Break Through (album)

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Break Through
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Studio album by
B'z
ReleasedFebruary 21, 1990
Recorded1990
StudioStudio Birdman (Gray & Brown Room)
Genre
Length48:18
LanguageJapanese, English
Label Air
Producer Masao Nakajima
B'z chronology
Off the Lock
(1989)		Break Through
(1990)		 Risky
(1990)
Singles from Break Through
  1. "Lady-Go-Round"
    Released: February 21, 1990

Break Through is the third studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z. The album debuted at number 3 on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart, being their last studio album not to reach number 1. It sold 41,700 copies in its first week and sold a total of 724,640 copies during its chart run. [1] It was eventually certified Million by the RIAJ in January 1994.

Contents

Both Break Through and its follow-up, Risky , are considered the band's most synth-heavy albums.

"Lady-Go-Round" was the only single released from the album.

Style

Some of the songs on the album, most notably "B.U.M" and "Hey Brother", incorporate elements of hip-hop and rap alongside the pop rock sound of their previous albums, styles which the band would seldom, if ever, use again. As for the lyrics, vocalist Koshi Inaba stated that, in order to develop his own lyrical style, he incorporated language and tones that normally wouldn't fit rock music. [2]

Reception

CDJournal described the sound of the album as "a danceable one that makes full use of digital beats", while also praising the band for "inject[ing] their own pop sensibility into it, creating an emotional presence." [3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Koshi Inaba; all music is composed by Tak Matsumoto

No.TitleLength
1."Lady-Go-Round"4:22
2."B.U.M"1:25
3."Break Through"4:25
4."Boys In Town"4:39
5."Guitarは泣いている" (The Guitar is Crying)6:32
6."Love & Chain"4:56
7."となりでねむらせて" (Sleeping Next to You)4:12
8."Hey Brother"3:55
9."今では…今なら…今も…" (Right Now… If Now… And Now…)5:18
10."Save Me!?"3:27
11."Stardust Train"5:03
Total length:48:18

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes. [4]

B'z

Additional Musicians

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [8] Million1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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