Romanesque is the debut extended play released by the Japanese rock band Buck-Tick. It was released on 12-inch vinyl, cassette and 8 cm CD (which contains a bonus track)[1] on March 21, 1988, through Victor Entertainment.[2] The extended play peaked at number twenty on the Oricon charts[3] and has sold 40,000 copies worldwide.[4]
| Romanesque | ||||
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 Cover of the CD version | ||||
| EP by | ||||
| Released | March 21, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | December 1987 – January 1988 at Victor Aoyama Studio in Tokyo; Magnet Studio in Tokyo | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 16:49 21:49 (CD version) | |||
| Language | Japanese, English | |||
| Label | Victor | |||
| Producer | Buck-Tick | |||
| Buck-Tick chronology | ||||
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Track listing
editAll music is composed by Hisashi Imai.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Misty Zone" | Atsushi Sakurai | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Romanesque" | Imai | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Automatic Blue" | Imai | 3:09 |
| 4. | "Hearts" | Sakurai | 4:54 |
| Total length: | 16:49 | ||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Romanesque (Sensual Pleasures Mix)" | Imai | 5:01 |
| Total length: | 21:49 | ||
Personnel
edit- Atsushi Sakurai – lead vocals, SE
- Hisashi Imai – electric guitar
- Hidehiko Hoshino – electric guitar, gut guitar
- Yutaka Higuchi – bass
- Toll Yagami – drums, sampled percussion
Additional performers
- Julie Fowell – backing vocals on "Romanesque (Sensual Pleasures Mix)"
- Yoko Ueno – sampling operator
Production
References
edit- ^ "Romanesque". jame-world.com. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
- ^ "Discography at JaME". jame-world.com. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
- ^ "BUCK-TICKのアルバム売り上げランキング". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ "Romanesque review". Buck-Tick Zone.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
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