''Gold Skool'' is the sixteenth studio album of Japanese singer Toshinobu Kubota, released on August 3, 2011. The album charted at number 3 on the Oricon Albums chart and remained on the charts for total of 18 weeks. The album sold over 78,124 units in Japan.

Release and promotion

In collaboration with Sony Music Entertainment Japan and Mastersix Foundation, Gold Skool was first released in Japan on August 3, 2011. On the same day of its release, a limited edition of the album was released, which featured an exclusive DVD. The album debuted at number 3 on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart and remained on the chart for total of eighteen weeks. Gold Skool also charted at number 7 on the Oricon Monthly Albums chart and at number 79 on the Oricon Yearly Albums chart, selling over 33,000 copies in its first week of release."Oricon" Toshinobu Kubota, TOP3 latest work is the first time in 14 years and 8 months
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Singles

Nagareboshi to Koi no Ame was released July 13, 2011. The song commemorate Kubota's twenty-five years in the music industry. The single charted at number 15 on the Oricon Daily Singles chart, selling 2,727 copies in its first week. The song also charted at number 7 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 Songs chart. The second single "

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" was released on September 28, 2011. The song opened up on the Oricon Daily Singles at number 13. The song later moved back to the number 20 position, selling 3,287 copies in Japan. The song also charted at number 20 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart, number 25 on the RIAJ Digital Tracks chart, and number 23 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart.Kubota Toshinobu
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group member Atsushi, chart at number 1 on the RIAJ Digital Tracks chart.

Tour

In October 2011, Kubota began the Gold Skool Tour. The tour schedule twenty-eight performance dates. The tour began on October 7, 2011, at Misato City Culture Hall in Saitama, Japan. The tour officially concluded on December 25, 2011, where Kubota performed at Fukuoka City Hall for the second time during the tour. After the tour ended, Kubota began the "Party Ain't A Party Tour" in January 2012. A special performance was recorded at National Yoyogi Stadium in Tokyo on January 21 and 22. The performance was released on DVD and Blu-ray under the title "Party Ain't A Party" on May 30, 2012. The concert DVD charted at number 5 on the Oricon DVD charts.

Track list

Standard edition # "Gold Skool: Foreplay" #"Jungle Love" #"Wednesday Lounge" #"Winds" #"Prisoner" #"Golden Smile" (featuring

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) #"Gold Skool: The Play" #"Still In My Mind" #"Tick Tock" #"Rn'B Healing" #"Umi e Kinasai" #" Nagareboshi to Koi no Ame" #"

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Charts

Oricon Sales Chart

References

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