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B’z: Hihgway X

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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

Jeff Beck and Johnny Deep: 18

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On July 15, 2022, “Rhino” label released “18”, album Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp. It was recorded 2019 – 2022, and was produced by Jeff Beck and Johnny Deep.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Beck – lead guitar, acoustic and rhythm guitar, bass, drums
  • Johnny Depp – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and rhythm guitar, baritone guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, percussion
  • Robert Adam Stevenson – keyboards, piano, strings
  • Tommy Henriksen – keyboards, strings
  • Ben Thomas – keyboards
  • James Pearson – keyboards
  • Jason Rebello – piano
  • Rhonda Smith – bass
  • Pino Palladino – bass
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
  • Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello
  • Olivia Safe – vocals
  • Sandra Beck – album cover
  • Barry Grint – mastering
  • Shon Hartman – product manager
  • Mike Engstrom – project manager
  • Allison Boron, Hugh Gilmour, Jason Etzy, Kent Liu, Kevin Gore, Lisa Gilnes, Matthew Taoatao, Paul Bromby, Rachel Gutek, Sheryl Farber, Susanne Savage – project manager assistants
  • Colin Newman – project manager supervisor

Track listing:

  1. Midnight Walker – Davy Spillane
  2. Death and Resurrection Show – Jaz Coleman, Geordie Walker, Martin Glover, Andy Gill
  3. Time – Dennis Wilson, Karen Lamm
  4. Sad Motherfucker Parade – Jeff Beck, Johnny Deep
  5. Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) – Brian Wilson, Tony Asher
  6. This Is a Song for Miss Hedy Lamarr – Johnny Deep, Tommy Henriksen
  7. Caroline No – Brian Wilson, Tony Asher
  8. Ooo Baby, Baby – Warren “Pete” Moore, Smokey Robinson
  9. What’s Going On – Renaldo Benson, Marvin Gaye, Al Cleveland
  10. Venus in Furs – Lou Reed
  11. Let It Be Me – Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë, Manny Curtis
  12. Stars – Janis Ian
  13. Isolation – John Lennon