Dinosaur (B'z album)
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| Released | 29 November 2017[1] | |||
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| Length | 54:17[1] | |||
| Label | Vermillion Records | |||
| Producer | Tak Matsumoto | |||
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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 No. 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 No. 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 in Koei video game, Dynasty Warriors 9's soundtrack.[8]
Bonus Live CD & DVD / CD & Blu-ray
All lyrics are written by Koshi Inaba; all music is composed by Tak Matsumoto, all songs co-arranged by both
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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. | "愛しき幽霊 (Itoshiki Yuurei)" (Beloved Ghost) | 4:47 |
| 12. | "King of the Street" | 3:39 |
| 13. | "Purple Pink Orange" | 4:56 |
| Total length: | 54:17[1] | |
This bonus CD features the band's whole show at Rock in Japan Festival 2017
Personnel
- B'z
- Koshi Inaba – vocals
- Tak Matsumoto – guitars
- 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
