GTBT (album)

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GTBT
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 6, 2010 (2010-10-06)
Recorded2010
Genre J-pop, rock
Length41:49
Label Giza Studio
Producer Chicago Poodle
Chicago Poodle chronology
Boku Tabi
(2009)
GTBT
(2010)
History 1
(2011)
Singles from GTBT
  1. "Ai to Shaberu Kotoba (Mono)"
    Released: 14 February 2010 (digital single)
  2. "Fly ~Kaze ga Fukinuketeiku~"
    Released: 12 May 2010
  3. "Is This LOVE?"
    Released: 11 August 2010 (digital single)

GTBT is the second studio album by Japanese pop-rock band Chicago Poodle. It was released on 6 October 2010 by Giza Studio label. [1]

Contents

Background

GTBT literally means "Good Times Bad Times". [2]

The album consists of three previously released singles, such as Ai to Shaberu Kotoba (Mono), Fly ~Kaze ga Fukinuketeiku~ and Is This LOVE?. The single Ai to Shaberu Kotoba is the first self-arranged song by the vocalist and composer Kouta Hanazawa. [3]

Charting

The album reached #54 rank in Oricon for first week and sold 1,777 copies. It charted for 2 weeks and sold 2,334 copies. [4]

Track listing

All the songs has been arranged by Chicago Poodle (except of #5, by Kouta Hanazawa)

All music is composed by Kouta Hanazawa

GTBT [5]
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Is This LOVE?"Kenji Tsujimoto3:53
2."PEACE!!"Tsujimoto4:24
3."Kokoro Kimi Moyou (心キミ模様)"Norihito Yamaguchi4:01
4."No Regret"Yamaguchi4:36
5."Ai to Shaberu Kotoba (Mono) (愛と呼べる言葉(もの))"Kouta Hanazawa2:46
6."Fly ~Kaze ga Fukinuketeiku~ (Fly 〜風が吹き抜けていく〜)"Tsujimoto4:16
7."30"Tsujimoto4:12
8."Ame Agari no Ballad (雨上がりのバラッド)"Yamaguchi3:30
9."film of life"Yamaguchi4:26
10."Ai no Tane (アイノタネ)"Yamaguchi5:46
Total length:41:49

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