日本ロック史に刻まれた成熟の一枚。
バンドの幅広い音楽性と完成度の高さが光るアルバム。
稲葉浩志と松本孝弘によるB’zが、キャリア中期に放った大ヒット作。『LOVE PHANTOM』『ねがい』など、力強さと繊細さを兼ね備えた名曲を多数収録。ハードロックからポップス、バラードまで自在に行き来する音楽性は、90年代J-ROCKの頂点を示す。洗練されたアレンジと高い演奏技術、そして圧倒的なボーカル表現が融合し、バンドの成熟を物語る作品となっている。
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14 TRACKS:
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1)
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Spirit Loose
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2)
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ザ・ルーズ
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3)
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ねがい ("Buzz!!" Style)
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4)
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夢見が丘
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5)
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Bad Communication (000-18)
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6)
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消えない虹
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7)
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Love Me, I Love You (With G Bass)
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8)
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Love Phantom
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9)
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敵がいなけりゃ
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10)
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砂の花びら
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11)
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キレイな愛じゃなくても
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12)
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Big
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13)
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Drive To My World
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14)
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Spirit Loose II
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Executive Producer - BMF
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Tambourine [Tb] - Hideaki Nakaji (2, 3, 7)
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Other [Tp] - Shiro Sasaki (2, 3, 7)
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Bass - Masao Akashi (2, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13)
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Drums - Masahiko Rokukawa (10)
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Other [Tp] - Futoshi Kobayashi (2, 3, 7)
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Other [Tp] - Shin Kazuhara
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Saxophone - Makoto Hirahara (9)
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Harp - Ryuichiro Senoo (5)
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Drums - Jun Aoyama (2 to 7, 9, 11, 13)
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Voice [Female] - Keiko Utoku (8)
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Strings - Hiiro Strings (4, 6, 7, 11)
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Keyboards - Akira Onozuka
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Keyboards [Organ, Pf & Synth] - Akira Onozuka (3 to 6, 9, 10, 11, 13)
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Programmed By - Akira Onozuka
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Supervised By - Masao Nakajima
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Guitar - Tak Matsumoto
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Music By - Tak Matsumoto
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Producer - Tak Matsumoto
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Directed By - Ryoichi Terashima
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Mixed By - Masayuki Nomura
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Other [Operator] - Porter Miller
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Bass - Koki Ito (4, 5, 6)
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Directed By [Assistant] - Kazunori Ito
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Lyrics By - Koshi Inaba
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Chorus - Kohshi Inaba
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Vocals - Kohshi Inaba
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Organ - Takanobu Masuda (9)
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Engineer [Assistant] - Keisuke Takakuwa
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Technician [Guitar] - Katsunori "Hakkai" Hatakeyama
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Strings - Shinozaki Strings (8)
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Photography - Mikio Ariga
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Other [Tp] - Kenichiro Hayashi (9)
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Art Direction - Be Planning
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Design - Be Planning
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Soprano Vocals [Opera] - Akemi Mori (8)
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Chorus - Shinichi Furukawa (6)
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Coordinator [Recording Co-ordination] - Kimi Sato
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Saxophone - Kazuki Katsuya (2, 3, 7)
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Tambourine [Tb] - Eijiro Hirahara (9)
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Chorus - Reiko Iwakiri (7)
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Bass - Masahiko Masuda (10)
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Mixed By - Milan Miller
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Chorus - Sayumi Chiba (3)
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Recorded By - Tony Hugar
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Other [Artist Management] - Norihiko Tsuruta
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Other [Stylist] - Showko Suzuki
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Other [Artist Management] - Takayuki Iwatsu
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Chorus - Yuichi Ikuzawa (3)