Buddies (album)

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buddies
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Remix album by
Lead, w-inds, FLAME
ReleasedMarch 18, 2003 (2003-03-18)
Recorded2002-2003
Genre
Length46:16
Label Pony Canyon
Lead, w-inds, FLAME chronology
buddies
(2003)		 Life On Da Beat
(2003)
w-inds chronology
"The System of Alive"
(2002)		"buddies "
(2003)		"Prime of Life"
(2003)

Buddies (stylized as buddies) is a remix album by the Japanese hip-hop groups Lead, w-inds and FLAME. [1] The album featured several remixed songs by each group, including "Fly Away" by Lead, "What Can I Do?" by FLAME and "Forever Memories" by w-inds. [2] By 2010, the album had sold over 47,810 units. [3]

Contents

The album was released three months after w-inds.'s album The System of Alive, five months after FLAME's album Boys' Quest (stylized as BOYS' QUEST) [4] and was the first album released by Lead, whereas the latter group had yet to release their first studio album Life On Da Beat (the album would be released the following month in April). [5] buddies featured four songs by w-inds, three songs by FLAME and two songs by Lead, ending with a special mix by all three groups.

The album was only released as a standard CD. [6] On the popular retail site HMV, the album obtained a five star ranking based on sixty-five reviews. [7]

Track listing

CD
No.TitleMusicOriginal ArtistLength
1."New Paradise" (DJ TATSUTA CASSETTE VISION’s REMIX)DJ TATSUTA w-inds 4:54
2."What Can I Do?" (floatin’ reflex REMIX)Hayabusa FLAME 4:24
3."Paradox" (TinyVoice,Production REMIX)Ryosuke Imaiw-inds4:10
4."Fly Away" (AKIRA’S CONQUISTADOR REMIX)AKIRA Lead 4:42
5."Forever Memories" (Sweet Memories REMIX) DJ CELORY w-inds4:50
6."Bye My Love" (TinyVoice,Production REMIX)Ryosuke ImaiFLAME4:02
7."show me the way" (TinyVoice,Production REMIX)Ryosuke ImaiLead4:17
8."Another Days" (The Real Vibe Remix)Shinchiro Murayamaw-inds5:19
9."Mune no Kodou" (Liga Oriente Remix)Kazunori FujimotoFLAME4:30
10."buddies Mega Mix" (TinyVoice,Production REMIX)Ryosuke Imaiw-inds • FLAME • Lead5:08
Total length:46:16

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References

  1. ↑ "buddies / w-inds.,FLAME,Lead / ORICON NEWS". Oricon . Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  2. ↑ "buddies / w-inds., FLAME, LeadのCDレンタル・通販". TSUTAYA. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  3. ↑ "２１世紀アルバム総合売上げランキング９". Sazan Street. January 31, 2010. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  4. ↑ "BOYS' QUEST - FLAME". Last.fm. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  5. ↑ "LIFE ON DA BEAT / Lead / Oricon News". Oricon. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  6. ↑ "buddies w-inds., FLAME, Lead CD Album". CD Japan. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Buddies: W-inds / Flame / Lead on HMV&BOOKS online". HMV&BOOKS. Retrieved May 28, 2018.


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