New Love (B'z album)
| New Love | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 29, 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2018–2019 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 55:16 | |||
| Label | Vermillion Records | |||
| Producer | Tak Matsumoto | |||
| B'z chronology | ||||
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New Love is the twenty-first studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on May 29, 2019, about a year and a half after their previous album Dinosaur. It is the first B'z album to not have an accompanying single, though music videos were produced for "Tsuwamono, Hashiru", "Wolf", and "Majestic".[1][2][3]
The album debuted at #1 on the Oricon weekly albums chart and on the Billboard Japan album chart.[4][5]
The album comes in three editions: A standard CD edition, a vinyl edition, and a limited edition box set featuring the CD with a t-shirt featuring the album art.[6]
"Wolf" was used as the ending theme for the Japanese TV show Suits.[7] "Majestic" was used in a Pocky commercial and "Tsuwamono, Hashiru" was used in commercials for Lipovitan to support the Japan national rugby union team.[8][9]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Koshi Inaba; all music is composed by Tak Matsumoto
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "マイニューラブ (My New Love)" | 3:19 |
| 2. | "兵、走る (Tsuwamono, Hashiru)" (Soldier, Run) | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Wolf" | 3:51 |
| 4. | "デウス (Deus)" | 4:13 |
| 5. | "マジェスティック (Majestic)" | 4:14 |
| 6. | "Mr. Armour" | 3:23 |
| 7. | "Da La Da Da" | 4:46 |
| 8. | "恋鴉 (Koi Karasu)" (Love Crow) | 3:35 |
| 9. | "Rain & Dream" | 6:20 |
| 10. | "俺よカルマを生きろ (Ore yo Karma wo Ikiro)" (Living My Karma) | 4:00 |
| 11. | "ゴールデンルーキー (Golden Rookie)" | 4:48 |
| 12. | "Sick" | 4:05 |
| 13. | "トワニワカク (Towa ni Wakaku)" (Forever Young) | 4:18 |
| Total length: | 55:16 | |
Personnel
B'z
- Koshi Inaba - vocals, blues harp on "Rain & Dream"
- Tak Matsumoto - guitars
Additional musicians
- Joe Perry - guitar on "Rain & Dream"
- Yukihide "YT" Takiyama - backing vocals on "Deus" and "Majestic"
- Sam Pomanti - backing vocals on "Mr. Armour"
- Brian Tichy - drums on tracks 1, 4, 6-8, 10-13
- Shane Gaalaas - drums on "Tsuwamono, Hashiru"
- Tomu Tamada - drums on "Wolf" and "Majestic"
- Brittany Maccarello - drums on "Rain & Dream" and "Golden Rookie"
- Mohini Dey - bass on tracks 1, 4, 8, 12, 13
- Barry Sparks - bass on "Tsuwamono, Hashiru"
- Seiji Kameda - bass on "Wolf" and "Majestic"
- Robert DeLeo - bass on tracks 6, 7, 9-11
- Jeff Babko - keyboards on tracks 3, 4, 8-12
- Lenny Castro - percussion on tracks 1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12
- Andy Wolf - saxophone on "Wolf"
- Azusa Tojo - trombone
- Kenichiro Naka - trumpet on "Wolf"
- Mika Hashimoto with Lime Ladies Orchestra - strings on "Da La Da Da"
Production
- Yukihide "YT" Takiyama - arrangement
- Hideyuki Teraji - vocal direction on tracks 1, 4, 6-13, strings arrangement on "Da La Da Da"
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (RIAJ)[12] | Platinum | 250,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "B'z / 兵、走る". YouTube.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "B'z / マジェスティック". YouTube.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2019年05月27日～2019年06月02日 オリコン週間 アルバムランキング". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ "【ビルボード】B'z『NEW LOVE』が21万枚売り上げてALセールス首位獲得 椎名林檎/布袋寅泰が続く | Daily News". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ Inc, Natasha. "B'z、5月に21枚目アルバム「NEW LOVE」". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Inc, Natasha. "B'z、織田裕二×JUMP中島裕翔の月9ドラマ「SUITS」主題歌書き下ろし". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Inc, Natasha. "B'z新曲「マジェスティック」がフルバージョンで流れる「ポッキー」Web限定動画公開（動画あり / 写真10枚）". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Inc, Natasha. "B'zが新曲でラグビー日本代表を応援「畏敬の念を抱きながら作りました」（動画あり / コメントあり）". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "【オリコン年間ランキング 2019】嵐が18年ぶり200億円超えで総合首位、米津玄師、あいみょん、髭男がデジタルシーンを席巻 4ページ目". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Year End | Charts". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ "Japanese album certifications – B'z – New Love" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.
- ^ "乃木坂46がミリオン、Hey!Say!JUMP/山田涼介、SEVENTEEN、B'zがプラチナ5月度レコ協GD認定". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
