New Love (B'z album)

New Love
Studio album by B'z
Released	May 29, 2019
Recorded	2018–2019
Genre	Hard rock blues rock
Length	55:16
Label	Vermillion
Producer	Tak Matsumoto
B'z chronology
Dinosaur (2017) New Love (2019) Highway X (2022)

New Love is the twenty-first studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on May 29, 2019, about a year and a half after their previous album Dinosaur. It is the first B'z album to not have an accompanying single, though music videos were produced for "Tsuwamono, Hashiru", "Wolf", and "Majestic". ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The album debuted at number one on the Oricon weekly albums chart and on the Billboard Japan album chart. ^{[4] [5]}

The album comes in three editions: A standard CD edition, a vinyl edition, and a limited edition box set featuring the CD with a t-shirt featuring the album art. ^[6]

"Wolf" was used as the ending theme for the Japanese TV show Suits. ^[7] "Majestic" was used in a Pocky commercial and "Tsuwamono, Hashiru" was used in commercials for Lipovitan to support the Japan national rugby union team. ^{[8] [9]}

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Length
1.	"My New Love (マイニューラブ, My New Love)"	3:19
2.	"Tsuwamono, Hashiru (兵、走る, Soldier, Run)"	4:14
3.	"Wolf"	3:51
4.	"Deus (デウス, Deus)"	4:13
5.	"Majestic (マジェスティック, Majestic)"	4:14
6.	"Mr. Armour"	3:23
7.	"Da La Da Da"	4:46
8.	"Koi Karasu (恋鴉, Love Crow)"	3:35
9.	"Rain & Dream"	6:20
10.	"Ore yo Karma wo Ikiro (俺よカルマを生きろ, Living My Karma)"
11.	"Golden Rookie (ゴールデンルーキー, Golden Rookie)"	4:48
12.	"Sick"	4:05
13.	"Towa ni Wakaku (トワニワカク, Forever Young)"	4:18
Total length:		55:16

Personnel

B'z

• Koshi Inaba – vocals, blues harp on "Deus"
• Tak Matsumoto – guitars

Additional musicians

• Joe Perry – guitar on "Rain & Dream"
• Yukihide "YT" Takiyama – backing vocals on "Deus" and "Majestic"
• Sam Pomanti – backing vocals on "Mr. Armour"
• Brian Tichy – drums on tracks 1, 4, 6–8, 10–13
• Shane Gaalaas – drums on "Tsuwamono, Hashiru"
• Tomu Tamada – drums on "Wolf" and "Majestic"
• Brittany Maccarello – drums on "Rain & Dream" and "Golden Rookie"
• Mohini Dey – bass on tracks 1, 4, 8, 12, 13
• Barry Sparks – bass on "Tsuwamono, Hashiru"
• Seiji Kameda – bass on "Wolf" and "Majestic"
• Robert DeLeo – bass on tracks 6, 7, 9–11
• Jeff Babko – keyboards on tracks 3, 4, 8–12
• Lenny Castro – percussion on tracks 1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12
• Andy Wolf – saxophone on "Wolf"
• Azusa Tojo – trombone
• Kenichiro Naka – trumpet on "Wolf"
• Mika Hashimoto with Lime Ladies Orchestra – strings on "Da La Da Da"

Production

• Yukihide "YT" Takiyama – arrangement
• Hideyuki Teraji – vocal direction on tracks 1, 4, 6–13, strings arrangement on "Da La Da Da"

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2019) Peak position Japanese Albums (Oricon) 1 Japanese Albums ( Billboard Japan ) 1

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position Japanese Albums (Oricon) [10] 9 Japanese Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [11] 8

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [12]	Platinum	250,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "B'z / 兵、走る". YouTube .
2. "B'z / WOLF". YouTube.
3. "B'z / マジェスティック". YouTube.
4. "2019年05月27日～2019年06月02日 オリコン週間 アルバムランキング". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
5. "【ビルボード】B'z『NEW LOVE』が21万枚売り上げてALセールス首位獲得 椎名林檎/布袋寅泰が続く | Daily News". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
6. "B'z、5月に21枚目アルバム「NEW LOVE」". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
7. "B'z、織田裕二×JUMP中島裕翔の月9ドラマ「SUITS」主題歌書き下ろし". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
8. "B'z新曲「マジェスティック」がフルバージョンで流れる「ポッキー」Web限定動画公開（動画あり / 写真10枚）". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
9. "B'zが新曲でラグビー日本代表を応援「畏敬の念を抱きながら作りました」（動画あり / コメントあり）". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
10. "【オリコン年間ランキング 2019】嵐が18年ぶり200億円超えで総合首位、米津玄師、あいみょん、髭男がデジタルシーンを席巻 4ページ目". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
11. "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Year End | Charts". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
12. "Japanese album certifications – B'z – New Love" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.