Versus (Mr. Children album)

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Versus
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1, 1993
RecordedWaterfront Studios, Tokyo Hilton Hotel, Hitokuchizaka Studio, and Avaco Studio
Genre Pop rock, power pop
Length45:25
Label Toy's Factory
Producer Takeshi Kobayashi
Mr. Children chronology
Kind of Love
(1992)
Versus
(1993)
Atomic Heart
(1994)
Singles from Kind of Love
  1. "Replay"
    Released: July 1, 1993

Versus is the third, and second full-length album, by Japanese rock band Mr. Children released on September 1, 1993. The album debuted on the Japanese Oricon music charts at #3 and sold 802,140 copies during its run on the chart. [1] Just like the previous two albums, Versus contains only one single released on July 1, 1993, titled "Replay" with another album track "And I close to you" also being included in Mr. Children's fourth single "Cross Road". Versus also marked the first time use of Takeshi Kobayashi as a writer and composer for Mr. Children.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Another Mind" Kazutoshi Sakurai Kazutoshi Sakurai5:01
2."Main Street ni ikou (メインストリートに行こう)"Kazutoshi SakuraiKazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi Kobayashi3:45
3."and I close to you"Kazutoshi SakuraiKazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi Kobayashi4:12
4."Replay"Kazutoshi SakuraiKazutoshi Sakurai4:29
5."Marmalade kiss (マーマレード・キッス)"Kazutoshi SakuraiKazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi Kobayashi4:33
6."Shinkirou (蜃気楼)"Kazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi KobayashiKazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi Kobayashi4:41
7."Toubousha (逃亡者)"Takeshi KobayashiTakeshi Kobayashi4:09
8."LOVE"Kazutoshi SakuraiKazutoshi Sakurai4:04
9."Sayonara wa yume no naka he (さよならは夢の中へ)"Kazutoshi SakuraiKazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi Kobayashi5:44
10."my life"Kazutoshi SakuraiKazutoshi Sakurai4:27

Personnel

Production

Production credits for album: [2]

Footnotes

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References

  1. "ミスチル、ニューアルバム完成!(Mr.Children and new album completion!)". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-07-12.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Versus" album booklet, Toy's Factory (1993)