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.

1. Sleepless
2. Hard Rain Love
3. Comeback – Itoshiki Hahen
4. Yes Yes Yes
5. Highway X
6. Mamirena
7. Yamate Doori ni Kaze
8. Live
9. Daydream
10. Unite
11. You Are My Best