Versus (Mr. Children album)

Versus is the third, and second full-length album, by Japanese rock band Mr. Children released on September 1, 1993. The album debuted on the Japanese Oricon music charts at #3 and sold 802,140 copies during its run on the chart.[1] Just like the previous two albums, Versus contains only one single released on July 1, 1993, titled "Replay" with another album track "And I close to you" also being included in Mr. Children's fourth single "Cross Road". Versus also marked the first time use of Takeshi Kobayashi as a writer and composer for Mr. Children.

Versus
Studio album by
Mr. Children
ReleasedSeptember 1, 1993
RecordedWaterfront Studios, Tokyo Hilton Hotel, Hitokuchizaka Studio, and Avaco Studio
GenrePop rock, power pop
Length45:25
LabelToy's Factory
ProducerTakeshi Kobayashi
Mr. Children chronology
Kind of Love
(1992)		 Versus
(1993)		 Atomic Heart
(1994)
Singles from Kind of Love
  1. "Replay"
    Released: July 1, 1993

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Another Mind"Kazutoshi SakuraiKazutoshi Sakurai5:01
2."Main Street ni ikou (メインストリートに行こう)"Kazutoshi SakuraiKazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi Kobayashi3:45
3."and I close to you"Kazutoshi SakuraiKazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi Kobayashi4:12
4."Replay"Kazutoshi SakuraiKazutoshi Sakurai4:29
5."Marmalade kiss (マーマレード・キッス)"Kazutoshi SakuraiKazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi Kobayashi4:33
6."Shinkirou (蜃気楼)"Kazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi KobayashiKazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi Kobayashi4:41
7."Toubousha (逃亡者)"Takeshi KobayashiTakeshi Kobayashi4:09
8."LOVE"Kazutoshi SakuraiKazutoshi Sakurai4:04
9."Sayonara wa yume no naka he (さよならは夢の中へ)"Kazutoshi SakuraiKazutoshi Sakurai, Takeshi Kobayashi5:44
10."my life"Kazutoshi SakuraiKazutoshi Sakurai4:27

Personnel

Production

Production credits for album:[2]

  • Producer - Takeshi Kobyashi
  • Executive producer - Takamitsu Ide, Mitsunori Kadoike
  • Recording - Kunihiko Imai[a], Hiroshi Hiranuma, and Doug Conroy
  • Mixing - Hiroshi Hiranuma, Kunihiko Imai[a]
  • Brass arrangement - Takuo Yamamoto[b]
  • A&R chief - Koichi Inaba
  • A&R director - Makoto Nakanishi, Katsumi Shinohara
  • Computer programming - Ken Matsumoto
  • Assistant engineering - Greg Digesu, Jeff Mauriello, Kenji Nagashima, Yoshitaka Shirahata, Kei Kosaka, and Tomoaki Sato
  • Recording - Waterfront Studios, Tokyo Hilton Hotel, Hitokuchizaka Studio, and Avaco Studio
  • Mixed at - Peninsula, Studio Vincent
  • Mastering - Gateway Mastering
  • Mastered by - Bob Ludwig
  • U.S production supervision - Kaz Hayashida
  • Account Administration - Jeff Schwartz and Rupert Gray
  • Translator - Rika Nakaya
  • Recording co-ordination - Akira Yasukawa
  • Promotion - Naoki Imoto
  • Sales promotion - Masayuki Nakagawa
  • Art Direction - Mitsuo Shindo
  • Designer - Satoshi Nakamura
  • Photographer - Meisa Fujishiro
  • Stylist - Hiroko Umeyama
  • Marine coordinator - Masato Nagai
  • Artist management - Isao Tanuma and Kazushiro Miura
  • Desk management - Tomoko Okada
  • Production management - Tetsuhiko /nono
  • Production co-ordination - Harumi Oshima
  • P.R management - Chikane Kumagai

Footnotes
  • a.^ Kunihiko Imai is credited for mixing and recording the song "Replay" only.
  • b.^ For the song "Main Street ni ikou" and "Toubousha".

References
  1. "ミスチル、ニューアルバム完成！(Mr.Children and new album completion!)". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-07-12.
  2. "Versus" album booklet, Toy's Factory (1993)
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