New Love (B'z album) explained

New Love is the twenty-first studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on May 29, 2019, about a year and a half after their previous album Dinosaur. It is the first B'z album to not have an accompanying single, though music videos were produced for "Tsuwamono, Hashiru", "Wolf", and "Majestic".^{[1] [2] [3]}

The album debuted at number one on the Oricon weekly albums chart and on the Billboard Japan album chart.^{[4] [5]}

The album comes in three editions: A standard CD edition, a vinyl edition, and a limited edition box set featuring the CD with a t-shirt featuring the album art.^[6]

"Wolf" was used as the ending theme for the Japanese TV show Suits.^[7] "Majestic" was used in a Pocky commercial and "Tsuwamono, Hashiru" was used in commercials for Lipovitan to support the Japan national rugby union team.^{[8] [9]}

Personnel

B'z

• Koshi Inaba – vocals, blues harp on "Deus"
• Tak Matsumoto – guitars

Additional musicians

• Joe Perry – guitar on "Rain & Dream"
• Yukihide "YT" Takiyama – backing vocals on "Deus" and "Majestic"
• Sam Pomanti – backing vocals on "Mr. Armour"
• Brian Tichy – drums on tracks 1, 4, 6-8, 10-13
• Shane Gaalaas – drums on "Tsuwamono, Hashiru"
• Tomu Tamada – drums on "Wolf" and "Majestic"
• Brittany Maccarello – drums on "Rain & Dream" and "Golden Rookie"
• Mohini Dey – bass on tracks 1, 4, 8, 12, 13
• Barry Sparks – bass on "Tsuwamono, Hashiru"
• Seiji Kameda – bass on "Wolf" and "Majestic"
• Robert DeLeo – bass on tracks 6, 7, 9-11
• Jeff Babko – keyboards on tracks 3, 4, 8-12
• Lenny Castro – percussion on tracks 1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12
• Andy Wolf – saxophone on "Wolf"
• Azusa Tojo – trombone
• Kenichiro Naka – trumpet on "Wolf"
• Mika Hashimoto with Lime Ladies Orchestra – strings on "Da La Da Da"

Production

• Yukihide "YT" Takiyama – arrangement
• Hideyuki Teraji – vocal direction on tracks 1, 4, 6-13, strings arrangement on "Da La Da Da"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	1
Japanese Albums (Billboard Japan)	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)	Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10]	9
Japanese Albums (Billboard Japan)[11]	8

Certifications

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Notes and References

1. Web site: B'z / 兵、走る. YouTube.
2. Web site: B'z / WOLF. YouTube.
3. Web site: B'z / マジェスティック. YouTube.
4. Web site: 2019年05月27日～2019年06月02日 オリコン週間 アルバムランキング. 2020-12-11. ORICON NEWS.
5. Web site: 【ビルボード】B'z『NEW LOVE』が21万枚売り上げてALセールス首位獲得 椎名林檎/布袋寅泰が続く Daily News. 2020-12-11. Billboard JAPAN. ja.
6. Web site: B'z、5月に21枚目アルバム「NEW LOVE」 . 2020-12-11 . 音楽ナタリー . ja.
7. Web site: B'z、織田裕二×JUMP中島裕翔の月9ドラマ「SUITS」主題歌書き下ろし . 2020-12-11 . 音楽ナタリー . ja.
8. Web site: B'z新曲「マジェスティック」がフルバージョンで流れる「ポッキー」Web限定動画公開（動画あり / 写真10枚） . 2020-12-11 . 音楽ナタリー . ja.
9. Web site: B'zが新曲でラグビー日本代表を応援「畏敬の念を抱きながら作りました」（動画あり / コメントあり） . 2020-12-11 . 音楽ナタリー . ja.
10. Web site: 【オリコン年間ランキング 2019】嵐が18年ぶり200億円超えで総合首位、米津玄師、あいみょん、髭男がデジタルシーンを席巻 4ページ目. 2020-12-11. ORICON NEWS.
11. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Year End Charts. 2020-12-11. Billboard JAPAN. ja.
12. Web site: 乃木坂46がミリオン、Hey!Say!JUMP/山田涼介、SEVENTEEN、B'zがプラチナ5月度レコ協GD認定. 2020-12-11. ORICON NEWS.