EZO is the American debut album of the Japanese metal band Ezo. It was released in 1987 on Geffen Records and co-produced by Gene Simmons of KISS.[3] Songwriters from the KISS entourage, such as Adam Mitchell and Jaime St. James, contributed heavily to the album's songs. Jody Gray, co-writer of the song "Destroyer", co-wrote and co-produced the band's second album, Fire Fire.
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| EZO | ||||
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| Released | 6 April 1987 | |||
| Studio | Record One (Los Angeles) | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, glam metal | |||
| Length | 35:46 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Producer | Gene Simmons, Val Garay | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[2] |
Track listing
- Side one
- "House of 1,000 Pleasures" (EZO, Jaime St. James) – 5:07
- "Flashback Heart Attack" (James Christian, Susan Deicicchi) – 4:07
- "Mr. Midnight" (Shoyo Iida, St. James) – 4:22
- "Here It Comes" (Taro Takahashi, Adam Mitchell) – 3:14
- "I Walk Alone" (Takahashi, Mitchell) – 3:36
- Side two
- "Destroyer" (Takahashi, Jody Gray, Mark Brotter, Mitchell) – 4:27
- "Big Changes" (Brock Walsh) – 3:52
- "Kiss of Fire" (EZO, Mitchell) – 3:25
- "Desiree" (Iida, Mitchell) – 3:27
Personnel
- Band members
- Masaki Yamada – vocals
- Shoyo Iida – guitar
- Taro Takahashi – bass
- Hirotsugu Homma – drums
- Additional musicians
- Kip Winger - background vocals
- Production
- Gene Simmons - producer
- Val Garay - producer, engineer, mixing
- Richard Bosworth, Bob Levy, Cliff Jones - assistant engineers
- Stephen Marcussen - mastering
Charts
| Chart (1987) | Position |
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| Billboard 200 | 150[4] |
References
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