is the 14th 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 Hama ...

, released on October 21, 1998. Produced by Hamada and Jody Gray, it was Hamada's first release by

Polydor Records Polydor Records Ltd. is a German-British record label that operates as part of Universal Music Group. It has a close relationship with Universal's Interscope Geffen A&M Records label, which distributes Polydor's releases in the United States. ...

. The album was reissued alongside Hamada's past releases on January 15, 2014. ''Philosophia'' peaked at No. 18 on

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's albums chart.

Track listing

Charts

Personnel

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– guitar * Dean Parks – guitar * Takashi Masuzaki – guitar * Hiroyuki Ohtsuki – guitar *

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 * Robbie Buchanan – keyboards * Kevin Savigor – keyboards * John Robinson – drums * Mike Baird – drums * Lenny Castro – percussion * Grant Geissan – mandolin * Sid Page – violin

References

External links

* (Mari Hamada) * (Universal Music Japan) * * {{Authority control 1998 albums 1990s Japanese-language albums Mari Hamada albums Polydor Records albums