C'mon
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| Studio album by B'z | ||||
| Released | July 27, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | May 2010-Spring 2011 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 51:54 | |||
| Producer | Tak Matsumoto | |||
| B'z chronology | ||||
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| Singles from C'mon | ||||
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C'mon is the eighteenth studio album by B'z, released on July 27, 2011. The album was issued in both a normal and a limited edition CD and DVD package that came bundled with a bonus DVD containing the full music videos for the title song and singles "Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo" and "Don't Wanna Lie". In addition to the previously released singles and the latter's B-side "Homebound" being included, the album featured ten additional tracks including a hard rock re-recording of "ultra soul" with the year appended as a subtitle. This version would prove to be close to what the band had performed at LIVE-GYM concerts in the years since its release.
Production on the album commenced in May 2010 while both Tak Matsumoto and Koshi Inaba were simultaneously managing their solo activities for the year. Recording would last roughly a year, with the sessions resulting in a number of unused tracks that were fully produced at the time but went unreleased. Apart from the singles that were first collected on B'z The Best XXV 1999-2012, none of the album's songs have appeared on later compilations since its release.
The title for the album originated in the mentality that formed following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake disaster. Recording stalled in its wake with the band only returning to the studio weeks later and emerging with the hopeful title song "C'mon". The album's history and the band's struggles following the disaster were recounted by Koshi during B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon- that followed the album's release. The band also held their third tour of the United States and Canada with B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -long time no see- along with a charity show in Los Angeles with American rock band Linkin Park dubbed Music for Relief's Secret Show for Japan, their first festival appearance at TV Asahi Dream Festival 2011, and the premium one-off show Pepsi NEX presents B'z 1DAY LIVE.
Upon release, C'mon debuted at the top of the Weekly Oricon Album chart and continued the band's streak of albums to do so dating back to 1990's release of RISKY. In its first week, the album was certified Platinum for sales of 272,397 physical copies. It would be the second highest-selling album for July despite being released with only days to spare in the month, the fourth best-selling in August, and ranked at number 11 for the year. To date, C'mon has sold over 383,428 copies in physical form.
Production information
Recording got underway in May 2010, two months after the two had wrapped up their 2010 LIVE-GYM tour. Despite the fact that both were busy with their respective solo projects—Tak's TAKE YOUR PICK with Larry Carlton that would go on to win him his first Grammy Award and Koshi's Hadou—they had the time to meet up occasionally in the studio and formulate ideas to put together new tracks. Usually, the band's approach began with constructing and defining a set theme, but this time around they composed new songs without one in mind. Ultimately, the result was not a set theme but more of a mindset: "C'mon".
During the full recording period, a total of eighteen tracks were produced with only thirteen making the album proper. An out-take from the sessions titled "Kimi wo Ki ni Shinai Hi Nado" would find its way onto the next studio album EPIC DAY four years later in 2015. The band were in and out of the studio with full-time production resuming in November 2010 as their solo activities came to a conclusion. The sessions would be some of their most fruitful, having produced more songs than any other album in their modern era.
As the band were in the studio and were promoting their two planned singles, the 2011 earthquake disaster struck Japan on March 11. B'z were in the studio at the time and later noted in interviews that the disaster affected their approach to the final songs on the album. The title song was written and recorded after the disaster, and was seen as an appropriate title for the overall work as it expressed their attitude moving forward. The incident led to a complete stoppage of recording for a brief time, with the band figuratively separating the recording sessions as "pre-earthquake" and "post-earthquake". Additionally, as production wrapped, the band had some difficulty with the track listing and ordering the songs appropriately.
Weeks after the disaster, on a commemorative edition of Music Station, the band would perform a special version of "Brotherhood" with slightly altered lyrics to be more mindful of the disaster. The band later teamed with American rock band Linkin Park for a special charity show to help those affected by the earthquake disaster. Tickets were not available for direct purchase, however; instead, a fundraising platform was used in which those that garnered $500 in donations would be given a pair of tickets. The event, dubbed Music for Relief's Secret Show for Japan, saw B'z perform mostly English songs including the debut of the English rendition of "Ultra Soul".
The meaning behind the album's title and the origin of its title song was explained by Koshi to the crowd during B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon-'s dome portion:
| “ | Right now, we are in the middle of the dome tour. But, when you think about it, a lot has happened between when we started work on the album C'mon and this dome tour. We started working on our new album at the beginning of spring last year. We would go into the studio and work on the new songs one by one. Last year, we worked on songs for C'mon in our spare time, although the title had not been decided back then.
When we moved into the new year, into 2011, we came up with a lot of ideas and went into the studio again to record some songs. Work had been proceeding smoothly until the Great East Japan Earthquake happened in March. We put our work as well as our plans on hold. That situation wouldn't change for a while. This is a little embarrassing to say, but... For the first time, we started to wonder what the meaning of the recording work we love so much really is. During that time, we were given the chance to supply one of our songs (the English version of "Home") to an album created to raise moeny for the tsunami victims. And we were also given the chance to perform on television. While we were doing that, we gradually started to regain confidence in our work. We realized that everyone has their own thing they can do, and we felt reassured that, for us, that thing was to get together and make music. So we got back in the studio and started working on a song called "C'mon" and finished this album of the same name. When we finished the album, the meaning behind the title was... "Let's get better together! Let's get back on our feet together! Let's do this together! Let's laugh together!" The feeling of being together is what we've put into this album. We want to be the band for you—that will always be by your side and is always there for you. We will do our best to be that band for you. Thank you very much. |
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Just days prior to the album's release in Japan, B'z embarked on their third tour of the United States and Canada: B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -long time no see-. Although the two occasions coincided, no songs from C'mon were performed other than single "Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo" being included in the encore. The finale was streamed live, worldwide, from Club Nokia in Los Angeles, continuing the band's streak of streaming their overseas shows dating back to 2002.
The actual release for the album was accompanied by a slew of commercials. They varied in content, with one featuring the band performing a short acoustic rendition of the title song in a meadow. A full music video for the song was also filmed around the same time and features similar imagery. This video was uploaded to the band's official YouTube channel in full and has remained as they have cycled out others. It was also included in a CD & DVD limited edition that included the full music videos for "Don't Wanna Lie" and "Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo" as well.
An intimate show for only 1,500 people at SHIBUYA-AX had been announced as part of a Pepsi NEX promotion earlier in the year. Tickets to the show were available by redeeming points related to Pepsi products or by being entered into a lottery after purchasing C'mon. The event, which became Pepsi NEX presents B'z 1DAY LIVE, was held some months after the album's release in the midst of B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon-. The LIVE-GYM tour saw all but two of the album's songs performed live, with "Too Young" and "Dead End" being excluded from any of the associated setlists. However, two years later, "Dead End" would be performed as part of the hall tour for B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER- and would be included on the deluxe edition of its home video release.
During the release week, B'z were confirmed to have sold 80,000,000 total records by Oricon, the leading aggregating service charged with confirming and consolidating sales data.
Track listing
All music and guitar by Tak Matsumoto. All lyrics and lead vocals by Koshi Inaba.
- C'mon
- File:a18 01.ogg Written and recorded as a direct response to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, "C'mon" is a song whose theme is "togetherness". The hopeful lyrics encourage others to find solace in comforting and being comforted by others. Due to the tragedy, B'z temporarily halted all recording activities and began to question the point of recording music in light of such difficulties. When they were able to perform "Brotherhood" on a post-earthquake special for Music Station and donate work to Music for Relief's Download to Donate album, Koshi relayed that they began to understand everyone could do their part, bit by bit. This led to the band returning to the studio and creating the song as the first of their renewed sessions. Tak's original composition for the melody did not include the "C'mon" shout, but it was added at Koshi's suggestion and added emotional resonance. The song is light and upbeat and begins with acoustic guitar before transitioning to electric guitar. It was also the subject of a Pepsi NEX commercial that aired in the summer of 2011, filmed on the streets of a Los Angeles suburb. In addition to being played on all dates of the titular LIVE-GYM tour, the song made a surprise return during B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER-.
- Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo — Goodbye, Painful Days, さよなら傷だらけの日々よ
- Hito Shizuku no Anata — Just A Little Bit of You, ひとしずくのアナタ
- Homebound
- File:a18 04.ogg Recorded in November 2010 as part of the recording sessions for C'mon, "Homebound" is a sentimental ballad. Koshi noted that "the lyrics were written after I took a good look at the clock. The scenario of the song came to me as a result of that." To promote the single, the song was used at the closing of broadcasts for TBS program NEWS23.
- Don't Wanna Lie
- File:a18 05.ogg Written for the fifteenth Detective Conan movie, Quarter of Silence, "Don't Wanna Lie" was also featured in the franchise's anime series as well. The song was also prepared on the fly alongside "Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo". Tak said of the preparation of the song: "Since part of it was going to be used to open a TV series and would also be the ending to a movie, I tried to be conscious of the balance to the melody." Additionally, Koshi said the theme behind the lyrics was: "In life's vital moments, we shouldn't lie to ourselves." It was also reported in the August 2011 issue of the Sony Magazine WHAT's IN? that the tentative working title for the song was "Moment of Truth". Also available only to those that purchased both editions of the album was a special ballad version. Those that did receive this ballad version of the single did so on a separate mail-order CD. Said strings version of the title song has a runtime of 2:17 and ends shortly after the first chorus.
- DAREKA — SOMEBODY
- Boss — ボス
- Too Young
- Pilgrim — ピルグリム
- The Meister — ザ・マイスター
- Dead End — デッドエンド
- Meimei — Naming, 命名
- ultra soul 2011
- File:a18 13.ogg Building upon the arrangement of the 2007 re-recording of the song that was released only in western territories on iTunes, "ultra soul 2011" is a hard rock revision of the original single released in 2001. Undoubtedly the most popular B'z live song and having been performed on nearly every tour that has followed since its release, its inclusion here was considered by the band as a "bonus track" given it was recorded at the very end of the album's sessions. The original song had been associated with swimming since its original release was used as a tie-in promotion with TV Asahi's swimming championship coverage in 2001. Accordingly, this version was re-recorded to be used as the theme to TV Asahi's World Swimming Shanghai 2011 coverage. This would be the first reversion to be featured on a studio album since "BAD COMMUNICATION (000-18)" was featured on LOOSE in 1995. This revision was recorded during the same sessions that led to the title song and was undertaken when support members Barry Sparks and Shane Gaalaas returned for the band's Music Station appearance on April 1 to commemorate the Earthquake disaster. When re-arranging the song for this release, Koshi said, "I tried to actively pursue new ideas, but over time, it eventually got closer and closer to the original song. That made me aware of the power of this song again."
Special Editions
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C'mon CD & DVD Limited Editions
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Reversion history
| Original Song | Reversion History |
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| Don't Wanna Lie SINGLE & ALBUM SONG (2011)
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RE-RECORDING: Don't Wanna Lie ~Ballad Version~ (2011) |
| ultra soul SINGLE & ALBUM SONG* (2001)
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RE-RECORDING: ultra soul ~Splash Style~ (2001) |
Live appearances
Live Performances
- C'mon [40 SHOWS]
TV Asahi Dream Festival 2011 [1/1 SHOWS]- Pepsi NEX presents B'z 1DAY LIVE [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon- [26/26 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER- [11/30 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2020 -5 ERAS 8820- [1/5 SHOWS]
- Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo [46 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -long time no see- [3/3 SHOWS]
- TV Asahi Dream Festival 2011 [1/1 SHOWS]
- Pepsi NEX presents B'z 1DAY LIVE [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon- [26/26 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2017 -Hissatsu Hiokinin- [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2017 -B'z In Your Town- [11/11 SHOWS]
- ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2017 [1/1 SHOWS]
- RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL 2017 in EZO [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2020 -5 ERAS 8820- [1/5 SHOWS]
- Hito Shizuku no Anata [17 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon- [17/26 SHOWS]
- Homebound [27 SHOWS]
- Pepsi NEX presents B'z 1DAY LIVE [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon- [26/26 SHOWS]
- Don't Wanna Lie [28 SHOWS]
- TV Asahi Dream Festival 2011 [1/1 SHOWS]
- Pepsi NEX presents B'z 1DAY LIVE [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon- [26/26 SHOWS]
- DAREKA [27 SHOWS]
- Pepsi NEX presents B'z 1DAY LIVE [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon- [26/26 SHOWS]
- Boss [27 SHOWS]
- Pepsi NEX presents B'z 1DAY LIVE [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon- [26/26 SHOWS]
- Too Young
- Pilgrim [27 SHOWS]
- Pepsi NEX presents B'z 1DAY LIVE [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon- [26/26 SHOWS]
- The Meister [26 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon- [26/26 SHOWS]
- Dead End [20 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2013 -Pleasure75- [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER- [19/30 SHOWS]
- Meimei [26 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon- [26/26 SHOWS]
- ultra soul [418 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE "Kobushi wo Nigire" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2001 "ELEVEN" [46/46 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM in Taipei & Hong Kong 2001 [4/4 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE "SAPPORO DEVIL" [1/1 SHOWS]
- 2002 FIFA World Cup International Day Concert [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2002 "GREEN ~GO★FIGHT★WIN~" [18/18 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2002 "Rock n' California Roll" [3/3 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2003 "IT'S SHOWCASE!!" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!" [23/23 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2003 "BANZAI IN NORTH AMERICA" [7/7 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2003 "BIG MACHINE" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2003 "BIG MACHINE" [12/12 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2005 "Abashiri Extra Edition" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2005 "CIRCLE OF ROCK" [41/41 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2006 "Yokosuka MONSTER" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2006 "MONSTER'S GARAGE" [17/17 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -19- [6/6 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -B'z In Your Town- [3/7 SHOWS]
- SUMMER SONIC 07 [2/2 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 -GLORY DAYS- [6/6 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2009 -B'z In Your Town- [8/8 SHOWS]
- SUMMER SONIC 09 [2/2 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2010 "Ain't No Magic" [19/19 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -long time no see- [3/3 SHOWS]
- TV Asahi Dream Festival 2011 [1/1 SHOWS]
- Pepsi NEX presents B'z 1DAY LIVE [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon- [26/26 SHOWS]
- AEROSONIC [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER- [17/30 SHOWS]
- B'z Special LIVE at EX THEATER ROPPONGI [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2015 -Shimonoseki Uchouten NIGHT- [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT- [40/40 SHOWS]
- ROCKROCK 20th ANNIVERSARY LIVE "ROCK BEYOND ROCK" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2015 -Shinagawa Uchouten NIGHT- [1/1 SHOWS]
- TV Asahi Dream Festival 2015 [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2017 -Hissatsu Hiokinin- [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2017 -B'z In Your Town- [11/11 SHOWS]
- ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2017 [1/1 SHOWS]
- RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL 2017 in EZO [1/1 SHOWS]
- 7-Eleven presents B'z PREMIUM LIVE [2/2 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2017-2018 "LIVE DINOSAUR" [18/18 SHOWS]
- FM802 ROCK FESTIVAL RADIO CRAZY 2017 [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2018 -The Wall Of Rock- [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2018 -HINOTORI- [23/23 SHOWS]
- B'z PARTY Presents B'z Pleasure in Hawaii [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2019 -Makaitenshow- [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2019 -Whole Lotta NEW LOVE- [36/36 SHOWS]
- SUMMER SONIC 2019 [2/2 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2020 -5 ERAS 8820- [1/5 SHOWS]
Home Videos
- C'mon
- Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo
- Hito Shizuku no Anata
- Homebound
- Don't Wanna Lie
- DAREKA
- Boss
- Too Young
- Pilgrim
- The Meister
- Dead End
- Meimei
- ultra soul
- LIVE-GYM 2002 "GREEN ~GO★FIGHT★WIN~"
- LIVE-GYM 2002 "Rock n' California Roll"
- LIVE-GYM Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!"
- LIVE-GYM 2003 "BANZAI IN NORTH AMERICA"
- Hidden Pleasure: LIVE-GYM 2005 "CIRCLE OF ROCK"
- Pleasure II Limited Edition: LIVE-GYM 2003 "BIG MACHINE"
- LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 -GLORY DAYS-
- LIVE-GYM 2010 "Ain't No Magic"
- SHOWCASE 2007 -19-
- LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon-
- LIVE-GYM 2011 -long time no see-
- LIVE-GYM 2005 -CIRCLE OF ROCK-
- LIVE-GYM 2001 -ELEVEN-
- LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER-
- LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT-
- TV Asahi Dream Festival 2015
- DINOSAUR Limited Edition: ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2017
- LIVE-GYM 2017-2018 "LIVE DINOSAUR"
- LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2018 -HINOTORI-
- LIVE-GYM 2019 -Whole Lotta NEW LOVE-
- SHOWCASE 2020 -5 ERAS 8820-
Sales data
| No. | Cover | Album | Physical Copies Sold | Chart Positions | Certification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST WEEK | LIFETIME | WEEK | MONTH | YEAR | ||||
| 18 | 
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C'mon |
272,397+ |
383,428+ |
1 |
2 (July) |
11 |
Platinum |
Personnel
B'z
- Tak Matsumoto: Guitar, Music Composition, Arrangement
- Koshi Inaba: Vocals, Lyric Composition, Arrangement
Support Members
- Shane Gaalaas: Drums
- Barry Sparks: Bass (Tracks 1-7, 9-13)
- Ric Fierabracci: Wood Bass (Track 8)
- Akira Onozuka from DIMENSION: Piano (Tracks 6 & 12), Organ (Tracks 6 7), Wurlitzer Electric Piano (Track 8)
- Kazuki Katsuta from DIMENSION: Sax (Tracks 6, 8, 10)
- Fussy Kobayashi: Trumpet (Tracks 6 & 8)
- Hiroyuki Nomura: Trombone (Tracks 6 & 8)
- Maiko Sugiyama: Strings (Tracks 4, 5, 9, 12)
- Lime Ladies Orchestra: Strings (Tracks 4, 5, 9, 12)
Production
- Hideyuki Terachi: Arrangement