Fire Bird (Miyavi album)
| Fire Bird | ||||
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| Released | 31 August 2016 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Virgin Music | |||
| Producer | Miyavi, Lenny Skolnik | |||
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Fire Bird is the tenth studio album by Japanese musician Miyavi. It was released on 31 August 2016 in Japan.[1] It charted 11th on Oricon[2] and on Billboard Japan.[3]
Release[edit]
The album was followed up by a nationwide tour MIYAVI Japan Tour 2016 "NEW BEAT, NEW FUTURE", which included 10 stops.[4] The last performance was held at Makuhari Messe, and was broadcast live on Abema TV, with more than 100,000 viewers watching.[5]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Another World" | Lenny Skolnik, Tom Leonard, Miyavi | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Fire Bird" | Jonny Litten, Seann Bowe, Miyavi, Jun | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Dim It (ft. Rosie Bones)" | Lenny Skolnik, Rosie Bones, Miyavi | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Raise Me Up" | Jonny Litten, Lenny Skolnik, Seann Bowe, Miyavi | 3:58 |
| 5. | "You Know It's Love" | Doc Brittain, Lenny Skolnik, Nick Long, Miyavi | 3:09 |
| 6. | "Afraid To Be Cool" | Ilan Kidron, Lenny Skolnik, Miyavi | 3:34 |
| 7. | "She Don't Know How To Dance" | Adam Kapit, Ilan Kidron, Lenny Skolnik, Mereki Beach, Miyavi, Jun | 2:47 |
| 8. | "Steal The Sun" | Austin Massirman, Bobo, Lenny Skolnik, Tony Rodini, Miyavi | 4:10 |
| 9. | "Long Nights" | Doc Brittain, Ilan Kidron, Lenny Skolnik, Ras, Tyko, Miyavi | 3:47 |
| 10. | "Hallelujah" | Austin Massirman, Lenny Skolnik, Tom Leonard, Tony Rodini, Miyavi, Jun | 3:37 |
| 11. | "Epic Swing (bonus track)" | 2:56 |
Personnel[edit]
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]
- Miyavi - vocals (1-4, 6-10), guitar (all tracks), writer (all tracks)
- Austin Massirman - backing vocals (1-4, 6-10)
- Lenny Skolnik - backing vocals (1-4, 6-10)
- Tony Rodini - backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6-10)
- Jonny Litten - keyboard (1-7, 10)
- Bobo - drums (1, 3, 4, 6)
- Brendan Buckley - drums (2, 5, 7, 10)
- Rosie Bones - vocals (3)
- Meron Ryan - backing vocals (2, 4, 7, 8, 10)
- Seann Bowe - backing vocals (2, 4)
- Sidnie Tipton - backing vocals (2, 4, 7, 8, 10)
- Doc Brittain - backing vocals (9), drums (9)
- Nick Long - writer (5)
- Meron Ryan - backing vocals (2, 4, 7-10)
- Adam-Kapit - keyboards (7), vocals (7),
- Melody - backing vocals (8-10)
- Ras - backing vocals (9)
- Elizabeth Cunningham - backing vocals (9)
- Ilan Kidron - backing vocals (9)
- Hatsukazu Hatch Inagaki - engineer
- Shojiro Watanabe - additional engineer (1-4, 6)
- Carl Stoodt - assistant engineer
- Shaun Ezrol - assistant engineer
- Howie Weinberg - mastering engineer (all tracks)
- Chris Lord-Alge - mixing engineer (1-3, 5-10)
- Jon Kaplan - mixing engineer (4)
References[edit]
- ^ MIYAVI、Beatsのルーク・ウッドPresidentと語るこだわりの音作り (in Japanese). Rolling Stone Japan. 2016-09-01. Archived from the original on 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ "Fire Bird". Oricon. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ "Top Album Sales". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ "New Single from MIYAVI". JaMe World. 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ "MIYAVI Japan Tour 2016 "NEW BEAT, NEW FUTURE" at Makuhari Messe". MusicJapanPlus. Archived from the original on 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ Miyavi (2016). Fire Bird (booklet). Japan: Universal Music. TYCT-60089.