Be Yourself (Carlos Toshiki & Omega Tribe album)
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| Released | February 8, 1989 | |||
| Label | VAP Warner Music Japan (reissue) | |||
| Producer | Koichi Fujita | |||
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Be Yourself (ビー・ユアセルフ) is the second album by Carlos Toshiki & Omega Tribe, released on February 8, 1989 by VAP and Warner Music Japan.
Background
American singer Joey McCoy, who participated in a backing vocalist in the previous album Down Town Mystery, officially joined as a new member in July 1988 with the release of "Reiko." With his addition, the album was the first with a lineup of four people. It was also the first album to feature ten songs instead of nine, and the ten-song track listing would become a staple in their next albums. This work was produced by Koichi Fujita and arranged by Hiroshi Shinkawa.[1] In addition, Tetsuji Hayashi, a senior in the office who worked on many works by Kiyotaka Sugiyama & Omega Tribe and Momoko Kikuchi, also participated in the work, with Hitoshi Haba as a new composer and Jerry Hey as a horn arranger.[2][3] The mixing was handed by Eiji Uchinuma, who worked on the previous work.
Many songs that the members composed are also included, with two songs co-written by vocalist Carlos Toshiki, keyboardist Toshitsugu Nishihara, and guitarist Shinji Takashima, with a song solely composed by Nishihara. This album will be the first recording of a work co-written by the three.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Shitsuren Suru Tame no 500 no Manual" (失恋するための500のマニュアル) | Masao Urino, Carlos Toshiki (Portuguese lyrics) | Carlos Toshiki, Toshitsugu Nishihara, Shinji Takashima | Hiroshi Shinkawa | 4:39 |
| 2. | "Half An Apple" | Shun Taguchi | Hitoshi Haba | Hiroshi Shinkawa, Jerry Hey (horns) | 5:19 |
| 3. | "1000 Love Songs" | Shun Taguchi | Carlos Toshiki, Toshitsugu Nishihara, Shinji Takashima | Hiroshi Shinkawa | 5:05 |
| 4. | "Subway Stories" | Shun Taguchi | Hitoshi Haba | Hiroshi Shinkawa, Jerry Hey (horns) | 4:16 |
| 5. | "Be Yourself" | Masao Urino | Tetsuji Hayashi | Hiroshi Shinkawa | 5:14 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Aquamarine no Mama de Ite" (アクアマリンのままでいて) | Masao Urino | Tsunehiro Izumi | Hiroshi Shinkawa, Jerry Hey (horns) | 4:29 |
| 2. | "Taiyō o Oikakete" (太陽を追いかけて) | Kumiko Aoki | Toshitsugu Nishihara | Hiroshi Shinkawa | 5:23 |
| 3. | "Body Works" | Masao Urino | Tetsuji Hayashi | Hiroshi Shinkawa, Jerry Hey (horns) | 4:49 |
| 4. | "Innocent Dreamer" | Masao Urino | Tsunehiro Izumi | Hiroshi Shinkawa | 3:53 |
| 5. | "Last Train" | Shun Taguchi | Kiyotaka Sugiyama | Hiroshi Shinkawa | 5:51 |
Charts
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| Oricon | 9 |
References
- ^ "WORKS 1987～". Hiroshi Shinkawa Official Website (in Japanese).
- ^ "be yourself". Interq (in Japanese).
- ^ "羽場仁志". Annhihone (in Japanese).