Gemini (Alice Nine album)
Gemini (stylized in promotional material as GEMINI) is the fourth studio album by Japanese visual kei rock band Alice Nine. The album was officially released on February 9, 2011.
| Gemini | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 9, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010-2011 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 55:04 | |||
| Label | Tokuma Japan Communications | |||
| Producer | Alice Nine | |||
| Alice Nine chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Gemini | ||||
| ||||
Gemini was released in two formats: a limited edition with an exclusive DVD and a regular edition with an exclusive bonus track. The DVD included with the limited edition of the album features a music video for "Gemini 0: Eternal" and a making-of documentary for the music video. The album was preceded by two singles: "Senkō", released in August 2010, and "Stargazer:", released in November 2010.
The title of the album refers to a theme of "duality", particularly opposing elements such as light versus shadow and birth versus death. This theme is most prevalent in the trilogy of songs after which the album is named.[1]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Shou. All tracks were produced by Hajime Okano, with the exception of "Senkō", which was produced by Alice Nine.
- Standard edition
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I." | Saga | 4:23 |
| 2. | "Rumwolf" | Hiroto, Saga | 3:00 |
| 3. | "Stargazer:" | Saga | 4:14 |
| 4. | "4U" | Saga | 5:52 |
| 5. | "Shinkirō (蜃気楼)" | Tora | 3:44 |
| 6. | "King & Queen" | Tora | 3:13 |
| 7. | "Entr'acte" | Saga | 1:33 |
| 8. | "Senkō (閃光)" | Saga | 4:18 |
| 9. | "Fūrin (風凛)" | Saga | 4:17 |
| 10. | "Gemini"
| Saga | 12:14 |
| 11. | "Birth in the Death" | Saga | 5:49 |
- Limited edition
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Overture" | Hiroto, Saga | 2:29 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gemini 0: Eternal Music Clip" | |
| 2. | "Music Clip Making" |
Personnel
- Shou - vocals
- Hiroto - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Tora - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Saga - bass guitar, electric guitar, synthesizer, programming
- Nao - drums
- Tucky - engineer
- Kenjiro Harigai - art direction, design
- Hiroki Hayashi - design
- Hitoshi Hiruma - engineer
- Keita Joko - engineer
- Tomoka Konagaya - artwork coordination
- Ai Maehara - artwork management
- Susumu Miyawaki - photography
- Mizuo Miura - engineer
- Koji Morimoto - engineer
- Hajime Okano - arrangement, keyboard, synthesizer, tambourine
- Yuya Saito - engineer
- Yasuaki "V" Shindo - engineer
- Shinpei Yamada - engineer
Reception
Gemini peaked at number three on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart and stayed on the charts for three weeks. The album is their highest Oricon ranking release to date.[2]
References
- "The dialogue in '4U' & 'Gemini'". ameblo.jp. Archived from the original on 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
- "Gemini album information on Oricon". oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-11-27.