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| | {{Infobox Album | | ||
| | | Name = B'z | ||
| | | Type = Studio | ||
| | | Artist = [[B'z]] | ||
| | | Cover = 01a.jpg | ||
| | | Released = September 21, 1988 | ||
| | | Genre = Rock | ||
| Recorded = May 1988-September 1988 | |||
| Length = 39:56 | |||
| Label = [[BMG Victor]] | |||
| Producer = [[Masao Nakajima]] | |||
| Reviews = | |||
| Last album = | | Last album = | ||
| This album = '''1st Album'''<br>[[File:01a.jpg|link=|border|65px|right]]<br>'''''B'z'''''<br/>(1988) | | This album = '''1st Album'''<br>[[File:01a.jpg|link=|border|65px|right]]<br>'''''B'z'''''<br/>(1988) | ||
| Next album = '''2nd Album'''<br>[[File:02a.jpg|link=OFF THE LOCK|border|65px|right]]<br>''[[OFF THE LOCK]]''<br/>(1989) | | Next album = '''2nd Album'''<br>[[File:02a.jpg|link=OFF THE LOCK|border|65px|right]]<br>''[[OFF THE LOCK]]''<br/>(1989) | ||
| | | Misc = {{Singles | ||
| Name = DINOSAUR | |||
| Type = studio | |||
| single 1 = [[File:01s.jpg|link=Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite|border|28px|right]][[Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite]] | |||
| single 1 date = September 21, 1988 | |||
}} | }} | ||
}} | |||
'''''B'z''''' is the debut [[B'z Albums#Studio Albums|studio album]] by [[B'z]], released on September 21, 1988. | |||
Most of the album has gone uncollected on [[B'z Albums#Compilation Albums|future compilations]] due to a legal entanglement stemming from the band leaving their original record label BMG, who retained the master recording rights to the band's first three albums and first [[BAD COMMUNICATION|mini album]]. However, five tracks—"[[It's not a dream (Lyrics)|It's not a dream]]", "[[Half Tone Lady (Lyrics)|Half Tone Lady]]", "[[Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite (Lyrics)|Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite]]", "[[Nothing To Change (Lyrics)|Nothing To Change]]" and "[[Kimi wo Ima Dakitai (Lyrics)|Kimi wo Ima Dakitai]]"—were collected on the unofficial 1997 compilation ''[[Flash Back -B'z Early Special Titles-]]'' without the band's express consent. Additionally, "[[Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite]]" would finally be collected within the official catalogue with the 2013 release ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'' after a deal between B'z and BMG was reached. | Most of the album has gone uncollected on [[B'z Albums#Compilation Albums|future compilations]] due to a legal entanglement stemming from the band leaving their original record label BMG, who retained the master recording rights to the band's first three albums and first [[BAD COMMUNICATION|mini album]]. However, five tracks—"[[It's not a dream (Lyrics)|It's not a dream]]", "[[Half Tone Lady (Lyrics)|Half Tone Lady]]", "[[Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite (Lyrics)|Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite]]", "[[Nothing To Change (Lyrics)|Nothing To Change]]" and "[[Kimi wo Ima Dakitai (Lyrics)|Kimi wo Ima Dakitai]]"—were collected on the unofficial 1997 compilation ''[[Flash Back -B'z Early Special Titles-]]'' without the band's express consent. Additionally, "[[Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite]]" would finally be collected within the official catalogue with the 2013 release ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'' after a deal between B'z and BMG was reached. | ||
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| B'z | ||||
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| Studio album by B'z | ||||
| Released | September 21, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | May 1988-September 1988 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 39:56 | |||
| Label | BMG Victor | |||
| Producer | Masao Nakajima | |||
| B'z chronology | ||||
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| Singles from DINOSAUR | ||||
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B'z is the debut studio album by B'z, released on September 21, 1988.
Most of the album has gone uncollected on future compilations due to a legal entanglement stemming from the band leaving their original record label BMG, who retained the master recording rights to the band's first three albums and first mini album. However, five tracks—"It's not a dream", "Half Tone Lady", "Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite", "Nothing To Change" and "Kimi wo Ima Dakitai"—were collected on the unofficial 1997 compilation Flash Back -B'z Early Special Titles- without the band's express consent. Additionally, "Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite" would finally be collected within the official catalogue with the 2013 release B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998 after a deal between B'z and BMG was reached.
For its first week on shelves, B'z debuted at number 47 on the Weekly Oricon Album chart with 3,790 copies sold. The album was considered an obscure release at the time and its pressing was comparatively low. However, with the band's major hits at the end of the following year and into 1990 and especially 1991, their self-titled debut began to re-enter the charts. For the year 1991, the album ranked 84 in overall album sales. With the band's ensuing popularity in following years, the release has been certified Platinum for physical copies sold with a total of 338,000 moved.
Track listing
All music and guitar by Tak Matsumoto and all lyrics and lead vocals by Koshi Inaba unless otherwise noted.
- Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite — So Let Go of That Hand, だからその手を離して
- File:a01 01.ogg A rhythmic rock-dance number, "Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite" features only guitar and vocals on top of entirely digital backing instrumentation. It would not be until 2000 with the "Mixture style" reversion of the song on B'z The "Mixture" that live bass and drums would be recorded for the song, as the English version "DA.KA.RA.SO.NO.TE.O.HA.NA.SHI.TE -OFF THE LOCK STYLE-" utilized a similar approach. Guitar is not featured especially prominently in this original rendition, ultimately having a faint presence within the overall mix. Koshi's voice comes through quite loud with light tone, which is in direct contrast to mixing practices B'z would engage in later. The song represented Masao Akashi's first foray into arrangement—a role he would play throughout the 1990s with B'z and ZARD, while also providing bass for B'z for their earliest tours. The song was chosen by the band's former label for the unauthorized release Flash Back -B'z Early Special Titles- without the band's involvement. Its first official collection on a B'z album would be 2013's B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998.
- Half Tone Lady
- File:a01 02.ogg Completed prior to the previous track and their first single, "Half-Tone Lady" was originally considered as a single candidate. It has not been performed since B'z LIVE-GYM "BREAK THROUGH" in 1990 and has never been included on a home video, nor has it appeared on any of their official compilations. The song was chosen by the band's former label for the unauthorized release Flash Back -B'z Early Special Titles- without the band's involvement, however.
- Heart mo Nureru Number ~stay tonight~ — A Number that Dampens the Heart, ハートも濡れるナンバー
- File:a01 03.ogg With the same mentality shared by its predecessor, "Heart mo Nureru Number ~stay tonight~" readily evidences the band's proclivity for blues music even from the onset of their career. Tak and Koshi both commented that it has blues elements flowing throughout. This was made even more apparent with the release of an entirely English version retitled "SLAVE TO THE NIGHT" on The 7th Blues in 1994. This English update is more readily remembered by fans of the band, though it has never been performed live.
- Yuube no Crying ~This is my truth~ — Crying Last Night, ゆうべのCrying
- File:a01 04.ogg Only performed during the three dates of B'z LIVE-GYM #00 "OFF THE LOCK", "Yuube no Crying ~This is my truth~" is a pop-oriented rock number. The song was later used as the Ending SE as the audience exited B'z LIVE-GYM "BREAK THROUGH".
- Nothing To Change
- File:a01 05.ogg Among the band's earliest power ballads, the lyrics to "Nothing To Change" were written by lyricist Tomoko Aran at the record label's behest. It remains the only song whose lyrics were not written by Koshi Inaba. The song was performed on two tours with its last appearance coming during B'z LIVE-GYM "Pleasure'91"; it has also not been released on home video. One year after its initial release, it was also to be their first Ending SE at B'z LIVE-GYM #00 "OFF THE LOCK" the next year.
- Kodoku ni Dance in vain — Dance in vain all alone, 孤独にDance in vain
- File:a01 06.ogg The only B'z composition not credited to Tak Matsumoto, instead being prepared by Otsuki Hiroyuki at the label's insistence due to the band's relative obscurity at the time. As a result, the song has never been performed live and is the only song from the album to never see the stage.
- It's not a dream
- File:a01 07.ogg One of the first B'z songs to ever be recorded, "It's not a dream" is was an early staple for LIVE-GYM shows but has not been performed since 1990's B'z LIVE-GYM "BREAK THROUGH". It was originally used alongside their debut single and the album opener "Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite" to show their initial work to the record company. The song was chosen by the band's former label for the unauthorized release Flash Back -B'z Early Special Titles- without the band's involvement, however.
- Kimi wo Ima Dakitai — I Want to Hold You Right Now, 君を今抱きたい
- File:a01 08.ogg Amongst their earliest recordings if not the very first to be fully completed, "Kimi wo Ima Dakitai" was also the first song to which Koshi Inaba had written lyrics. Its provisional title was "OUT OF RAIN". The song would be fully remade as one of their earliest English Songs on the mini album BAD COMMUNICATION. Notably, the remake, at a runtime of over 7 and a half minutes, would be the longest song in the B'z catalogue. The original song found here was chosen by the band's former label for the unauthorized release Flash Back -B'z Early Special Titles- without the band's involvement, however. Neither version has been performed live since 1989.
- Fake Lips
- File:a01 09.ogg Although still rooted in the digital sound that is characteristic of their earliest work, "Fake Lips" is one of the heavier songs on the album. Apart from the album's lead and only single, it is the track with the most live appearances, having been performed at over seventy individual live shows. It has never been found on a home video release, however.
Reversion history
Main article: B'z Reversioned Songs
| Original Song | Reversion History |
|---|---|
| Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite SINGLE & ALBUM SONG (1988)
|
ENGLISH: DA.KA.RA.SO.NO.TE.WO.HA.NA.SHI.TE -OFF THE LOCK STYLE- (1989) |
| Heart mo Nureru Number ~stay tonight~ B-SIDE & ALBUM SONG (1988)
|
ENGLISH: SLAVE TO THE NIGHT (1994) |
| Kimi wo Ima Dakitai ALBUM SONG (1988)
|
ENGLISH: OUT OF THE RAIN -OFF THE LOCK STYLE- (1989) |
Live appearances
Live Performances
- Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite [119 SHOWS]
SF Rock Station Final Event "Thank You TM Network" [1/1 SHOWS]- B'z LIVE-GYM #00 "OFF THE LOCK" [3/3 SHOWS]
- B'z BAD-CLUB GYM [3/3 SHOWS]
- B'z CAMPUS-GYM "OFF THE LOCK" [2/2 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #001 "OFF THE LOCK" [14/14 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM "BREAK THROUGH" [22/22 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '90~'91 "RISKY" [4/49 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM "Pleasure'91" [41/41 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '99 "Brotherhood" -Extra- [2/24 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2000 "juice" [20/21 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 -GLORY DAYS- [6/6 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2020 -5 ERAS 8820- [1/5 SHOWS]
- Half Tone Lady [39 SHOWS]
- SF Rock Station Final Event "Thank You TM Network" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #00 "OFF THE LOCK" [3/3 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #001 "OFF THE LOCK" [13/14 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM "BREAK THROUGH" [22/22 SHOWS]
- Heart mo Nureru Number ~stay tonight~ [31 SHOWS]
- SF Rock Station Final Event "Thank You TM Network" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #00 "OFF THE LOCK" [3/3 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #001 "OFF THE LOCK" [13/14 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'92 "TIME" [12/12 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'93 "JAP THE RIPPER" [2/2 SHOWS]
- Yuube no Crying ~This is my truth~ [3 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #00 "OFF THE LOCK" [3/3 SHOWS]
- Nothing To Change [54 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #001 "OFF THE LOCK" [13/14 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM "Pleasure'91" [41/41 SHOWS]
- Kodoku ni Dance in vain
- It's not a dream [42 SHOWS]
- SF Rock Station Final Event "Thank You TM Network" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #00 "OFF THE LOCK" [3/3 SHOWS]
- B'z CAMPUS-GYM "OFF THE LOCK" [2/2 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #001 "OFF THE LOCK" [14/14 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM "BREAK THROUGH" [22/22 SHOWS]
- Kimi wo Ima Dakitai [19 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #00 "OFF THE LOCK" [3/3 SHOWS]
- B'z CAMPUS-GYM "OFF THE LOCK" [2/2 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #001 "OFF THE LOCK" [14/14 SHOWS]
- Fake Lips [71 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #00 "OFF THE LOCK" [3/3 SHOWS]
- B'z BAD-CLUB GYM [3/3 SHOWS]
- B'z CAMPUS-GYM "OFF THE LOCK" [2/2 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM #001 "OFF THE LOCK" [14/14 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '90~'91 "RISKY" [49/49 SHOWS]
Home Videos
- Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite
- Half Tone Lady
- Heart mo Nureru Number ~stay tonight~
- Yuube no Crying ~This is my truth~
- Nothing To Change
- Kodoku ni Dance in vain
- It's not a dream
- Kimi wo Ima Dakitai
- Fake Lips
Sales data
Main article: B'z Sales Records
| No. | Cover | Album | Physical Copies Sold | Chart Positions | Certification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST WEEK | LIFETIME | WEEK | MONTH | YEAR | ||||
| 1 | 
|
B'z |
3,790+ |
338,360+ |
47 |
— |
84 (1991) |
Platinum |
Personnel
B'z
- Tak Matsumoto: Guitar, Music Composition, Arrangement
- Koshi Inaba: Vocals, Lyric Composition, Arrangement
Production
- Masao Akashi: Arrangement
- Tomoko Aran: Lyric Composition (Track 5)
- Otsuki Hiroyuki: Music Composition (Track 6)