is the 24th studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Mari Hamada, released by Victor Entertainment on April 19, 2023. The album coincides with Hamada's 40th anniversary in the music industry. It features a roster of guest musicians, including Loudness guitarist

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, Symphony X guitarist Michael Romeo,

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guitarist Chris Broderick, veteran session guitarist

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bassist Billy Sheehan, Steve Vai bassist Philip Bynoe, veteran session bassist Leland Sklar, veteran keyboardist Jeff Bova,

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keyboardist

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, and violinist

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. The album is available in two editions: a single CD and a limited edition CD + DVD set. The lead track "Tomorrow Never Dies" was released on streaming platforms on March 3, 2023. The album peaked at No. 4 on Oricon's weekly albums chart and '' Billboard Japan''s Hot Albums chart.

Track listing

Personnel

* Chris Broderick – guitar (1–2) * Michael Romeo – guitar, keyboards (3–4, 6) *

– guitar (5) *

– guitar (7, 10–11) * Takashi Masuzaki – acoustic guitar (5), guitar (9) * ISAO – guitar, keyboards (8) * Philip Bynoe – bass (1–2, 5, 9) * Billy Sheehan – bass (3–4) * BOH – bass (6, 8) * Leland Sklar – bass (7, 10–11) *

– keyboards (1–2, 8) * Tatsuo – keyboards (1–2) * Jeff Bova – keyboards (5, 7, 10–11) * Masafumi Nakao – keyboards (7, 9–10) * Marco Minnemann – drums (1–2, 5, 8–9) * Hideki Harasawa – drums (3–4, 6) * Gregg Bissonette – drums (7, 10) * Saori Hoshino – violin (8) *

– violin (11)

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

References

External links

* (Mari Hamada) * (Victor Entertainment) * * {{Authority control 2023 albums 2020s Japanese-language albums Mari Hamada albums Victor Entertainment albums