Gracia | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 1, 2018 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 76:19 | |||
Language | Japanese | |||
Label | Victor | |||
Producer | Mari Hamada | |||
Mari Hamada chronology | ||||
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Limited Edition cover | ||||
Gracia (グラシア, Gurashia) is the 23rd studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on August 1, 2018. The album coincided with Hamada's 35th anniversary in the music industry and marked her return to Victor Entertainment, which had published her albums from 1983 to 1990. It features a roster of guest musicians, including Loudness guitarist Akira Takasaki, Mr. Big members Paul Gilbert and Billy Sheehan, Impellitteri leader Chris Impellitteri, Symphony X guitarist Michael Romeo, Act of Defiance guitarist Chris Broderick, and Planet X keyboardist Derek Sherinian. The album was released in two editions: a single CD and a limited edition two CD + DVD set. A music video for "Black Rain" was released online to promote the album. [1] [2] [3]
Gracia peaked at No. 6 on Oricon's albums chart and No. 9 on Billboard Japan's Hot Albums chart, making it her first top-10 album since Persona in 1996. [4] [5]
All lyrics are written by Mari Hamada
No. | Title | Music | Arrangement | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Black Rain" |
|
| 5:10 |
2. | "Disruptor" | ISAO |
| 4:52 |
3. | "Orience" |
|
| 6:02 |
4. | "Zero" |
|
| 6:07 |
5. | "No More Heroes" |
|
| 5:51 |
6. | "Lost" | Hamada |
| 5:31 |
7. | "Melancholia" | Takashi Masuzaki |
| 5:37 |
8. | "Right On" |
|
| 5:15 |
9. | "Heart of Grace" |
|
| 5:46 |
10. | "Dark Triad" | Hamada |
| 5:58 |
11. | "Mangata" |
|
| 6:50 |
No. | Title | Music | Arrangement | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Seventh Sense" |
|
| 4:54 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Black Rain (Music Video)" | 4:26 |
2. | "Black Rain (Behind the Scenes)" | 4:00 |
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
---|---|
Japanese Albums ( Oricon) [4] | 6 |
Japanese Albums ( Billboard) [5] | 9 |
Top Albums Sales ( Billboard) [6] | 6 |
Gracia | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 1, 2018 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 76:19 | |||
Language | Japanese | |||
Label | Victor | |||
Producer | Mari Hamada | |||
Mari Hamada chronology | ||||
| ||||
Limited Edition cover | ||||
Gracia (グラシア, Gurashia) is the 23rd studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on August 1, 2018. The album coincided with Hamada's 35th anniversary in the music industry and marked her return to Victor Entertainment, which had published her albums from 1983 to 1990. It features a roster of guest musicians, including Loudness guitarist Akira Takasaki, Mr. Big members Paul Gilbert and Billy Sheehan, Impellitteri leader Chris Impellitteri, Symphony X guitarist Michael Romeo, Act of Defiance guitarist Chris Broderick, and Planet X keyboardist Derek Sherinian. The album was released in two editions: a single CD and a limited edition two CD + DVD set. A music video for "Black Rain" was released online to promote the album. [1] [2] [3]
Gracia peaked at No. 6 on Oricon's albums chart and No. 9 on Billboard Japan's Hot Albums chart, making it her first top-10 album since Persona in 1996. [4] [5]
All lyrics are written by Mari Hamada
No. | Title | Music | Arrangement | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Black Rain" |
|
| 5:10 |
2. | "Disruptor" | ISAO |
| 4:52 |
3. | "Orience" |
|
| 6:02 |
4. | "Zero" |
|
| 6:07 |
5. | "No More Heroes" |
|
| 5:51 |
6. | "Lost" | Hamada |
| 5:31 |
7. | "Melancholia" | Takashi Masuzaki |
| 5:37 |
8. | "Right On" |
|
| 5:15 |
9. | "Heart of Grace" |
|
| 5:46 |
10. | "Dark Triad" | Hamada |
| 5:58 |
11. | "Mangata" |
|
| 6:50 |
No. | Title | Music | Arrangement | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Seventh Sense" |
|
| 4:54 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Black Rain (Music Video)" | 4:26 |
2. | "Black Rain (Behind the Scenes)" | 4:00 |
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
---|---|
Japanese Albums ( Oricon) [4] | 6 |
Japanese Albums ( Billboard) [5] | 9 |
Top Albums Sales ( Billboard) [6] | 6 |