Versus (Mr. Children album)

Versus
Studio album by Mr. Children
Released September 1, 1993
Recorded Waterfront Studios, Tokyo Hilton Hotel, Hitokuchizaka Studio, and Avaco Studio
Genre Pop rock, power pop
Length 45:25
Label Toy's Factory
Producer Takeshi Kobayashi
Mr. Children chronology
Kind of Love
(1992)		 Versus
(1993)		 Atomic Heart
(1994)
Singles from Kind of Love
  1. "Replay"
    Released: July 1, 1993

Versus is the third, and second full length album, by Japanese rock band Mr. Children released on September 1, 1993. The album debuted on the Japanese Oricon music charts at #3 and sold 802,140 copies during its run on the chart.[1] Just like the previous two albums, Versus contains only one single released on July 1, 1993, titled "Replay" with another album track "And I close to you" also being included in Mr. Children's fourth single "Cross Road". Versus also marked the first time use of Takeshi Kobayashi as a writer and composer for Mr. Children.

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Another Mind"  Kazutoshi SakuraiKazutoshi Sakurai 5:01
2. "Main Street ni ikou (メインストリートに行こう)"  Kazutoshi SakuraiKazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi Kobayashi 3:45
3. "and I close to you"  Kazutoshi SakuraiKazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi Kobayashi 4:12
4. "Replay"  Kazutoshi SakuraiKazutoshi Sakurai 4:29
5. "Marmalade kiss (マーマレード・キッス)"  Kazutoshi SakuraiKazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi Kobayashi 4:33
6. "Shinkirou (蜃気楼)"  Kazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi KobayashiKazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi Kobayashi 4:41
7. "Toubousha (逃亡者)"  Takeshi KobayashiTakeshi Kobayashi 4:09
8. "LOVE"  Kazutoshi SakuraiKazutoshi Sakurai 4:04
9. "Sayonara wa yume no naka he (さよならは夢の中へ)"  Kazutoshi SakuraiKazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi Kobayashi 5:44
10. "my life"  Kazutoshi SakuraiKazutoshi Sakurai 4:27

Personnel

Production

Production credits for album:[2]

Footnotes

  • a.^ Kunihiko Imai is credited for mixing and recording the song "Replay" only.
  • b.^ For the song "Main Street ni ikou" and "Toubousha".

References

  1. ↑ "ミスチル、ニューアルバム完成！(Mr.Children and new album completion!)". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-07-12.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Versus" album booklet, Toy's Factory (1993)
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