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]
| New Love | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 29, 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2018–2019 | |||
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| Length | 55:16 | |||
| Label | Vermillion | |||
| Producer | Tak Matsumoto | |||
| B'z chronology | ||||
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The album debuted at number one 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
editAll lyrics are written by Koshi Inaba; all music is composed by Tak Matsumoto
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My New Love (マイニューラブ, My New Love)" | 3:19 |
| 2. | "Tsuwamono, Hashiru (兵、走る, Soldier, Run)" | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Wolf" | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Deus (デウス, Deus)" | 4:13 |
| 5. | "Majestic (マジェスティック, Majestic)" | 4:14 |
| 6. | "Mr. Armour" | 3:23 |
| 7. | "Da La Da Da" | 4:46 |
| 8. | "Koi Karasu (恋鴉, Love Crow)" | 3:35 |
| 9. | "Rain & Dream" | 6:20 |
| 10. | "Ore yo Karma wo Ikiro (俺よカルマを生きろ, Living My Karma)" | |
| 11. | "Golden Rookie (ゴールデンルーキー, Golden Rookie)" | 4:48 |
| 12. | "Sick" | 4:05 |
| 13. | "Towa ni Wakaku (トワニワカク, Forever Young)" | 4:18 |
| Total length: | 55:16 | |
Personnel
editB'z
- Koshi Inaba – vocals, blues harp on "Deus"
- 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
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (RIAJ)[12] | Platinum | 250,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "B'z / 兵、走る". YouTube.
- ^ "B'z / WOLF". YouTube.
- ^ "B'z / マジェスティック". YouTube.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "【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.