On August 10, 2022, “Vermillion” label released “Highway X”, the twenty-second B’z studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Tak Matsumoto.
Personnel:
- Koshi Inaba – vocals
- Tak Matsumoto – guitars, backing vocals
- Akira Onozuka – piano, organ, Wurlitzer, synthesizer
- Ken Kawamura – organ, theremin, synthesizer
- Yukihide “YT” Takiyama – bass
- Rhonda Smith – bass
- Takeshi Taneda – bass
- Brian Tichy – drums
- Tom Tamada – drums
- Watanabe Fire – tenor saxophone
- Takahiro Miyazaki – baritone saxophone
- Osamu Ueishi – trumpet
- Motoko Hasegawa – trumpet
- Azusa Tojo – trombone
- Nobu Saito – tambourine, reco-reco, conga, cowbell, wind chimes, shaker, triangle
- Mai Origami – backing vocals
- MissTy – backing vocals
- Yuki Asanuma – backing vocals
- Michiya Nakahara – backing vocals
- Rie Kodera with Lime Ladies Orchestra – strings
- Yukihide “YT” Takiyama – arrangements, recording
- Yoshinobu Ohga – arrangements
- Hideyuki Terachi – arrangements, vocal direction
- Hiroyuki Kobayashi – recording, mixing
Track listing:
All lyrics by Koshi Inaba; all music by Tak Matsumoto.
- Sleepless
- Hard Rain Love
- Comeback – Itoshiki Hahen
- Yes Yes Yes
- Highway X
- Mamirena
- Yamate Doori ni Kaze
- Live
- Daydream
- Unite
- You Are My Best
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