Dinosaur (B'z album)

Dinosaur
Studio album by B'z
Released 29 November 2017[1]
Genre Hard rock, funk rock, pop rock
Length 54:17[1]
Label Vermillion Records
Producer Tak Matsumoto
B'z chronology
Epic Day
(2015)		 Dinosaur
(2017)
Singles from Dinosaur
  1. "Seimei/Still Alive"
    Released: June 14, 2017

Dinosaur is the twentieth studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on 29 November 2017.[2] It came after a hiatus in which the members released solo projects, including vocalist/lyricist Koshi Inaba's collaborative album with Stevie Salas, Chubby Groove, and guitarist/composer Tak Matsumoto's solo effort enigma and collaborative studio album with Daniel Ho Electric Island, Acoustic Sea.

It debuted at #1 at the Oricon weekly albums chart,[3] the Billboard Japan album chart[4] and the Billboard Japan Download Albums chart.[5] By the end of the year, it appeared at #18 at the Oricon 2017 year-end chart.[6]

The title track was featured at the Japanese dub of 2017 natural disaster film Geostorm.[7] "King of the Street" was featured at Dynasty Warriors 9's soundtrack.[8]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Koshi Inaba; all music composed by Tak Matsumoto, all songs co-arranged by both.

No.TitleLength
1."Dinosaur"5:11
2."Champ"3:36
3."Still Alive"4:41
4."ハルカ (Haruka)"3:38
5."それでもやっぱり (Sore Demo Yappari)" (But, Still)5:15
6."声明 (Seimei)" (Declaration)3:38
7."Queen of the Night"3:22
8."Skyrocket"3:34
9."ルーフトップ (Rooftop)"3:53
10."弱い男 (Yowai Otoko)" (Weak Man)4:07
11."Itoshiki Yuurei (愛しき幽霊)" (Beloved Ghost)4:47
12."King of the Street"3:39
13."Purple Pink Orange"4:56
Total length:54:17[1]

Bonus Live CD & DVD / CD & Blu-ray

This bonus CD features the band's whole show at Rock in Japan Festival 2017

  1. "Samayoeru Aoi Dangan"
  2. "Liar! Liar!"
  3. "Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo"
  4. "Uchōten"
  5. "Hadashi no Megami"
  6. "Ichibu to Zenbu"
  7. "Still Alive"
  8. "Shoudou"
  9. "juice"
  10. "Giri Giri Chop"
  11. "Ultra Soul"

Personnel

B'z
Session members
  • Yukihide "YT" Takiyama – backing vocals on tracks 7, 8, 10, 12
  • Sam Pomanti – backing vocals on "Skyrocket" and "Rooftop"
  • Barry Sparks – bass on tracks 1, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
  • Chris Chaney – bass on tracks 1, 2, 6
  • Steve Billman – bass on "Haruka" and "Queen of the Night"
  • Travis Carlton – bass "Still Alive"
  • Jeff Babko – keyboards on all tracks except "Still Alive"
  • Shane Gaalaas – drums on tracks 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13
  • Tommy Clufetos – drums on tracks 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 12
  • Nobu Saito – percussion on tracks 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13
  • Lenny Castro – percussion on tracks 1, 2, 6
  • Greg Vail – saxophone on "Yowai Otoko"
Production
  • Yukihide "YT" Takiyama – arrangement and recording on all tracks except "Still Alive"
  • Hideyuki Terachi – arrangement and vocal direction on "Still Alive"
  • Hiroyuki Kobayashi – recording and mixing

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dinosaur". iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "B'z新アルバム「DINOSAUR」詳細発表、初回盤には熱狂の夏フェス映像". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "オリコン週間 CDアルバムランキング 2017年11月27日～2017年12月03日". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Billboard Japan Top Albums". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Billboard Japan Top Download Albums". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "CDアルバムランキング - 2017年度". Oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "B'z perform in the Prehistoric in their PV for "Dinosaur"". Arima Japan. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  8. ↑ "B'z to Provide Theme Song to Upcoming Game Dynasty Warriors 9". Off the Lock. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.


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