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Revision as of 12:59, 7 March 2014

New Horizon
Album by Tak Matsumoto
Released April 30, 2014
Genre Instrumental, Rock, Jazz
Label Vermillion Records
House Of Strings (Japan)
335 Records (International)
Producer Tak Matsumoto

New Horizon is the tenth studio album by Tak Matsumoto, set to be released on April 30, 2014. As with Tak's previous album Strings Of My Soul, the album is also scheduled for an international release at a later date and will again be produced by Tak alongside 335 Records' Paul Brown.

The promo image of Tak distributed with the announcement for the album's release. The album was titled New Horizon as it is a work in which Tak wanted to explore new avenues he had not yet taken in his musical career.

The album will be supported by Tak Matsumoto LIVE 2014 -New Horizon-. The tour, which will tour from May to June of 2014, is Tak's first true solo tour and will feature new and old support members for the shows, including Yoshinobu Ohga, who has worked with both Tak in his solo efforts as well as numerous recent B'z live outings.

Track listing

All music composed by and guitar performed by Tak Matsumoto unless otherwise noted.

  1. New Horizon
    Brand new title song for the album that was used as the theme song for a series of Sagawa Express television commercials.
  2. Take 5
    An updated cover of the revered Jazz masterpiece previously covered by Tak on his very first studio album Thousand Wave in 1988.
  3. Feel like a woman tonite
    An all-new song featuring American soul singer Wendy Moten on vocals.
  4. Rodeo Blues
  5. Island of peace
  6. That's Cool
  7. Shattered Glass
  8. Tsuki no Akari
    Cover of classic composition by Masahiro Kuwana.
  9. Reason to be...
  10. BLACK JACK
    A re-recording of a song Tak made in 2003 for the Japanese anime Black Jack, created for and featured in a special video release in the series.
  11. Gakuseigai no Kissaten
    Cover of 1972 song by threepiece acoustic rock band GARO.
  12. Rain

International Edition

As with Tak's previous solo album Strings Of My Soul in 2012, the album is again tentatively scheduled for an international release following the domestic Japanese launch. Paul Brown is again producing the album and will oversee its western release.

Personnel

Credits apply to original Japanese track order