Singing Bird

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Singing Bird
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Studio album by
Koshi Inaba
ReleasedJapan May 21, 2014
GenreHard rock, pop rock
Length49:16
LabelVermillion Records (Japan)
ProducerKoshi Inaba
Koshi Inaba chronology

(2010) 		Singing Bird
(2014) 		Chubby Groove (w/ Stevie Salas)
(2017)
Singles from Singing Bird
  1. "Nensho"
    Released: February 26, 2014
  2. "Nakigara"
    Released: March 26, 2014
  3. "Stay Free"
    Released: April 23, 2014

Singing Bird is the fifth solo studio album by Japanese singer Koshi Inaba, of B'z fame. It was released by Vermillion Records on May 21, 2014 in Japan. The album debuted at #1 at the Japanese Oricon weekly album charts[1] and at #2 at the Billboard Japan Top Albums chart,[2] besides reaching 39# at Oricon's 2014 year-end chart.[3] The song "Oh My Love" received a video and was used at a commercial of a new camera by Olympus. The video featured Japanese football player Keisuke Honda.[4]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Koshi Inaba.

No.TitleLength
1."ジミーの朝 (Jimmy no Asa)" (Jimmy's Morning)3:24
2."Oh My Love"4:33
3."Cross Creek"3:19
4."Golden Road"4:12
5."泣きながら (Nakinagara)" (While Crying)4:28
6."Stay Free"4:09
7."Bicycle Girl"3:43
8."孤独のススメ (Kodoku no Susume)" (Encouragement of Loneliness)4:02
9."友よ (Tomoyo)" (Friend)3:59
10."Photograph"5:14
11."ルート53 (Route 53)"4:58
12."念書 (Nensho)" (Written Pledge)3:15
Total length:49:16

Personnel[]

Session members[]

  • - guitar on tracks 2, 4, 6, 10, 12
  • Rafael Moreira - guitar on "Cross Creek", "Bicycle Girl" and "Kodoku no Susume"
  • - electric and acoustic guitar on "Tomoyo", guitar on "Route 53"
  • Akihito Tokunaga - arrangement on "Stay Free" and "Kodoku no Susume", bass on tracks 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
  • - bass on "Oh My Love" and "Route 56"
  • - bass on "Bicycle Girl"
  • - bass on "Tomoyo"
  • Shane Gaalaas - drums on all tracks except 1, 2, 4, 9, 11
  • Hideo Yamaki - drums on "Tomoyo" and "Route 53"
  • Satoko - drums on "Oh My Love"
  • - organ on "Oh My Love" and "Route 53", piano on "Nakinagara" and "Nensho", organ on "Stay Free"
  • - flute on "Jimmy no Asa", "Golden Road" and "Nakinagara"
  • - cello on "Jimmy no Asa"
  • and - strings on "Nakinagara", "Tomoyo" and "Route 53"
  • - arrangement on all tracks except "Stay Free" and "Kodoku no Susume"

References[]

  1. ^ "CDアルバムランキング - 2014年06月2日付 （2014年05月19日～2014年05月25日）". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  3. ^ "CDアルバムランキング - 2014年度". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  4. ^ Tobias (March 4, 2014). "Koshi Inaba's New Song To Be Featured in Olympus TV Commercial". Off the Lock. Retrieved January 12, 2015.

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