Soar (Mari Hamada album)
Soar (ソアー, Soā) is the 24th studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Mari Hamada, released by Victor Entertainment on April 19, 2023. The album coincides with Hamada's 40th anniversary in the music industry. It features a roster of guest musicians, including Loudness guitarist Akira Takasaki, Symphony X guitarist Michael Romeo, Act of Defiance guitarist Chris Broderick, veteran session guitarist Michael Landau, Mr. Big bassist Billy Sheehan, Steve Vai bassist Philip Bynoe, veteran session bassist Leland Sklar, veteran keyboardist Jeff Bova, Planet X keyboardist Derek Sherinian, and violinist Lili Haydn. The album is available in two editions: a single CD and a limited edition CD + DVD set. The lead track "Tomorrow Never Dies" was released on streaming platforms on March 3, 2023.[1][2][3][4]
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| Released | April 19, 2023 | |||
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| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Victor | |||
| Producer | Mari Hamada | |||
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The album peaked at No. 4 on Oricon's weekly albums chart and Billboard Japan's Hot Albums chart.[5][6]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Mari Hamada
| No. | Title | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Tomorrow Never Dies" |
| Tatsuo | 5:39 |
| 2. | "Escape from Freedom" |
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| 5:39 |
| 3. | "Prism" |
| Harasawa | 4:54 |
| 4. | "Nobless Oblige" |
| Kishii | 5:11 |
| 5. | "Zero Gravity" |
| Kishii | 5:53 |
| 6. | "Dramatica" | Harasawa | Harasawa | 5:11 |
| 7. | "Dancing with Heartache" |
| Nakao | 5:50 |
| 8. | "The Fall" |
| Isao | 6:03 |
| 9. | "River" |
| Nakao | 5:34 |
| 10. | "Diagram" |
| Nakao | 5:46 |
| 11. | "Last Leaf" | Hamada | Hiroyuki Ohtsuki | 6:11 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Tomorrow Never Dies" (Music Video) | |
| 2. | "Tomorrow Never Dies" (Behind the Scenes) |
Personnel
- Chris Broderick – guitar (1–2)
- Michael Romeo – guitar, keyboards (3–4, 6)
- Akira Takasaki – guitar (5)
- Michael Landau – guitar (7, 10–11)
- Takashi Masuzaki – acoustic guitar (5), guitar (9)
- ISAO – guitar, keyboards (8)
- Philip Bynoe – bass (1–2, 5, 9)
- Billy Sheehan – bass (3–4)
- BOH – bass (6, 8)
- Leland Sklar – bass (7, 10–11)
- Derek Sherinian – keyboards (1–2, 8)
- Tatsuo – keyboards (1–2)
- Jeff Bova – keyboards (5, 7, 10–11)
- Masafumi Nakao – keyboards (7, 9–10)
- Marco Minnemann – drums (1–2, 5, 8–9)
- Hideki Harasawa – drums (3–4, 6)
- Gregg Bissonette – drums (7, 10)
- Saori Hoshino – violin (8)
- Lili Haydn – violin (11)
Charts
References
- "浜田麻里、5年ぶりのニュー・アルバム『Soar』リリース決定 リード・トラックの先行配信スタート". Yahoo! Japan. 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- "浜田麻里5年ぶりとなるアルバムのリリースが決定". OKMusic. 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- "浜田麻里、ニューアルバム『Soar』4月発売＋リードトラック「Tomorrow Never Dies」先行配信". BARKS. 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- "Soar | 浜田麻里". Oricon. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2023-05-01" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of April 26, 2023" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- "Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2023-05-01" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2023-04". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
External links
- Official website (Mari Hamada)
- Official website (Victor Entertainment)
- Soar at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Soar at Discogs (list of releases)