B'z
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1988
Recorded1988
GenrePop rock
Length39:53
LabelBMG Victor/Air Records
ProducerMasao Nakajima
B'z chronology
B'z
(1988)
Off the Lock
(1989)
Singles from B'z
  1. "Dakara Sono Te o Hanashite"
    Released: September 21, 1988

B'z is the debut studio album by 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.

One single was released from the album, "Dakara Sono Te o Hanashite," which released on the same day as the album.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Koshi Inaba; all music is composed by Tak Matsumoto

No.TitleLength
1."Dakara Sono Te o Hanashite (だからその手を離して, So Let Go of That Hand)"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, A Number that Dampens the Heart ~Stay Tonight~)"4:39
4."Yuube no Crying ~This is My Truth~ (ゆうべのCrying ~This is my truth~, Crying Last Night ~This is My Truth~)"5:30
5."Nothing To Change"4:37
6."Kodoku ni Dance in Vain (孤独にDance in vain, Dance in Vain All Alone)"4:54
7."It's Not a Dream"3:56
8."Kimi o Ima Dakitai (君を今抱きたい, I Want to Hold You Right Now)"4:13
9."Fake Lips"4:39
Total length:39:53

Dakara Sono Te o Hanashite

"Dakara Sono Te o Hanashite"
Single by B'z
from the album B'z
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1988
GenrePop rock, electronic rock
Length8:28
LabelBMG Japan
Songwriter(s)Koshi Inaba, Tak Matsumoto
Producer(s)Masao Nakashima
B'z singles chronology
"Dakara Sono Te o Hanashite"
(1988)
"'Kimi no Naka de Odoritai'"
(1989)

"Dakara Sono Te o Hanashite" (だからその手を離して, lit. "So, Please Let Go the Hand") is the only single from the album and the debut single by the band, released on September 21, 1988.

The song has been re-recorded twice, first in English for their Bad Communication EP, then as a guitar-driven hard rock version for 2000's B'z The "Mixture". This second version is the one the band now plays live. However, during their 2008 "Pleasure--Glory Days" tour, the original synth-driven version made a rare return, with Tak Matsumoto playing a Yamaha MG-M guitar, something the guitarist hasn't done for years.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Koshi Inaba; all music is composed by Tak Matsumoto

No.TitleLength
1."Dakara Sono Te o Hanashite (だからその手を離して, So Let Go of That Hand)"3:49
2."Heart mo Nureru Number ~Stay Tonight~ (ハートも濡れるナンバー, A Number that Dampens the Heart ~Stay Tonight~)"4:39
Total length:8:28

References

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