is the 22nd studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter
Mari Hamada
is a Japanese heavy metal and pop rock singer. Since her debut in 1983, Hamada has been known as the "Heavy Metal Queen" of Japan. Throughout her career, she has released 25 singles and 23 studio albums.
Biography Early history
Mari Ham ...
, released on January 13, 2016. Hamada's first new album after a four-year hiatus, it was her final release by
Meldac/Tokuma Japan after being with the label for 14 years. The album is offered in two editions: a single CD and a limited edition with a bonus disc.
''Mission'' peaked at No. 11 on
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ...
's albums chart and No. 13 on ''
Billboard Japan
''Billboard Japan'' is a sister organization of the U.S.-based music magazine '' Billboard''. It is operated by the Japanese Osaka-based company Hanshin Contents Link (a subsidiary of Hanshin Electric Railway
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''s Hot Albums chart.
Track listing
Personnel
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Michael Landau – guitar
* Ralph Perucci – guitar
* Hiroyuki Ohtsuki – guitar, bass
* Nozomu Wakai – guitar, keyboards
* Yōichi Fujii – guitar
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Billy Sheehan
William Sheehan (born March 19, 1953) is an American musician. He is best known for playing the bass guitar with acts such as Talas, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, Niacin, and The Winery Dogs. He is also known for his "lead bass" playing ...
– bass
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Leland Sklar
Leland Bruce Sklar (born May 28, 1947) is an American bassist and session musician. Sklar rose to prominence as a member of James Taylor's backing band, which coaleced into a group in its own right, The Section. This group of musicians so frequ ...
– bass
* Kōichi Terasawa – bass
* Tomonori "You" Yamada – bass
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Jeff Bova
Jeff Bova (born Jeffrey Bova in 1953) is an American musician. He has been active in the music industry since the mid-1970s, contributing to recordings by significant mainstream artists like Celine Dion, Michael Jackson, Blondie, Eric Clapton, ...
– keyboards
* Takanobu Masuda – keyboards
* Yūichi Matsuzaki – keyboards
* Rei Atsumi – keyboards
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Gregg Bissonette
Gregg Bissonette (born June 9, 1959) is an American jazz and rock drummer and vocalist. He is the brother of bassist Matt Bissonette, with whom he frequently collaborates. He has played on albums by dozens of recording artists, including David ...
– drums
* Satoshi "Joe" Miyawaki – drums
Charts
References
External links
* (Mari Hamada)
Official website(Tokuma Japan)
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2016 albums
Japanese-language albums
Mari Hamada albums
Tokuma Shoten albums