| Versus | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | Waterfront Studios, Tokyo Hilton Hotel, Hitokuchizaka Studio, and Avaco Studio | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, power pop | |||
| Length | 45:25 | |||
| Label | Toy's Factory | |||
| Producer | Takeshi Kobayashi | |||
| Mr. Children chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Kind of Love | ||||
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Versus is the third, and second full-length album, by Japanese rock band Mr. Children released on September 1, 1993. The album debuted on the Japanese Oricon music charts at #3 and sold 802,140 copies during its run on the chart. [1] Just like the previous two albums, Versus contains only one single released on July 1, 1993, titled " Replay" with another album track "And I close to you" also being included in Mr. Children's fourth single " Cross Road". Versus also marked the first time use of Takeshi Kobayashi as a writer and composer for Mr. Children.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Another Mind" | Kazutoshi Sakurai | Kazutoshi Sakurai | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Main Street ni ikou (メインストリートに行こう)" | Kazutoshi Sakurai | Kazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi Kobayashi | 3:45 |
| 3. | " and I close to you" | Kazutoshi Sakurai | Kazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi Kobayashi | 4:12 |
| 4. | " Replay" | Kazutoshi Sakurai | Kazutoshi Sakurai | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Marmalade kiss (マーマレード・キッス)" | Kazutoshi Sakurai | Kazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi Kobayashi | 4:33 |
| 6. | "Shinkirou (蜃気楼)" | Kazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi Kobayashi | Kazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi Kobayashi | 4:41 |
| 7. | "Toubousha (逃亡者)" | Takeshi Kobayashi | Takeshi Kobayashi | 4:09 |
| 8. | "LOVE" | Kazutoshi Sakurai | Kazutoshi Sakurai | 4:04 |
| 9. | "Sayonara wa yume no naka he (さよならは夢の中へ)" | Kazutoshi Sakurai | Kazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi Kobayashi | 5:44 |
| 10. | "my life" | Kazutoshi Sakurai | Kazutoshi Sakurai | 4:27 |
Personnel
- Kazutoshi Sakurai – vocals, guitar
- Kenichi Tahara – guitar
- Keisuke Nakagawa – bass
- Hideya Suzuki – drums, vocals
- Carol Steele - percussion [2]
- Takuo Yamamoto - tenor, baritone sax, recorder [2]
- Yoichi Murata - trombone [2]
- Toshio Araki - trumpet [2]
Production
Production credits for album: [2]
- Producer - Takeshi Kobyashi
- Executive producer - Takamitsu Ide, Mitsunori Kadoike
- Recording - Kunihiko Imai [a], Hiroshi Hiranuma, and Doug Conroy
- Mixing - Hiroshi Hiranuma, Kunihiko Imai [a]
- Brass arrangement - Takuo Yamamoto [b]
- A&R chief - Koichi Inaba
- A&R director - Makoto Nakanishi, Katsumi Shinohara
- Computer programming - Ken Matsumoto
- Assistant engineering - Greg Digesu, Jeff Mauriello, Kenji Nagashima, Yoshitaka Shirahata, Kei Kosaka, and Tomoaki Sato
- Recording - Waterfront Studios, Tokyo Hilton Hotel, Hitokuchizaka Studio, and Avaco Studio
- Mixed at - Peninsula, Studio Vincent
- Mastering - Gateway Mastering
- Mastered by - Bob Ludwig
- U.S production supervision - Kaz Hayashida
- Account Administration - Jeff Schwartz and Rupert Gray
- Translator - Rika Nakaya
- Recording co-ordination - Akira Yasukawa
- Promotion - Naoki Imoto
- Sales promotion - Masayuki Nakagawa
- Art Direction - Mitsuo Shindo
- Designer - Satoshi Nakamura
- Photographer - Meisa Fujishiro
- Stylist - Hiroko Umeyama
- Marine coordinator - Masato Nagai
- Artist management - Isao Tanuma and Kazushiro Miura
- Desk management - Tomoko Okada
- Production management - Tetsuhiko /nono
- Production co-ordination - Harumi Oshima
- P.R management - Chikane Kumagai
Footnotes
References
| Versus | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | Waterfront Studios, Tokyo Hilton Hotel, Hitokuchizaka Studio, and Avaco Studio | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, power pop | |||
| Length | 45:25 | |||
| Label | Toy's Factory | |||
| Producer | Takeshi Kobayashi | |||
| Mr. Children chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Kind of Love | ||||
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Versus is the third, and second full-length album, by Japanese rock band Mr. Children released on September 1, 1993. The album debuted on the Japanese Oricon music charts at #3 and sold 802,140 copies during its run on the chart. [1] Just like the previous two albums, Versus contains only one single released on July 1, 1993, titled " Replay" with another album track "And I close to you" also being included in Mr. Children's fourth single " Cross Road". Versus also marked the first time use of Takeshi Kobayashi as a writer and composer for Mr. Children.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Another Mind" | Kazutoshi Sakurai | Kazutoshi Sakurai | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Main Street ni ikou (メインストリートに行こう)" | Kazutoshi Sakurai | Kazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi Kobayashi | 3:45 |
| 3. | " and I close to you" | Kazutoshi Sakurai | Kazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi Kobayashi | 4:12 |
| 4. | " Replay" | Kazutoshi Sakurai | Kazutoshi Sakurai | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Marmalade kiss (マーマレード・キッス)" | Kazutoshi Sakurai | Kazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi Kobayashi | 4:33 |
| 6. | "Shinkirou (蜃気楼)" | Kazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi Kobayashi | Kazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi Kobayashi | 4:41 |
| 7. | "Toubousha (逃亡者)" | Takeshi Kobayashi | Takeshi Kobayashi | 4:09 |
| 8. | "LOVE" | Kazutoshi Sakurai | Kazutoshi Sakurai | 4:04 |
| 9. | "Sayonara wa yume no naka he (さよならは夢の中へ)" | Kazutoshi Sakurai | Kazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi Kobayashi | 5:44 |
| 10. | "my life" | Kazutoshi Sakurai | Kazutoshi Sakurai | 4:27 |
Personnel
- Kazutoshi Sakurai – vocals, guitar
- Kenichi Tahara – guitar
- Keisuke Nakagawa – bass
- Hideya Suzuki – drums, vocals
- Carol Steele - percussion [2]
- Takuo Yamamoto - tenor, baritone sax, recorder [2]
- Yoichi Murata - trombone [2]
- Toshio Araki - trumpet [2]
Production
Production credits for album: [2]
- Producer - Takeshi Kobyashi
- Executive producer - Takamitsu Ide, Mitsunori Kadoike
- Recording - Kunihiko Imai [a], Hiroshi Hiranuma, and Doug Conroy
- Mixing - Hiroshi Hiranuma, Kunihiko Imai [a]
- Brass arrangement - Takuo Yamamoto [b]
- A&R chief - Koichi Inaba
- A&R director - Makoto Nakanishi, Katsumi Shinohara
- Computer programming - Ken Matsumoto
- Assistant engineering - Greg Digesu, Jeff Mauriello, Kenji Nagashima, Yoshitaka Shirahata, Kei Kosaka, and Tomoaki Sato
- Recording - Waterfront Studios, Tokyo Hilton Hotel, Hitokuchizaka Studio, and Avaco Studio
- Mixed at - Peninsula, Studio Vincent
- Mastering - Gateway Mastering
- Mastered by - Bob Ludwig
- U.S production supervision - Kaz Hayashida
- Account Administration - Jeff Schwartz and Rupert Gray
- Translator - Rika Nakaya
- Recording co-ordination - Akira Yasukawa
- Promotion - Naoki Imoto
- Sales promotion - Masayuki Nakagawa
- Art Direction - Mitsuo Shindo
- Designer - Satoshi Nakamura
- Photographer - Meisa Fujishiro
- Stylist - Hiroko Umeyama
- Marine coordinator - Masato Nagai
- Artist management - Isao Tanuma and Kazushiro Miura
- Desk management - Tomoko Okada
- Production management - Tetsuhiko /nono
- Production co-ordination - Harumi Oshima
- P.R management - Chikane Kumagai