety of the show has never been officially released. However, on Hidden Pleasure ~Typhoon No.20~, a collection of previously unavailable live performances and similar materials released to commemorate the band's 20th anniversary in 2008, a number of performances from the show were made available, ranging from "Ai no Mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimidake wo Kizutsukenai" and "ZERO" to "Hadashi no Megami".
Touring Band
- B'z: Tak Matsumoto (GUITAR), Koshi Inaba (VOCALS)
- Support Members: Ikkoh Tanaka (DRUMS), Masao Akashi (BASS), Takanobu Masuda (KEYBOARDS)
Tour
Opening Music: RUN (Instrumental)
- MR. ROLLING THUNDER
- THE GAMBLER
- Koi-Gokoro (KOI-GOKORO)
- TONIGHT(Is The Night)
- Akai Kagerou / Gekkou
- Wanna Go Home~TIME
- Love is...~Koi Jyanakunaru Hi
- Love Ya / Strings of My Soul (Tak Solo)
- Doushite mo Kimi wo Ushinaitakunai / Ai no Mama ni Wagamama ni
- Aikawarazu na Bokura
- Baby, you're my home
- NATIVE DANCE
- Speed (Tak Solo)
- Out Of Control
- BLOWIN'
- BAD COMMUNICATION
- ZERO
- RUN
ENCORE
- Wonderful Opportunity
- Ai no Mama ni Wagamama ni / Hadashi no Megami
- Sayonara Nanka wa Iwasenai
Ending Music: Sayonara Nanka wa Iwasenai (Instrumental)
Personnel
B'z
- Tak Matsumoto: Guitar, Music Composition, Arrangement
- Koshi Inaba: Vocals, Lyric Composition
Drums
- Ikkoh Tanaka: Drums
Bass
- Masao Akashi: Bass, Manipulator, Arrangement
Keyboards
- Takanobu Masuda: Keyboards (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 9)
Orchestration
- Kazuki Katsuta: Saxophone (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7)
- Hiroshi Sawano： Trumpet (Tracks 1, 2, 6, 7)
- Tatsuya Shimogami： Trumpet (Tracks 1, 6, 7)
- Hiroyuki Nomura: Trombone (Tracks 1, 2, 6, 7)
- Tomohiko Katoh: Blues Harp (Track 10)
Production Staff
- Masayuki Nomura: Mixing
- Yoshiki Aoki: Assistant Engineer
- Yuka Koizumi: Mastering