Off the Lock
| Off the Lock | ||||
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| Released | May 21, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Studio | Studio Birdman (Brown & Gray Room) | |||
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| Length | 41:59 | |||
| Label | Air | |||
| Producer | Masao Nakajima | |||
| B'z chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Off the Lock | ||||
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Off The Lock is the second studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z, released on May 21, 1989.[1] It was the second album they released for BMG Victor's Air Records imprint.
The band's first-ever "Live-Gym" tour was in support of this album, and despite them being relatively new, tickets were sold out, a taste of what was to come.[1]
The album peaked at number 33 on the Oricon Albums Chart and sold 4,590 copies in its first week, eventually selling 604,700 copies throughout its chart run.[2] It was later certified Million by the RIAJ in August 1994.[3]
Writing
[edit]In an interview, vocalist Koshi Inaba expressed struggles he had while writing the lyrics, saying, "I was very impatient with the situation where the songs had already been written, but the lyrics I was in charge of were not ready at all, and it was depressing to think about the lyrics all the time." He also said, "Even though I struggled to write lyrics, I was criticized by others, so many times I wanted to give up and run away in the middle of writing the lyrics."[4]
Track listing
[edit]All lyrics are written by Koshi Inaba; all music is composed by Tak Matsumoto
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "君の中で踊りたい" (I Wanna Dance Inside You) | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Hurry Up!" | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Never Let You Go" | 5:41 |
| 4. | "Safety Love" | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Guitar Kids Rhapsody" | 4:44 |
| 6. | "夜にふられても" (Even If You Break Up With Me Tonight) | 3:56 |
| 7. | "Loving All Night" | 5:22 |
| 8. | "Oh! Girl" | 4:11 |
| 9. | "Rosy" | 4:57 |
| 10. | "Off The Lock" (Instrumental) | 1:21 |
| Total length: | 41:59 | |
Personnel
[edit]Credits are adapted from the liner notes.[5]
B'z
- Koshi Inaba – vocals
- Tak Matsumoto – guitars, backing vocals
Additional Musicians
- Jun Aoyama – drums on tracks 2, 5–6, 8
- Nobuo Eguchi – drums on tracks 1, 3, 9
- Ikkies – backing vocals
- Masao Akashi – backing vocals
- Nobumitsu "Kyuso" Asai – backing vocals
- Ryoichi "Linda" Terashima – backing vocals
- "Thunder Bird" Tsuruta – backing vocals
Production
- Masao Akashi – production, programming, arrangement
- Masayuki Nomura – mixing, recording engineer
- Masayuki Oshima – assistant engineer
- Yasuo Sasaki – assistant engineer
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (RIAJ)[9] | Million | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Yoosh, Meg (12 May 2011). "B'z". JaME. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ B'z、さらなる記録更新へ！ニューアルバムリリース決定！
- ^ "日本レコード協会 ミリオン以上認定作品". The Record (in Japanese). 442: 4. 1996-09-01 – via RIAJ.
- ^ B'z TWELVE. Shodensha. 2000. ISBN 4-396-61118-8.
- ^ "Off the Lock" liner notes. Air Records. 1989
- ^ "OFF THE LOCK | B'z". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "1991年 アルバム年間TOP100" [Oricon Album Top 100 1991]. Oricon. Archived from the original on 2014-07-21. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ "1992年 アルバム年間TOP100" [Oricon Album Top 100 1992]. Oricon. Archived from the original on 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ "Japanese album certifications – B'z – OFF THE LOCK" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 20, 2021. Select 1994年8月 on the drop-down menu
