The Birthday Eve

The Birthday Eve
Studio album by Loudness
Released November 21, 1981
Recorded Chestnut Studio, Studio Birdman
August - October 1981
Genre Heavy metal
Length 40:04
Label Nippon Columbia
Producer Loudness
Loudness chronology
The Birthday Eve
(1981)		 Devil Soldier
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
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"Burning Love"
Single by Loudness
A-side "Burning Love"
B-side "Bad News"
Released May 01, 1982
Format 7"
Genre Heavy metal
Length 8:24
Label B&M
Writer(s) Akira Takasaki, Minoru Niihara
Loudness singles chronology
"Burning Love"
(1982)		 "Geraldine"
(1983)

The Birthday Eve is the first studio album by Japanese band Loudness. It was released in 1981 only in Japan. The 24bit digitally remastered Japanese limited edition CD includes two additional tracks not on the original release, coming from the first single of the band.[2] The success of the album was measured by Loudness' sold out debut concert at Asakusa International Theater, in front of an audience of 2.700.[3]

Contents

Track listing

All music by Akira Takasaki, all lyrics by Minoru Niihara

  1. "Loudness" - 5:10
  2. "Sexy Woman" - 5:40
  3. "Open Your Eyes" - 4:32
  4. "Street Woman" - 5:17
  5. "To Be Demon" - 6:07
  6. "I'm on Fire" - 3:41
  7. "High Try" - 5:07
  8. "Rock Shock (More and More)" - 4:56

Extra tracks in Japanese CD reissue 2005

  1. "Burning Love" - 3:57
  2. "Bad News" - 4:27

Personnel

Band members

Production

References

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Loudness The Birthday Eve review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-birthday-eve-r413007/review. Retrieved 2011-07-13. 
  2. ^ "Loudness - The Birthday Eve". Encyclopaedia Metallum. http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=3872. Retrieved 2010-03-20. 
  3. ^ "Loudness Biography". Doom Radio.net. 2005. http://www.doomradio.net/loudness.html. Retrieved 2010-03-20. 
  4. ^ "The Birthday Eve". Lightning Strikes Loudly. 2007-05-27. http://loudness.awardspace.com/disco/details/albums-birthdayeve.php?L=e. Retrieved 2010-03-31. 
Loudness
Minoru Niihara • Akira Takasaki • Masayoshi Yamashita • Masayuki Suzuki
Munetaka Higuchi • Mike Vescera • Masaki Yamada • Hirotsugu Homma • Naoto Shibata • Taiji Sawada
Studio albums
EPs
Odin • Jealousy • Slap in the Face
Live albums
Compilations
Never Stay Here, Never Forget You • Early Singles • A Lesson in Loudness • Loudest • Loudest Ballads • Loud 'N' Rare • Best Songs • Masters of Loudness • Very Best of Loudness • Best of Loudness 8688: Atlantic Years • Re-Masterpieces • RockShocks • The Best of Reunion • Loudness Complete Box
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