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== Sales data == | |||
{{Main|B'z Sales Records}} | |||
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Revision as of 20:00, 11 August 2016
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| Mini album by B'z | ||||
| Released | December 9, 1992 | |||
| Genre | Adult rock | |||
| Length | 26:47 | |||
| Producer | Tak Matsumoto | |||
| B'z chronology | ||||
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FRIENDS is the fourth mini album by B'z, released on December 9, 1992. The release is their first concept album, with each song contributing to an overall story for the first time in the B'z catalogue. The music was composed to be akin to that of the soundtrack to a movie, with each track being labeled as "scenes". A follow-up album entitled FRIENDS II would be released four years later in 1996 but would not feature a connected narrative.
Track listing
All music and guitar by Tak Matsumoto. All lyrics and lead vocals by Koshi Inaba.
- PROLOGUE: Friends
- SCENE 1: Itsuka no Merry Christmas — A Merry Christmas Once Upon A Time, いつかのメリークリスマス
- SCENE 2-1: Boku no Tsumi — My Sin, 僕の罪
- SCENE 2-2: Love Is...
- SCENE 3: Koi Jyanakunaru Hi — The Day Love Ceased to Be, 恋じゃなくなる日
- SCENE 4: SEASONS
- SCENE 5: Doushite mo Kimi wo Ushinaitakunai — No Matter What, I Don't Want to Lose You, どうしても君を失いたくない
- SCENE 6: Itsuka no Merry Christmas (Reprise) — A Merry Christmas Once Upon A Time, いつかのメリークリスマス
Live appearances
Live Performances
- Itsuka no Merry Christmas [18 SHOWS]
B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part2-" [1/32 SHOWS]- Merry X'Mas ~ Mary Had a Little Lamb/Silent Night [1/1 SHOWS] (Acoustic Version)
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2003 "BIG MACHINE" [2/12 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon- [9/26 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2017-2018 "LIVE DINOSAUR" [5/18 SHOWS]
- Boku no Tsumi
- Koi Jyanakunaru Hi [34 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '93 "RUN" [34/49 SHOWS]
- Doushite mo Kimi wo Ushinaitakunai [20 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '93 "RUN" [19/49 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2020 -5 ERAS 8820- [1/5 SHOWS]
Home Videos
Sales data
Main article: B'z Sales Records
| No. | Cover | Single | Physical Copies Sold | Chart Positions | Certification | |||
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| FIRST WEEK | LIFETIME | WEEK | MONTH | YEAR | ||||
| 4 | 
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FRIENDS |
706,950+ |
1,355,530+ |
1 |
— |
— |
Million |
Personnel
B'z
- Tak Matsumoto: Guitar, Music Composition, Arrangement
- Koshi Inaba: Vocals, Lyric Composition
Support Members
- Masao Akashi: Bass, Manipulator, Arrangement (Prologue, Scenes 1, 2-1, 3, 5)
- Ikkoh Tanaka: Drums
- Akira Onozuka from DIMENSION: Keyboards (Scenes 2-1, 2-2, 3, 5, 6)
- Hiroshi Sawano: Trumpet (Scene 5)
- Hiroyuki Nomura: Trombone (Scene 5)
- HIIRO Strings: Strings (Prologue)
- Maki Ohguro: Chorus (Scenes 2-1 & 5)
- Shinichi Furukawa: Chorus (Scenes 1 & 3)