B'z (album)

B'z
Studio album by B'z
Released	September 21, 1988
Recorded	1988
Genre	Pop rock, synthpop
Label	BMG Victor/Air Records
B'z chronology
B'z (1988) Off the Lock (1989)
Singles from B'z
"Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite" Released: September 21, 1988

B'z is the first album for the Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on September 21, 1988, and reached #47 on the Japanese charts.^[1] The album sold 3,790 copies in its first week and eventually sold 338,360 in total.^[1]

The band did not tour in support of the album, because its nine songs were all the material they had at the time, and they felt it would not be a proper show with just 40 minutes of material. Unlike the hard-rocking music that most associate with B'z, the album was very much a product of its times, with synthesizers and samplers sharing equal time with Tak's guitar.^{[citation needed]}

One single was released from the album: "Dakara Sono Te Wo Hanashite".

Track listing

• All songs written by Kohshi Inaba & Takahiro Matsumoto.

1. Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite (だからその手を離して) 3:49
2. Half Tone Lady 3:36
3. Heart Mo Nureru Number ~Stay Tonight~ (ハートも濡れるナンバー ～stay tonight～) 4:39
4. Yuube no Crying (This Is My Truth) (ゆうべの Crying ～This is my truth～) 5:30
5. Nothing To Change 4:37
6. Kodoku ni Dance in Vain (孤独に Dance in vain) 4:54
7. It's Not a Dream 3:56
8. Kimi o Dakitai (君を今抱きたい) 4:13
9. Fake Lips 4:39

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