New Love (B'z album)

New Love is the twenty-first studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on May 29, 2019, about a year and a half after their previous album Dinosaur. It is the first B'z album to not have an accompanying single, though music videos were produced for "Tsuwamono, Hashiru", "Wolf", and "Majestic".[1][2][3]

New Love
Studio album by
B'z
ReleasedMay 29, 2019
Recorded2018–2019
Genre
Length55:16
LabelVermillion Records
ProducerTak Matsumoto
B'z chronology
Dinosaur
(2017)		 New Love
(2019)

The album debuted at #1 on the Oricon weekly albums chart and on the Billboard Japan album chart.[4][5]

The album comes in three editions: A standard CD edition, a vinyl edition, and a limited edition box set featuring the CD with a t-shirt featuring the album art.[6]

"Wolf" was used as the ending theme for the Japanese TV show Suits.[7] "Majestic" was used in a Pocky commercial and "Tsuwamono, Hashiru" was used in commercials for Lipovitan to support the Japan national rugby union team.[8][9]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Koshi Inaba; all music is composed by Tak Matsumoto.

No.TitleLength
1."マイニューラブ (My New Love)"3:19
2."兵、走る (Tsuwamono, Hashiru)" (Soldier, Run)4:14
3."Wolf"3:51
4."デウス (Deus)"4:13
5."マジェスティック (Majestic)"4:14
6."Mr. Armour"3:23
7."Da La Da Da"4:46
8."恋鴉 (Koi Karasu)" (Love Crow)3:35
9."Rain & Dream"6:20
10."俺よカルマを生きろ (Ore yo Karma wo Ikiro)" (Living My Karma)4:00
11."ゴールデンルーキー (Golden Rookie)"4:48
12."Sick"4:05
13."トワニワカク (Towa ni Wakaku)" (Forever Young)4:18
Total length:55:16

Personnel

B'z

Additional musicians

  • Joe Perry - guitar on "Rain & Dream"
  • Yukihide "YT" Takiyama - backing vocals on "Deus" and "Majestic"
  • Sam Pomanti - backing vocals on "Mr. Armour"
  • Brian Tichy - drums on tracks 1, 4, 6-8, 10-13
  • Shane Gaalaas - drums on "Tsuwamono, Hashiru"
  • Tomu Tamada - drums on "Wolf" and "Majestic"
  • Brittany Maccarello - drums on "Rain & Dream" and "Golden Rookie"
  • Mohini Dey - bass on tracks 1, 4, 8, 12, 13
  • Barry Sparks - bass on "Tsuwamono, Hashiru"
  • Seiji Kameda - bass on "Wolf" and "Majestic"
  • Robert DeLeo - bass on tracks 6, 7, 9-11
  • Jeff Babko - keyboards on tracks 3, 4, 8-12
  • Lenny Castro - percussion on tracks 1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12
  • Andy Wolf - saxophone on "Wolf"
  • Azusa Tojo - trombone
  • Kenichiro Naka - trumpet on "Wolf"
  • Mika Hashimoto with Lime Ladies Orchestra - strings on "Da La Da Da"

Production

  • Yukihide "YT" Takiyama - arrangement
  • Hideyuki Teraji - vocal direction on tracks 1, 4, 6-13, strings arrangement on "Da La Da Da"

Charts

Certifications

[12]

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[13] Platinum 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "B'z / 兵、走る". YouTube.
  2. "B'z / WOLF". YouTube.
  3. "B'z / マジェスティック". YouTube.
  4. "2019年05月27日～2019年06月02日 オリコン週間 アルバムランキング". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  5. "【ビルボード】B'z『NEW LOVE』が21万枚売り上げてALセールス首位獲得 椎名林檎/布袋寅泰が続く | Daily News". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  6. Inc, Natasha. "B'z、5月に21枚目アルバム「NEW LOVE」". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  7. Inc, Natasha. "B'z、織田裕二×JUMP中島裕翔の月9ドラマ「SUITS」主題歌書き下ろし". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  8. Inc, Natasha. "B'z新曲「マジェスティック」がフルバージョンで流れる「ポッキー」Web限定動画公開（動画あり / 写真10枚）". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  9. Inc, Natasha. "B'zが新曲でラグビー日本代表を応援「畏敬の念を抱きながら作りました」（動画あり / コメントあり）". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  10. "【オリコン年間ランキング 2019】嵐が18年ぶり200億円超えで総合首位、米津玄師、あいみょん、髭男がデジタルシーンを席巻 4ページ目". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  11. "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Year End | Charts". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  12. "乃木坂46がミリオン、Hey!Say!JUMP/山田涼介、SEVENTEEN、B'zがプラチナ5月度レコ協GD認定". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  13. "Japanese album certifications – B'z – New Love" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.
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