Mo' Better Tracks

Mo' Better Tracks
Studio album by Rumania Montevideo
Released February 6, 2002 (2002-02-06)
Recorded 2000-2002
Genre Rock
Length 43:28
Label Giza
Producer Makoto Miyoshi
Rumania Montevideo chronology
Girl, Girl, Boy, Girl, Boy
(2000)Girl, Girl, Boy, Girl, Boy2000		 Mo' Better Tracks
(2002)
Singles from Mo' Better Tracks
  1. "Start All Over Again"
    Released: 23 August 2000
  2. "Hard rain"
    Released: 25 April 2001
  3. "Tender Rain"
    Released: 12 December 2001

Mo' Better Tracks is the third and final studio album by Japanese J-Pop band Rumania Montevideo. It was released on February 6, 2002, by Giza Studio. The actual meaning of the title is "More Better Tracks".

The album consist of three previously released singles: Start All Over Again, Hard Rain and Tender Rain. Start All Over Again and it's coupling My Life has received new recording under title album version. Seventh single's coupling Taxi is included in this album as well. Three out of twelve tracks contains the word "Rain".[1]

On their official website was launched page with a short preview videos with the short commentaries and self liner notes by vocalist and drummer Mami.[2][3]

Compared to their previous studio albums, the music style has distanced from typical country and J-pop style and aimed for rock style.

The album reached #49 rank in Oricon on its first week. It charted only 1 week and sold 4,700 copies.[4]

Soon after its release, the band went into unannounced indefinite hiatus.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Mami Miyoshi; all music composed by Makoto Miyoshi.

No.TitleLength
1."I'll Be With You"3:49
2."Hard Rain"4:26
3."Free"2:47
4."Tender Rain"5:00
5."Rain"3:27
6."Sleeper"1:24
7."Life Style"4:22
8."Taxi"2:51
9."Take My Pain Away"3:37
10."My Life" (album version)3:23
11."All By Myself"3:35
12."Start all Over Again" (album version)4:47

Source: [5]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the CD booklet of Mo' Better Tracks.[6]

  • Mami Miyoshi – vocals, songwriting, drums
  • Makoto Miyoshi - producer, guitar, arranging, composing
  • Satomi Makoshi - bass
  • Akiko Matsuda - keyboards, backing vocals
  • Kazunobu Mashima - guitar, backing vocals
  • Secil Minami - backing vocals
  • Aika Ohno – backing vocals
  • Ryo Tachihara - backing vocals
  • Maho Furukawa (4D-JAM) - backing vocals
  • Mika&Rika (mist a sista) - backing vocals
  • Keisuke Kurumatani (New Cinema Tokage) - drums
  • Akira Onozuka - piano
  • Hirohito Furui (Garnet Crow) - keyboard, sound designing
  • Satoru Kobayashi - keyboard
  • Yoshinori Akai - recording, mixing, manipulating
  • Akio Nakajima - mixing
  • Takayuki Ichikawa - mixing
  • Taku Oyabu - recording, mixing,
  • Katsuki Yoshimatsu - recording
  • Tatsuya Okada - recording
  • Yousuke Nishimura - assistant engineering
  • Masahiro Shimada - mastering
  • Gan Kojima – art direction
  • Kanonji - producing

In media

References

  1. ↑ "Rumania Montevideo discography". Rumania Montevideo Official Website.
  2. ↑ "PV set 3rd album "Mo' Better Tracks"". Rumania Montevideo Official Website.
  3. ↑ "3rd album "Mo' Better Tracks' Self Liner Notes by Miyoshi Mami". Rumania Montevideo Official Website (archived).
  4. ↑ "Mo' Better Tracks (Rumania Montevideo)". Oricon News.
  5. ↑ "ALBUM Mo' Better Tracks (Rumania Montevideo)". beinggiza.com.
  6. ↑ Rumania Montevideo (2002). Mo' Better Tracks (CD Album; Booklet). Rumania Montevideo. Japan: Giza Studio. GZCA-5009.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.