Mother (Luna Sea album)

Mother
Studio album by Luna Sea
Released October 26, 1994
Recorded Sound Sky Kawana, Sound Sky Studio, Heart Beat
Genre
Length 48:40
Label MCA Victor
Producer Luna Sea
Luna Sea chronology
Eden
(1993)Eden1993		 Mother
(1994)		 Style
(1996)Style1996
Singles from Mother
  1. "Rosier"
    Released: July 21, 1994
  2. "True Blue"
    Released: September 21, 1994
  3. "Mother"
    Released: February 22, 1995

Mother is the fourth album by Japanese rock band Luna Sea, released on October 26, 1994.[1] It reached number two on the Oricon chart.[2] The album was named one of the top albums from 1989-1998 in a 2004 issue of the music magazine Band Yarouze and number 49 on Bounce's 2009 list of 54 Standard Japanese Rock Albums.[3][4] AllMusic called it one of the band's best, along with 1998's Shine.[5]

Overview

The single versions of "Rosier" and "Mother" are slightly different from the album's. The album was remastered and re-released by Universal Music Group on December 19, 2007, it came with a DVD of the promotional videos for "Rosier", "True Blue" and "Mother".

Covers

"Rosier" was covered by High and Mighty Color for the 2007 Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album -Re:birth-.[6] It was later included on their 2008 album Rock Pit. It was also covered by defspiral for Crush! 3 - 90's V-Rock Best Hit Cover Love Songs-, which was released on June 27, 2012 and features current visual kei bands covering love songs by visual kei bands of the 90's.[7]

"True Blue" was covered by melodic death metal band Blood Stain Child on their 2005 album Idolator.[8]

Track listing

All tracks written by Luna Sea.

No.TitleLength
1."Loveless" (Originally composed by Sugizo.)5:36
2."Rosier" (Originally composed by J.)5:25
3."Face to Face" (Originally composed by Inoran.)4:45
4."Civilize" (Originally composed by Sugizo.)3:25
5."Genesis of Mind ~Yume no Kanata e~ (GENESIS OF MIND ～夢の彼方へ～, Genesis of Mind ~Beyond the Dream~)" (Originally composed by Sugizo.)8:12
6."Aurora" (Originally composed by Sugizo.)4:44
7."In Future" (Originally composed by J.)4:16
8."Fake" (Originally composed by Inoran.)3:12
9."True Blue" (Originally composed by J.)3:47
10."Mother" (Originally composed by Inoran.)5:18

Personnel

Luna Sea
Other
  • Gloria – chorus
  • Nadia Gifford – chorus
  • Daisuke Kikuchi – programming

References

  1. ↑ "Luna Sea - Mother". discogs.com. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  2. ↑ LUNA SEAのアルバム売り上げランキング Retrieved April 24, 2011
  3. ↑ "Top 44 Albums from 1989 - 1998". jame-world.com. 2004-05-09. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  4. ↑ "日本のロック・スタンダード・アルバム54(2)". Tower Records. 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  5. ↑ Eremenko, Alexey. "Shine - Luna Sea" (Review). AllMusic. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  6. ↑ "Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album -Re:birth-". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  7. ↑ "Crush! 3-90's V-Rock best hit cover LOVE songs-". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  8. ↑ "IDOLATOR Blood Stain Child". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
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