B'z The Best "ULTRA Treasure"

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B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"
Compilation album by B'z
Released September 17th, 2008
Genre Rock
Length 2:21:34
Disc 1 - 1:13:26
Disc 2 - 1:02:34
Disc 3 - 5:35
Label Vermillion Records
Producer Tak Matsumoto
B'z chronology
B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"
(2008) 		B'z The Best "ULTRA Treasure"
(2008) 		MAGIC
(2009)

B'z The Best "ULTRA Treasure" is a compilation album released by B'z on September 17, 2008.

Track listing

All music and guitar by Tak Matsumoto. All lyrics and lead vocals by Koshi Inaba.

Disc 1

  1. BLOWIN' -ULTRA Treasure Style-
    Re-recorded version of the 10th single. Unlike the original, this arrangement uses raw drums and bass, along with increased emphasis on guitar sounds. The ending has also been re-arranged to include the lyrics found in the chorus. This version is similar to live renditions performed by B'z in recent years.
  2. Wonderful Opportunity
    From 5th album IN THE LIFE.
  3. Mou Ichido Kiss Shitakatta — Wanted to Kiss You One More Time, もう一度キスしたかった
    From 5th album IN THE LIFE. The oldest recording on this album, along with the previous track.
  4. TIME
    10th single "BLOWIN'" 2nd beat.
  5. Koi-Gokoro (KOI-GOKORO) — My Heart in Love, 恋心
    11th single "ZERO" 2nd beat.
  6. RUN
    From 6th album RUN. The track available on this album is the original version. A 1998 re-recorded version can be found on B'z The Best "Treasure".
  7. Sayonara Nanka wa Iwasenai — Don't Say the Word Goodbye, さよならなんかは言わせない
    From 6th album RUN.
  8. Gekkou — Moonlight, 月光
    From 6th album RUN.
  9. Koi Jyanakunaru Hi — The Day Love Ceased to Be, The Day Love Ceased to Be
    From 4th mini-album FRIENDS.
  10. Don't Leave Me
    14th single. The only track in this compilation that's also available on B'z The Best "Pleasure".
  11. LOVE IS DEAD
    From 7th album The 7th Blues. The opening telephone conversation has been cut from this version.
  12. Haru — Spring, 春
    From 7th album The 7th Blues.
  13. MOTEL
    15th single.
  14. YOU & I
    16th single "Negai" 2nd beat. Single version collected for the first time on an album. A remixed version can be found on B'z The "Mixture".
  15. Yumemi ga Oka — A Hill to Dream On, 夢見が丘
    From 8th album LOOSE.
  16. Kienai Niji — Everlasting Rainbow, 消えない虹
    From 8th album LOOSE.

Disc 2

  1. Brotherhood
    From 10th album Brotherhood.
  2. Swimmer yo!! — スイマーよ！！
    From 9th album SURVIVE.
  3. Happiness — ハピネス
    From 9th album SURVIVE.
  4. ONE
    26th single girigiri chop 2nd beat.
  5. F.E.A.R -2008 Mix-
    From 10th album Brotherhood. This remix includes changes in the drums and heavy emphasis on the rhythm and lead guitars. In addition, the original version's bass is no longer as noticeable.
  6. Nagai Ai — Nagai Ai, ながい愛
    From 10th album Brotherhood.
  7. ROCK man
    31st single "ultra soul" 3rd beat. Collected for the first time on a B'z album.
  8. DEVIL
    English version of the track TOKYO DEVIL from the album ELEVEN. It was originally exclusively released in 2002 as part of a South Korea only mini-album known as DEVIL and was also available on the Korea/Japan edition of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Official Album. Collected for the first time on an album.
  9. New Message
    34th single "IT'S SHOWTIME!!" 2nd beat. Collected for the first time on an album.
  10. Arakure — Panic, アラクレ
    From 13th album BIG MACHINE. The most recent album track available on this compilation.
  11. Yuruginai Mono Hitotsu — One Sure Thing, ゆるぎないものひとつ
    41st single.
  12. Pierrot — ピエロ
    41st single "Yuruginai Mono Hitotsu" 2nd beat.
  13. BURN -Fumetsu no Face- — -Eternal Face-, -フメツノフェイス-
    45th single. Collected for the first time on an album.
  14. Home (English Version)
    English version of the 25th single "HOME". Originally released in 2007 on their self-titled EP known as B'z. Collected for the first time on an album.
  15. Glory Days — グローリーデイズ
    The tour title tune for B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 -GLORY DAYS-. According to Inaba, the theme of this song is said to be "You're the best".

Disc 3

  1. Itsuka Mata Koko de — Here Again Someday, いつかまたここで
    Available only on the 3CD edition of this compilation. The promotional video, originally published on their official site, features footage from past LIVE-GYM concerts. Rather than including the lyrics in the booklet, the lyrics for this track is shown below the CD tray of the album. This track was used as the theme song for TV Asahi's Thursday drama series "Shōni Kyūmei" (小児救命). It has been 11 years since a B'z song, "Calling", was used for a drama series. According to the Recording Industry Association of Japan, this song is certified Gold in the Chaku-Uta Full rankings.

Voting results

「★」 indicates the song was included on this album's predecessor, B'z The Best "Treasure"

「☆」 indicates the song was included on B'z The Best "Pleasure"

「—」 indicates the song was not available when the original Treasure album, B'z The Best "Treasure", was released

NOTE: "Midway Result" in the table below refers to the results revealed halfway through the polling period, showing the positions of the songs at that time.

Final
Result 		Song Title Midway
Result 		Treasure
Result
1 Brotherhood 1 —
2 Koi-Gokoro (KOI-GOKORO) 3 ★1
3 ONE 2 —
4 Wonderful Opportunity 4 20
5 BURN -Fumetsu no Face- 5 —
6 Yumemi ga Oka 7 35
7 New Message 6 —
8 Sayonara Nanka wa Iwasenai 8 18
9 TIME 21 ★5
10 Koi Jyanakunaru Hi 9 29
11 BLOWIN' 16 ★2
12 RUN 15 ★12
13 Mou Ichido Kiss Shitakatta 14 ★4
14 DEVIL 11 —
15 Swimmer yo!! 12 15
16 YOU & I 17 21
17 Home (English Version) 13 —
18 Pierrot 10 —
19 Gekkou 18 26
20 Arakure 19 —
21 Nagai Ai 20 —
22 MOTEL 28 ★9
23 ROCK man 22 —
24 LOVE IS DEAD 24 57
25 Yuruginai Mono Hitotsu 25 —
26 F・E・A・R 32 —
27 Don't Leave Me 30 ☆
28 Kienai Niji 26 25
29 Haru 27 53
30 Happiness 29 24

Beyond the thirty included in the final release, the next ten songs out that didn't make the cut were also announced:

Final
Result 		Treasure
Result 		Song Title
31 16 OH! GIRL
32 — ALL-OUT ATTACK
33 ☆ Taiyou no Komachi Angel
34 — Magnolia
35 ★7 Liar! Liar!
36 ★10 Real Thing Shakes
37 30 GIMME YOUR LOVE - Fukutsu no LOVE DRIVER -
38 22 Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite
39 23 NATIVE DANCE
40 17 MOVE
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