Tenshi no Revolver
Appearance
Tenshi no Revolver | ||||
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Released | September 19, 2007 | |||
Recorded | April–June 2007 at Victor Studio in Tokyo; Heartbeat Studios in Tokyo; Studio Sound Dali in Tokyo | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 55:41 | |||
Language | Japanese, English | |||
Label | BMG Japan | |||
Producer | Hitoshi Hiruma | |||
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Singles from Tenshi no Revolver | ||||
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Tenshi no Revolver (天使のリボルバー, "Angel's Revolver") is the fifteenth studio album by Japanese rock band Buck-Tick. It was released on September 19, 2007 through BMG Records.[1] The limited edition came with a DVD of the music videos for the singles "Rendezvous" and "Alice in Wonder Underground". Tenshi no Revolver peaked at number five on the Oricon chart[2] and has sold 30,000 copies worldwide.[3] For the album Buck-Tick went for a "band sound," the sound of an ordinary straight rock band.[4]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Atsushi Sakurai, except where noted; all music is composed by Hisashi Imai, except where noted
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Mr. Darkness & Mrs. Moonlight" | Imai | 4:29 | |
2. | "Rendezvous" (RENDEZVOUS ~ランデヴー~) | 4:45 | ||
3. | "Montage" (モンタージュ) | Imai | 4:27 | |
4. | "Lily" (リリィ) | Imai | 3:41 | |
5. | "La Vie en Rose" (La vie en Rose ~ラヴィアン・ローズ~) | Hidehiko Hoshino | 3:59 | |
6. | "Cream Soda" | Hoshino | 3:38 | |
7. | "Rain" | 5:37 | ||
8. | "Beast" | 4:12 | ||
9. | "Zekkai" (絶界) | 3:56 | ||
10. | "Snow White" | Hoshino | 4:31 | |
11. | "Spider" (スパイダー) | 3:35 | ||
12. | "Alice in Wonder Underground" | Imai | 4:07 | |
13. | "Revolver" | 4:51 | ||
Total length: | 55:41 |
Personnel
- Atsushi Sakurai - lead vocals
- Hisashi Imai - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Hidehiko Hoshino - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Yutaka Higuchi - bass
- Toll Yagami - drums
Additional performers
- Kazutoshi Yokoyama - keyboards
- Katsushige Okazaki - timpani
- Selia - counter tenor on "Mr. Darkness & Mrs. Moonlight" and "Revolver"
- Mio Okamura - violin on "Rain" and "Snow White"
Production
- Hitoshi Hiruma - producer, mixing, recording
- Shigenobu Karube - executive producer
- Kenichi Arai; Mikiro Yamada - engineers
- Yosuke Watanabe; Kiyoko Asai; Seiji Toda - assistant engineers
- Tim Young - mastering
- Ken Sakaguchi - art direction
- Kishin Shinoyama - cover art, photography
- Mitsuaki Koshizuka; Hiroshi Harada - additional photography
References
- ^ "Tenshi no Revolver". jame-world.com. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ^ "BUCK-TICKのアルバム売り上げランキング". oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ^ "Tenshi no Revolver review". Buck-Tick Zone.com. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
- ^ "Interviews #71 - BUCK-TICK". Space Shower TV. Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2018-02-17.