Best of Wands History is the third and final greatest hits album by Japanese pop-rock band Wands.[1] It was released on 9 June 2000 under B-Gram Records label. This album consists of selected singles and album pick-ups with vocalists Show Uesugi and Jiro Waku. The album reached #17 in its first week and sold 16,000 copies. The album charted for 4 weeks and sold more than 37,000 copies.[2]
| Best of Wands History | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 9 June 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1991-2000 | |||
| Genre | Japanese pop | |||
| Length | 77 minutes | |||
| Label | B-Gram Records | |||
| Producer | BMF | |||
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Track listing edit
All lyrics are written by Show Uesugi (#1-#9, #12-#14,#16), Miho Komatsu (#10), Izumi Sakai (#11), Shinya Kimura (#18), Issei Sugimoto (#15) and Jirou Kazuhisa (#17)[3]
| No. | Title | Music | Arrangers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sekai ga Owaru Made wa..." (世界が終るまでは…, 8th single) | Tetsurō Oda | Takeshi Hayama | 5:15 |
| 2. | "Toki no Tobira" (時の扉, 4th single) | Kousuke Ohshima | Masao Akashi | 4:16 |
| 3. | "Motto Tsuyoku Kimi wo Dakishimetara" (もっと強く抱きしめたなら, 3rd single) | Yoshio Tatano | Takeshi Hayama | 4:59 |
| 4. | "Ai wo Kataru yori Kuchizuke wo Kawasou" (愛を語るより口づけをかわそう, 5th single) | Tetsurō Oda | Masao Akashi | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Koiseyo Otome" (恋せよ乙女, 6th single) | Kousuke Ohshima | Takeshi Hayama | 4:15 |
| 6. | "Jumpin' Jack Boy" (7th single) | Seiichiro Kuribayashi | Takeshi Hayama | 3:37 |
| 7. | "Secret Night 〜It's My Treat〜" (9th single) | Seiichiro Kuribayashi | Daisuke Ikeda | 5:27 |
| 8. | "Same Side" (10th single) | Hiroshi Shibasaki | Wands | 5:05 |
| 9. | "WORST CRIME〜About a rock star who was a swindler〜" (11th single) | Hiroshi Shibasaki | Hiroshi Shibasaki | 4:07 |
| 10. | "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, 1st Jiro single) | Miho Komatsu | Daisuke Ikeda | 4:40 |
| 11. | "Ashita moshi Kimi ga Kowaretemo" (明日もし君が壊れても, 3rd Jiro single) | Aika Ohno | Wands | 4:16 |
| 12. | "Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto -Live Version-" (世界中の誰よりきっと ～Live Version～も, liver ver. of duet single with Miho Nakayama) | Tetsurou Oda | Masao Akashi | 2:55 |
| 13. | "Taiyou no Tame Iki" (太陽のため息, unreleased song by Show Uesugi) | Hiroshi Shibasaki | Takeshi Hayama | 4:07 |
| 14. | "Baby Baby Baby" (2nd single's c/w) | Kousuke Ohshima | Kousuke Ohshima | 3:49 |
| 15. | "FREEZE" (Jiro 4th single's c/w) | Issei Sugimoto | Wands | 5:10 |
| 16. | "Don't cry" (from 3rd studio album Little Bit…) | Daria Kawashima | Takeshi Hayama | 4:55 |
| 17. | "Please tell me Jesus" (from 5th studio album Awake) | Keiko Utoku | Wands | 3:50 |
| 18. | "Awake" (from 5th studio album Awake) | Issei Sugimoto | Wands | 3:31 |
References edit
- ^ Wands Discography(in Japanese) http://beinggiza.com/ci/artist/wands/
- ^ Oricon rankings. title=Best of Wands History / WANDS | newspaper = Oricon http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/25861/products/123552/1/
- ^ Official track list (in Japanese) http://beinggiza.com/ci/item/JBCJ-1030
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