Singing Bird

Singing Bird is the fifth solo studio album by Japanese singer Koshi Inaba, of B'z fame. It was released by Vermillion Records on May 21, 2014, in Japan. The album debuted at No. 1 at the Japanese Oricon weekly album charts^[1] and at No. 2 at the Billboard Japan Top Albums chart,^[2] besides reaching 39# at Oricon's 2014 year-end chart.^[3] The song "Oh My Love" received a video and was used at a commercial of a new camera by Olympus. The video featured Japanese football player Keisuke Honda.^[4]

Singing Bird
Studio album by Koshi Inaba
Released	May 21, 2014, Japan
Genre	Hard rock, pop rock
Length	49:16
Label	Vermillion Records (Japan)
Producer	Koshi Inaba
Koshi Inaba chronology
Hadou (2010) Singing Bird (2014) Chubby Groove (w/ Stevie Salas) (2017)
Singles from Singing Bird
"Nensho" Released: February 26, 2014 "Nakinagara" Released: March 26, 2014 "Stay Free" Released: April 23, 2014

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"ジミーの朝 (Jimmy no Asa)" (Jimmy's Morning)	3:24
2.	"Oh My Love"	4:33
3.	"Cross Creek"	3:19
4.	"Golden Road"	4:12
5.	"泣きながら (Nakinagara)" (While Crying)	4:28
6.	"Stay Free"	4:09
7.	"Bicycle Girl"	3:43
8.	"孤独のススメ (Kodoku no Susume)" (Encouragement of Loneliness)	4:02
9.	"友よ (Tomoyo)" (Friend)	3:59
10.	"Photograph"	5:14
11.	"ルート53 (Route 53)"	4:58
12.	"念書 (Nensho)" (Written Pledge)	3:15
Total length:		49:16

All tracks are written by Koshi Inaba

Personnel

• Koshi Inaba – vocals on all tracks, guitar on "Jimmy no Asa" and "Cross Creek", acoustic guitar on "Tomoyo", djembe on "Jimmy no Asa", blues harp on "Route 53" and "Nensho", electric sitar

Session members

• Yoshinobu Ōga – guitar on tracks 2, 4, 6, 10, 12
• Rafael Moreira – guitar on "Cross Creek", "Bicycle Girl" and "Kodoku no Susume"
• Yogi Ronitchi – electric and acoustic guitar on "Tomoyo", guitar on "Route 53"
• Akihito Tokunaga – arrangement on "Stay Free" and "Kodoku no Susume", bass on tracks 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
• Taneda Takeshi – bass on "Oh My Love" and "Route 56"
• Corey McCormick – bass on "Bicycle Girl"
• Koichi Osame – bass on "Tomoyo"
• Shane Gaalaas – drums on all tracks except 1, 2, 4, 9, 11
• Hideo Yamaki – drums on "Tomoyo" and "Route 53"
• Satoko – drums on "Oh My Love"
• Akira Onozuka – organ on "Oh My Love" and "Route 53", piano on "Nakinagara" and "Nensho", organ on "Stay Free"
• Yamamoto Takuo – flute on "Jimmy no Asa", "Golden Road" and "Nakinagara"
• Yumiko Morooka – cello on "Jimmy no Asa"
• Hiroko Ishikawa and Lime Ladies Orchestra – strings on "Nakinagara", "Tomoyo" and "Route 53"
• Hideyuki Terachi – arrangement on all tracks except "Stay Free" and "Kodoku no Susume"

References

1. "CDアルバムランキング – 2014年06月2日付 （2014年05月19日～2014年05月25日）". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
2. "Billboard Japan Top Albums". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
3. "CDアルバムランキング – 2014年度". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
4. Tobias (March 4, 2014). "Koshi Inaba's New Song To Be Featured in Olympus TV Commercial". Off the Lock. Retrieved January 12, 2015.

External links

• Singing Bird at B'z official website