Off the Lock

Off the Lock
Studio album by
B'z
ReleasedMay 21, 1989 (1989-05-21)
Recorded1989
StudiosStudio Birdman (Brown & Gray Room)
Genres
Length41:59
LabelAir
ProducerMasao Nakajima
B'z chronology
B'z
(1988) 		Off the Lock
(1989) 		Break Through
(1990)
Singles from Off the Lock
  1. "Kimi no Naka de Odoritai"
    Released: May 21, 1989

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

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

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

No.TitleLength
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

Credits are adapted from the liner notes.[5]

B'z

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

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[9] Million 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Yoosh, Meg (12 May 2011). "B'z". JaME. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. ^ B'z、さらなる記録更新へ！ニューアルバムリリース決定！
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ B'z TWELVE. Shodensha. 2000. ISBN 4-396-61118-8.
  5. ^ "Off the Lock" liner notes. Air Records. 1989
  6. ^ "OFF THE LOCK | B'z". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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

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