Spitz (album)
Spitz | ||||||||||
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Studio album by Spitz | ||||||||||
Released | March 25, 1991 | |||||||||
Recorded |
October 23 - November 20, 1990 at the Smile Garage, Sound Inn, and Key-Stone Studios | |||||||||
Genre | J-pop, alternative rock | |||||||||
Length | 48:17 | |||||||||
Label | Polydor Records | |||||||||
Producer |
Nobuhiko Takahashi Spitz | |||||||||
Spitz chronology | ||||||||||
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Spitz (スピッツ) is the studio album by Japanese band Spitz, released in March 1991 under the Polydor Records. It was their first album which was released under the major-label.
Their eponymous album comprises 12 tracks written by Masamune Kusano (except music of "Tsuki ni Kaeru" and "Shinigami no Misaki e" were composed by Tetsuya Miwa, a guitarist of the band), and half of them had already come out before they contracted with Polydor.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Masamune Kusano, unless otherwise indicated
- "Ninoude no Sekai (ニノウデの世界)" – 4:30
- "Umi to Pink (海とピンク)" – 3:38
- "Bīdama (ビー玉)" – 4:42
- "Gosenkounen no Yume (五千光年の夢)" – 2:42
- "Tsuki ni Kaeru (月に帰る)" (Kusano, Tetsuya Miwa) – 4:26
- "Telebi (テレビ)" – 4:08
- "Tanpopo (タンポポ)" – 5:08
- "Shinigami no Misaki e (死神の岬へ)" (Kusano, Miwa) – 3:44
- "Tonbi Tobenakatta (トンビ飛べなかった)" – 3:31
- "Natsu no Mamono (夏の魔物)" – 3:10
- "Umeboshi (うめぼし)" – 3:36
- "Hibari no Kokoro (ヒバリのこころ)" – 4:51
Personnel
Band
- Masamune Kusano - Vocals, acoustic guitars, harmonica
- Tetsuya Miwa - Electric guitars, acoustic guitar, electric/acoustic twelve-string guitars, Leslie guitar, classical guitar
- Akihiro Tamura - Four-string bass, Eight-string bass
- Tatsuo Sakiyama - Drums, tambourine, cabassa, triangle, claves
Additional musicians
- Tsunehiko Yashiro - Harmonium on "Bīdama", ensoliq on "Tsuki ni Kaeru", Fartisa organ on "Shinigami no Misaki e", Hammond B-3 on "Hibari no Kokoro"
- Aska Kaneko - Violin on "Umeboshi"
- Jun Takeuchi - Violin on "Umeboshi"
- Shigeo Horiuchi - Cello on "Umeboshi"
- Shinichi Horiuchi - Cello on "Umeboshi"
- Jake H. Conception - Bass clarinet on "Umeboshi"
Production
- Producers: Spitz, Nobuhiko Takahashi
- Recording and Mixing Engineer: Juli Kawai
- Additional Engineers: Shinya Nakamura, Jiro Takita, Koreyuki Tanaka, Shinji Kobayashi, Takayoshi Yamauchi
- Mastering Engineer: Reiko Miyoshi
- Art Direction: Yoshiro Kajitani, Spitz
- Design: Yoshiro Kajitani, Michiko Arakawa
- Photography: Masao Torii (Cover), Takeo Ogiso (The Band)
- Hair, Make-Up: Yutaka Yoda
- Styling: Mayumi Katayama
- Artist Management: Road & Sky Co.,Ltd.
- Personal Management: Yuji Sakaguchi
- Graphic novel for 1997 reissue: Yoshitomo Yoshimoto
- Re-mastering Engineer for 2002 reissue: Stephen Marcussen
- Sleevenotes for 2002 reissue: Yoichiro Yamazaki
Release history
Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog number | Notes |
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Japan | March 25, 1991 | Polydor Records | CD | POCH-1080 | |
July 7, 1997 | LP | POJH-1009 | Reissue | ||
October 16, 2002 | Universal | CD | UPCH-1181 | Reissue, Original recording digitally remastered | |
December 17, 2008 | SHM-CD | UPCH-1671 | |||