Awake is the third studio album by Japanese rock band Wands. The album was released with new members.[1] The album includes all singles released by new members of Wands. The album was released on October 27, 1999 under B-Gram Records label. It reached #18 on the Oricon charts for its first week with 16,940 sold copies. The album charted for 3 weeks and sold 25,640 copies. It was the band's final release before their disbandment in 2000.[2][3] Prior to their disbandment, they released a compilation album entitled Best of Wands History.
| Awake | ||||
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| Released | October 27, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1997-1999 | |||
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| Length | 46 minutes | |||
| Label | B-Gram records | |||
| Producer | CHOKAKU | |||
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| Singles from Awake | ||||
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Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Awake" | Shinya Kimura | Issei Sugimoto | Wands | 3:31 |
| 2. | "Brand New Love" | Izumi Sakai (Zard) | Masaaki Watanuki | Wands | 5:04 |
| 3. | "Kumo ga Nagareru Kata he" (雲が流れる方へ) | Issei Sugimoto | Issei Sugimoto Shinya Kimura | Wands | 4:17 |
| 4. | "With you ~living in my heart~" | Shinya Kimura | Shinya Kimura | Wands | 4:57 |
| 5. | "Silence" | Jirou Kazuhisa | Shinya Kimura | Wands | 3:42 |
| 6. | "Kyou, Nanika no Hazumi de Ikiteiru" (「今日、ナニカノハズミデ生きている」) | Nana Azuki (Garnet Crow) | Makoto Miyoshi (Rumania Montevideo) | Wands | 3:42 |
| 7. | "BLACK or WHITE" | Issei Sugimoto | Shinya Kimura | Wands | 4:04 |
| 8. | "Time washed away" | Jirou Kazuhisa | Shinya Kimura | Wands | 2:22 |
| 9. | "Ashita Moshi Kimi ga Kowaretemo" (明日もし君が壊れても) | Izumi Sakai | Aika Ohno | Wands | 4:16 |
| 10. | "Still in love" | Shinya Kimura | Shinya Kimura Issei Sugimoto | Wands | 3:31 |
| 11. | "Please tell me Jesus" | Jirou Kazuhisa | Keiko Utoku | Wands | 3:49 |
| 12. | "Sabitsuita Machine Gun de Ima wo Uchinikou" (錆びついたマシンガンで今を撃ち抜こう) | Miho Komatsu | Miho Komatsu | Daisuke Ikeda | 4:42 |
| 13. | "Where there's a will…" | Jirou Kazuhisa | Shinya Kimura | Wands | 4:42 |
Cover edit
- Zard later self-covered "Brand New Love" on their album Eien and "Ashita Moshi Kimi ga Kowaretemo" on Toki no Tsubasa.
- Miho Komatsu covered "Sabitsuita Machine Gun de Ima wo Uchinikou" on her debut album Nazo.
References edit
- ^ Wands Discography(in Japanese) http://beinggiza.com/ci/artist/wands/
- ^ Oricon rankings http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/25861/products/123548/1/
- ^ Official track list http://beinggiza.com/ci/item/JBCJ-1025