''TMG I'' is the only studio album by Japanese-based supergroup Tak Matsumoto Group, released on June 23, 2004. Eric Martin and

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Tak Matsumoto is a Japanese musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist and main composer of the Rock music, rock duo B'z, the List of best-selling music artists in Japan, best-selling music act in their native Japan. He also ...

, the founder of the band and of B’z fame, was responsible for all of the music. The album topped the Oricon Albums Chart, selling over 90,000 copies, while the single " Oh Japan ~Our Time Is Now~" reached number 3 on the Oricon Singles Chart with 98,346 copies and was the 95th best-selling single of the year.

Track listing

Personnel

Tak Matsumoto Group *

– guitars, rap on "Oh Japan ~Our Time Is Now~" * Eric Martin – lead vocals *

– bass, background vocals, co-lead vocals on "Everything Passes Away" ;Additional musicians *

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– drums on tracks 1-9, 11, 14 * Cindy Blackman – drums on tracks 10, 12-13 * Akira Onozuka – organ on "Two of a Kind" * Shinichiro Ohta – background vocals on "Trapped" * Aimee Joy Misaki – voice on "Everything Passes Away"

Charts

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