Shion (志恩) is the eighth album by Japanese rock band Mucc, released on March 26, 2008.[1] It was released in the United States on November 25, 2008, and in the United Kingdom on October 13, 2008. The UK edition features a live version "Libra" (previously released on the "Flight" single), and the music video for "Fuzz". The album reached number 13 on the Oricon Albums Chart. The song "Fuzz" also appears in the American film Cloverfield.
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| Released | March 26, 2008 | |||
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| Length | 57:55 | |||
| Label | Danger Crue/Universal (JP) Spinefarm Records UK (EU) | |||
| Producer | Miya Masaji Asakawa & Heigo Tani (Tracks 2, 4 & 7) Hajime Okano (Tracks 6 & 13) Narisaki (Track 10) | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| NEO Magazine |   [2] |
| Allmusic |  [3] |
Shion reached number 13 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[4] Mucc re-recorded of "Fuzz" for their 2017 self-cover album Koroshi no Shirabe II This is Not Greatest Hits, and "Nuritsubusunara Enji" for their 2021 compilation album Myojo. "Flight" and "Libra" were covered by Breakerz and Junko Yano respectively, for the 2017 Mucc tribute album Tribute of Mucc -En-.[5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Suion" (水恩) | Miya | 2:16 | |
| 2. | "Fukurō no Yurikago" (梟の揺り篭) | Tatsuro | Miya | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Nuritsubusunara Enji" (塗り潰すなら臙脂) | Tatsuro | Satochi, Miya | 4:11 |
| 4. | "Fuzz" (ファズ) | Tatsuro | Miya | 4:49 |
| 5. | "Game" (ゲーム) | Tatsuro | Miya | 5:46 |
| 6. | "Flight" (フライト-Album ver.-) | Tatsuro, Miya | Satochi, Miya | 3:44 |
| 7. | "Anjelier" (アンジャベル) | Tatsuro | Miya | 4:08 |
| 8. | "Chiisana mado" (小さな窓) | Miya | Yukke | 5:19 |
| 9. | "Semishigure" (蝉時雨) | Miya | Miya | 3:28 |
| 10. | "Shion" (志恩) | Miya | Miya | 5:15 |
| 11. | "Sorawasure" (空忘れ) | Tatsuro | Satochi, Miya | 4:08 |
| 12. | "Shiva" (シヴァ) | Miya | Miya | 5:03 |
| 13. | "Libra" (リブラ-Album ver.-) | Tatsuro | Miya | 5:22 |
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ "Danger Crue Records｜Works" (in Japanese). Dangercrue.com. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
- ^ Smith, Tom (January 2009), NEO Magazine (53 ed.), United Kingdom: Uncooked Media, p. 82
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ www.oricon.co.jp ムックのアルバム売り上げランキング Retrieved May 16, 2011
- ^ Sizergyia (2017-11-09). "MUCC bring on an array of artists for 20th anniversary with album "TRIBUTE OF MUCC -en-"". JROCK NEWS. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
External links
edit- Music video for "Libra" on YouTube
- Music video for "Flight" on YouTube
- Music video for "Fuzz" on YouTube
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