Basilisk (D'erlanger album)

Basilisk is the second album by Japanese rock band D'erlanger, released on March 7, 1990.[1] It was their first on a major record label and reached number 5 on the Oricon charts.[2] It was also their last album before they disbanded at the end of the year. Although they have since reunited and released Lazzaro in 2007.

Basilisk
Studio album by D'erlanger
Released	March 7, 1990
Recorded	November 1, 1989–January 16, 1990
Studio	Sound Sky, Studio Key Stone, Nazuhiko Kato, Yamaha Ongakukobo AV Recording
Genre	Alternative rock punk rock
Label	BMG
Producer	D'erlanger
D'erlanger chronology
La Vie En Rose (1989) Basilisk (1990) Lazzaro (2007)

History

The album was remastered, along with La Vie En Rose, and released on April 21, 1995.[3] It, along with the rest of the band's albums, was remastered and released again on April 18, 2007. The arrangement for all tracks is credited to D'erlanger, except "Hurt" which is credited to Dahlia, "So..." which is credited to D'erlanger and Jimmy of 44Magnum, and "Bara Iro no Jinsei" which is credited to D'erlanger and Dahlia.

"Bara Iro no Jinsei" is a re-worked version of the title track from La Vie En Rose, and "I Can't Live Without You" was originally on their first album as well. The single version of "Darlin'" is slightly different than the album's. The single "Lullaby -1990-" includes part of "Moon and the Memories", titled "Moon and the Memories 2", as a b-side. Incomplete versions of "Darlin'" and "Crime and Punishment" appear on D'erlanger's 2007 greatest hits album Pandora.[4] Their 2010 self-cover album A Fabulous Thing in Rose includes new re-recordings of "Incarnation of Eroticism", "Sad Song", "So...", "Moon and the Memories", and "Darlin'"[5]

For 2017's D'erlanger Tribute Album ~Stairway to Heaven~, "After Image" was covered by acid android featuring Kyo, "Darlin'" by Psycho le Cému, "Moon and the Memories" by Dezert, and "So..." by Merry.[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Hurts"		Dahlia	02:23
2.	"Incarnation of Eroticism"	Kyo	Cipher	02:52
3.	"Crime & Punishment"	Kyo	Cipher	03:55
4.	"After Image"	Kyo	Cipher	05:30
5.	"Sad Song"	Kyo	Cipher	04:46
6.	"Darlin' (Album Version)"	Kyo	Cipher	04:44
7.	"Moon and the Memories"	Kyo	Cipher	06:28
8.	"So..."	Kyo	Jimmy	04:11
9.	"I Can't Live Without You (Acoustic Version)"	Cipher	Cipher	05:35
10.	"Bara Iro no Jinsei"	Cipher	Cipher	04:37

Personnel

D'erlanger

• Kyo – vocals
• Cipher – guitar
• Seela – bass
• Tetsu – drums

Other

• Yoshiko Kawakita – voice on track 1
• Hoppy Kamiyama – keyboards on tracks 8 & 10
• Hiroaki Sugawara – co-producer
• Shinobu Narita – co-producer
• Yoshiaki Ushizawa – mastering
• Daisuke Nakayama – engineer
• Michio Nakakoshi – engineer

References

1. "Basilisk". jame-world.com. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
2. "Oricon ranking". oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
3. "Remastered". jame-world.com. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
4. "Pandora". amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
5. "a Fabulous Thing in Rose". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
6. "【特集】D'ERLANGER TRIBUTE ALBUMの音楽まとめ". barks.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-10-01.