Legenda (album)

Legenda
Studio album by Mari Hamada
Released	February 15, 2012 (2012-02-15)
Recorded	2010–2012
Genre	J-pop heavy metal
Length	60:58
Language	Japanese
Label	Meldac/Tokuma Japan
Producer	Mari Hamada
Mari Hamada chronology
Golden Best: Mari Hamada ~Victor Years~ (2010) Legenda (2012) Inclination III (2013)

Legenda (レジェンダ, Rejenda) is the 21st studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on February 15, 2012, by Meldac/Tokuma Japan. The album continues Hamada's heavy metal sound that began with Aestetica in 2010, with Loudness guitarist Akira Takasaki returning as a guest musician. It is also the first album since Romantic Night to not feature longtime collaborator Hiroyuki Ohtsuki. The album is offered in two editions: a single CD and a limited edition with a bonus disc.

Legenda peaked at No. 23 on Oricon's albums chart.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mari Hamada

CD

No.	Title	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Crisis Code"	Hamada	Takanobu Masuda Hamada	5:47
2.	"Momentalia"	Masaru Kishii	Kishii Hamada	5:04
3.	"Heartstorm"	Hamada	Masuda Hamada	6:40
4.	"Crimson"	Hamada Nozomu Wakai	Wakai Hamada	5:17
5.	"El Dorado"	Hamada	Masuda Hamada	7:06
6.	"Forest"	Hamada	Masuda Hamada	7:04
7.	"Ransei-Conscientia"	Masuda	Masuda Hamada	5:26
8.	"The Greatest Cage"	Kishii	Kishii Hamada	4:50
9.	"Étranger"	Kishii	Masuda Kishii Hamada	4:19
10.	"Get Together"	Hamada Kishii	Masuda Kishii Hamada	4:34
11.	"Aurea"	Hamada	Yūichi Matsuzaki Hamada	4:51

Limited Edition Bonus CD

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Thousand"	Hamada

Personnel

• Akira Takasaki – guitar
• Michael Landau – guitar
• Takashi Masuzaki – guitar
• Leland Sklar – bass
• Kōichi Terasawa – bass
• Takanobu Masuda – keyboards
• Gregg Bissonette – drums
• Satoshi "Joe" Miyawaki – drums

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	23
Japanese Top Album Sales (Billboard)	22

External links

• Official website (Mari Hamada)
• Official website (Tokuma Japan)
• Legenda at MusicBrainz
• Legenda at Discogs