EZO

EZO
Studio album by Ezo
Released	6 April 1987
Studio	Record One Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Genre	Heavy metal, glam metal
Length	35:46
Label	Geffen
Producer	Gene Simmons, Val Garay
Ezo chronology
EZO (1987) Fire Fire (1989)
Singles from EZO
"Here It Comes" Released: 21 March 1987 (Japan only) "Flashback Heart Attack" Released: 21 June 1987 (Japan only)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10

EZO is the American self-titled debut album from the Japanese metal band Ezo. It was released in 1987 on Geffen Records and co-produced by Gene Simmons of KISS fame. Songwriters from the Kiss' entourage, such as Adam Mitchell and Jaime St. James, contributed heavily to the songs of the album. Jody Gray, co-writer of the song "Destroyer", co-wrote and co-produced the band's second album, Fire Fire.

Track listing

Side one

1. "House of 1,000 Pleasures" (EZO, Jaime St. James) – 5:07
2. "Flashback Heart Attack" (James Christian, Susan Deicicchi) – 4:07
3. "Mr. Midnight" (Shoyo Iida, St. James) – 4:22
4. "Here It Comes" (Taro Takahashi, Adam Mitchell) – 3:14
5. "I Walk Alone" (Takahashi, Mitchell) – 3:36

Side two

6. "Destroyer" (Takahashi, Jody Gray, Mark Brotter, Mitchell) – 4:27
7. "Big Changes" (Brock Walsh) – 3:52
8. "Kiss of Fire" (EZO, Mitchell) – 3:25
9. "Desiree" (Iida, Mitchell) – 3:27

Personnel

Band members

• Masaki Yamada – vocals
• Shoyo Iida – guitar
• Taro Takahashi – bass
• Hirotsugu Homma – drums

Production

• Gene Simmons - producer
• Val Garay - producer, engineer, mixing
• Richard Bosworth, Bob Levy, Cliff Jones - assistant engineers
• Stephen Marcussen - mastering

Charts

Chart (1987)	Position
Billboard 200	150