Wands (Wands album)

Wands is the first mini studio album by Japanese rock band Wands. The album was released on June 17, 1992 under B-Gram Records label.[1]

Wands
EP by
Wands
ReleasedJune 17, 1992 (1992-06-17)
Recorded1991-1992
GenreJ-pop, rock
Length27:54
LabelB-Gram Records
ProducerDaiko Nagato
Wands chronology
Wands
(1992)		 Toki no Tobira
(1993)
Singles from Wands
  1. "Sabishisa wa Aki no Iro"
    Released: December 4, 1991
  2. "Furimuite Dakishimete"
    Released: May 13, 1992

Background

The album includes 2 previously released singles, Sabishisa wa Aki no Iro and Furimuite Dakishimete. The composer of debut single, Seiichirou Kuribayashi later self-covered Wands debut single on his fifth studio album Awanakutemo I Love You. Fifteen years later, vocalist Show self-covered debut single on his cover album "Spoils".

Promotion

Sabishisa wa Aki no Iro was used as an insert song for japanese television drama series Hotel Women. Two weeks later after single release it was included in drama soundtrack before Wands debut album.

Furimuite Dakishimete was used as an opening theme for TV Asahi information program Oh! L Club.

Commercial performance

It reached #10 rank on the Oricon Weekly charts with 4,910 sold copies. It charted for 37 weeks and sold over 349,420 copies.[2] It was 48th best sold album in 1993.[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Show Uesugi[4].

No.TitleMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Furimuite Dakishimete" (ふりむいて抱きしめて)Kousuke OhshimaOhshima4:04
2."Cloudy Sky"OhshimaOhshima4:26
3."Sabishisa wa Aki no Iro" (寂しさは秋の色)Seiichiro KuribayashiMasao Akashi4:44
4."Mou Jibun shika Aisenai" (もう 自分しか愛せない)OhshimaOhshima3:47
5."Good Sensation"Ohshima, Hiroshi ShibasakiOhshima4:53
6."Kono Yume Dake wo..." (この夢だけを…)OhshimaOhshima4:13

References
  1. "Wands Discography". Beinggiza (in Japanese).
  2. "Wands (Wands)". Oricon News (in Japanese).
  3. "1993年間アルバムランキング TOP50". Music Program (in Japanese).
  4. "Wands tracklist". Beinggiza (in Japanese).
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