The.Lost.Innocent (Fanatic Crisis album)

The.Lost.Innocent is the third studio album by Japanese rock band Fanatic Crisis and their second major label release. It was released on the label For Life on February 24, 1999.[1] The first edition featured a white digipack with a velcrow strap, while the second edition, with remastered sound, was released in a jewel case with a black cover.

The.Lost.Innocent
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 24, 1999
Genre
Length69:50
LabelFor Life
Fanatic Crisis chronology
One -one for all-
(1998)
The.Lost.Innocent
(1999)
EAS
(2000)
Singles from The.Lost.Innocent
  1. "Rainy Merry-Go-Round"
    Released: May 13, 1998
  2. "Hinotori"
    Released: July 1, 1998
  3. "Maybe True"
    Released: September 23, 1998
  4. "Beauties -beauty eyes-"
    Released: January 1, 1999

The album's singles are "Rainy merry-go-round", "Hinotori", "beauties -beauty eyes-" and "Maybe true".[2] In 2019, vocalist Tsutomu Ishizuki and guitarists Kazuya and Shun reunited as a subunit of the band, called Fantastic Circus. Singles from the album were included on the re-recording album Tenseism released by them in March 2023.[3]

Critical reception

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In a review of the album, CD Journal website noted that the album contains many digital and cybernetic sounds, and stated "the [songs] that aren't singles are definitely more interesting."[4]

Commercial performance

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The.Lost.Innocent peaked at number six on Oricon Albums Chart, remaining on chart for five weeks.[5] On Billboard Japan, it reached seventh position.[6] It is the band's best-selling album, with around 162,110 copies sold.[7]

While in the band's history "Maybe true" became the highest-ranking single on chart, "Hinotori" was the best-selling.[2]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Tsutomu Ishizuki

No.TitleMusicLength
1."006.9"Tsutomu Ishizuki 
2."Mobius Ring"Tsutomu Ishizuki 
3."Hi no Tori"Kazuya 
4."B.R.E.E.Z.E."Tsutomu Ishizuki 
5."Crazy for You"Kazuya 
6."Maybe True"Tsutomu Ishizuki 
7."Dear Myself"Tsutomu Ishizuki 
8."Masquerade in the Room"Tsutomu Ishizuki 
9."Ryuugu"Tsutomu Ishizuki 
10."Beauties -Beauty Eyes-"Tsutomu Ishizuki 
11."Rainy Merry-Go-Round"Shun 
12."Crawl"Kazuya 
13."Tsuki no Toriko"Tsutomu Ishizuki 
14."Unmei to Kanashi Sugiru Yokan"Tsutomu Ishizuki 
15."Kimi ga Iru Sekai"Tsutomu Ishizuki 

Personnel

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  • Tsutomu Ishizuki − vocals
  • Kazuya − lead guitar
  • Shun − rhythm guitar
  • Ryuji − bass
  • Tohru − drums

References

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  1. ^ grass thread database entry
  2. ^ a b "FANATIC◇CRISISのシングル売上TOP20作品". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  3. ^ "FANATIC◇CRISIS、FANTASTIC◇CIRCUSによる結成30周年記念リテイクベスト発売決定 全曲トレーラー映像公開". SPICE (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  4. ^ "FANATIC◇CRISIS". CD Journal (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  5. ^ "THE LOST.INNOCENT | FANATIC◇CRISIS". Oricon. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  6. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1999-03-20.
  7. ^ "ヴィジュアル系のオリコンまとめ。" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2010-12-27.