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. It was released on 29 November 2017. It came after a hiatus in which the members released solo projects, including vocalist/lyricist

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's collaborative album with

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's solo effort ''

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'' soundtrack.

Track listing

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Personnel

;B'z *

– vocals *

– guitars ;Session members * Yukihide "YT" Takiyama – backing vocals on tracks 7, 8, 10, 12 * Sam Pomanti – backing vocals on "Skyrocket" and "Rooftop" *

Barry Sparks Barry Sparks (born June 20, 1968 in Lucasville, Ohio) is an American Rock bassist/Guitarist from legendary bands such as Yngwie Malmsteen, the Michael Schenker Group, UFO, Dokken, and Ted Nugent, amongst others. Currently Sparks is part of the to ...

– bass on tracks 1, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 *

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– bass on tracks 1, 2, 6 * Steve Billman – bass on "Haruka" and "Queen of the Night" *

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– bass "Still Alive" *

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– keyboards on all tracks except "Still Alive" *

Shane Gaalaas Shane Gaalaas (born August 8, 1967) is a Canadian-born drummer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter best known for his long running affiliation with Japanese rock superstars B'z, whom he joined in 2002, and his extensive work with guitar virtuo ...

– drums on tracks 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13 *

Tommy Clufetos Tommy Clufetos (born December 30, 1979) is an American session drummer most noted for his work with Black Sabbath during their Black Sabbath Reunion Tour, which highlighted their new album '' 13''. He also toured with them on their final tour. ...

– drums on tracks 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 12 * Nobu Saito – percussion on tracks 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13 *

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– percussion on tracks 1, 2, 6 * Greg Vail – saxophone on "Yowai Otoko" ;Production * Yukihide "YT" Takiyama – arrangement and recording on all tracks except "Still Alive" * Hideyuki Terachi – arrangement and vocal direction on "Still Alive" * Hiroyuki Kobayashi – recording and mixing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

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