Hello World (Scandal album)
Hello World is the sixth studio album by Japanese pop rock band, Scandal. The album was released on December 3, 2014 in Japan by Epic[1] and being distributed in Europe through JPU Records.[1] Hello World debuted at #3 on the Oricon chart, selling over 35,000 copies in its first week.[2] It also reached the top spot of the Canadian iTunes Store's World Music Chart.[3]
Track listing
1. |
"Image" | Mami | Mami |
4:26 |
2. |
"Your Song" | Scandal | Scandal |
3:43 |
3. |
"Love in Action" | Mami | Mami |
3:22 |
4. |
"Departure" | Mami | Mami |
4:40 |
5. |
"Graduation" (Haruna solo) | Haruna | Haruna |
4:23 |
6. |
"Yoake no Ryuuseigun" (夜明けの流星群; A Meteor Shower at Dawn) | Tomomi, Hidenori Tanaka | Hidenori Tanaka |
4:41 |
7. |
"Onegai Navigation" (お願いナビゲーション; Navigation Please) | Rina | Mami |
3:00 |
8. |
"Runners High" | Haruna | Yuichi Tajika |
3:55 |
9. |
"Hon wo Yomu" (本を読む; Read a Book, Mami solo) | Mami | Mami |
3:34 |
10. |
"Kan Beer" (缶ビール; Canned Beer, Tomomi solo) | Tomomi | Tomomi |
4:01 |
11. |
"Winter Story" | Rina | Mami, Rina |
3:41 |
12. |
"Oyasumi" (おやすみ; Goodnight, Rina solo) | Rina | Rina |
4:38 |
13. |
"Place of Life" (feat. Tetsuya Komuro) | Tetsuya Komuro, Scandal | Tetsuya Komuro |
5:14 |
Total length: |
53:08 |
14. |
"Rainy" | Rina | Scandal |
3:51 |
15. |
"Nai Nai Night 2014" (ないないNight 2014; No No Night 2014) | Tomomi | Tomomi |
2:45 |
Total length: |
59:44 |
1. |
"Scandal Talking about "Hello World"" |
51:25 |
Charts
Personnel
- Scandal
- Haruna Ono — vocal, guitar (1–11, 13–15), güiró (15), lyrics (5, 8), music (5)
- Mami Sazazaki — vocal, guitar (1–11, 13), synth, recorder (15), lyrics (1, 3, 4, 9), music (1, 3, 4, 9, 11), arrangements (7, 9)
- Tomomi Ogawa — vocal, bass (1–15), lyrics (6, 10, 15), tambourine (15), music (10, 15)
- Rina Suzuki — vocal, drums (1–15), guitar (12), cajón (15), lyrics (7, 11, 12, 14), music (11, 12)
- Contributing musicians
- Post-production
- Executive producer: Shunsuke Muramatsu, Satoshi Aoki (Epic Records Japan), Yūichi Orimoto (Kitty Entertainment Ltd.)
- Mastered by: Yūji Chinone (Sony Music Studios Tokyo)
- Arrangements: Keita Kawaguchi (1, 2, 10, 12, 13), Seiji Kameda (4, 6), Atsushi (5), Yū Odakura (8), Satori Shiraishi (11)
- Additional arrangements: Keita Kawaguchi (3, 7, 9)
- Mix engineer: Keita Yoko (1–3, 5, 7, 9–12), Eiji "Q" Makino (4, 6), Uni Inoue (8), Jan Fairchild (13)
- Instrumental technician: Bunta Mochizuki, Kōta Oda (Sound Crew)
- Packaging
- Art direction: Yūji Takao (Kannana Graphic)
- Coordinarion: Kōichi Yamatani (Kannana Graphic)
- Design: Sayuri Kamata (Kannana Graphic)
- Photography: Hirohisa Nakano
- Styling: Kyōhei Ogawa
- Hair & make-up: Hirokazu Niwa, Kazuhiro Sugimoto (maroonbrand)
- Set design: Chihiro Matsumoto (Art Breakers)
- Epic Records Japan Staff
- A&R director: Akito Ogawa
- A&R promotion: Yuriko Konya
- A&R producer: Sen Okada, Ikuko Yamaguchi
- A&R assistant: Shingo Shinkawa
- Media promotion: Mayuko Isebō, Akihito Muraki, Rie Ikeda, Masaki Inoue, Akiko Itō, Akira Morikawa
- Area promotion: Akiko Satō, Nozomi Takahama, Yūichirō Hisaizumi, Takako Yamamoto, Shōta Aoyama, Junichirō Kumahara
- Planning Supervisor: Ikuo Hayashi
- Label Administration: Kumiko Sugita, Miki Takashima, Satomi Mizusawa, Haruna Takizawa
- Kitty Entertainment Ltd. Staff
- Sound director: Taichi Ōhira
- Manager: Taga Eisuke, Arisa Yamamoto
- Concert creative: Fumihiko Tsuchiya, Mikako Ogura
- Artist promotion: Ayano Takahashi, Kyōko Shioji
- Merchandise: Hiroshi Aihara, Erina Fujii, Hibari Sakai
- Special adviser: Hidenori Taga, Yoshihisa Nagata
- Sony Music Group Staff
- Sales promotion: Hiromi Kanehira, Dai Sugamata, Chie Arai, Minami Kodama (Sony Music Marketing)
- Web promotion: Takuya Ishikawa, Sayaka Tsuji (Sony Music Marketing)
- International promotion: Ken Isayama, Akira Shiota (Sony Music Entertainment)
- Music publishing: Ei Ōsaka, Niina Yasui (Sony Music Publishing)
- Business affairs: Hitomi Takano, Momoko Hakata (Sony Music Entertainment)
- Products co-ordination: Chiho Sugiyama (Sony Music Communications)
References
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| Extended plays |
- Yah! Yah! Yah! Hello Scandal: Maido! Scandal Desu! Yah Yah Yah!
- R-Girl's Rock!
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