Six/Nine
Six/Nine is the eighth studio album by the Japanese rock band Buck-Tick. It was released in a clear purple case on May 15, 1995 through Victor Entertainment.[1] It peaked at number one on the Oricon chart[2] and has sold over 300,000 copies.[3] Issay (Der Zibet) provides vocals for "Itoshi no Rock Star". "Rakuen (Inori Koinegai)" caused controversy because some of the lyrics were lifted from the Quran and later the album was re-issued with the offending part removed by November 1995 in a clear case.[3] It was digitally remastered and re-released on September 19, 2002, with a bonus track. The album remastered once again and released on September 5, 2007 in a clear red case.
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| Released | May 15, 1995 September 21, 1995 (reissue) September 19, 2002 (digital remaster) September 5, 2007 (remaster) | |||
| Recorded | December 1994-March 1995 at Sound Sky Studio in Tokyo; Sound Sky Kawana in Tokyo; Sound Atelier in Osaka; Aobadai Studio in Tokyo; Avaco Studio in Tokyo; Cats Studio in Tokyo; Master Rock Studios in London, England; Crescente Studio in Tokyo | |||
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| Length | 71:11 | |||
| Language | Japanese, English | |||
| Label | Victor | |||
| Producer | Hitoshi Hiruma, Gary Stout, Buck-Tick and Imai | |||
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Track listing
All lyrics are written by Atsushi Sakurai, except where noted; all music is composed by Hisashi Imai, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Loop" | 4:38 | ||
| 2. | "Love Letter" | Imai | 4:17 | |
| 3. | "Kimi no Vanilla" (君のヴァニラ) | 4:27 | ||
| 4. | "Kodou" (鼓動) | 6:53 | ||
| 5. | "Kagiri Naku Nezumi" (限りなく鼠) | 5:03 | ||
| 6. | "Rakuen (Inori Koinegai)" (楽園(祈り 希い)) | Hidehiko Hoshino | 4:37 | |
| 7. | "Hosoi Sen" (細い線) | Hoshino | 4:34 | |
| 8. | "Somewhere Nowhere" | 1:26 | ||
| 9. | "Aikawarazu no "Are" no Katamari ga Nosabaru Hedo no Soko no Fukidamari" (相変わらずの 「アレ」のカタマリがのさばる反吐の底の吹き溜まり) | Imai | 4:45 | |
| 10. | "Detarame Yarou" (デタラメ野郎) | Imai/Sakurai | 4:52 | |
| 11. | "Misshitsu" (密室) | Hoshino | 4:54 | |
| 12. | "Kick (Daichi wo Keru Otoko)" (Kick (大地を蹴る男)) | 4:29 | ||
| 13. | "Itoshi no Rock Star" (愛しのロック・スター) | Hoshino | 4:51 | |
| 14. | "Uta" (唄) | 3:59 | ||
| 15. | "Mienai Mono wo Miyo to Suru Gokai Subete Gokai da" (見えない物を見ようとする誤解 全て誤だ) | 4:45 | ||
| 16. | "Loop Mark II" (Instrumental) | 2:23 | ||
| Total length: | 71:11 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 17. | "Taiyo ni Korosareta" (太陽ニ殺サレタ; live at Omiya Sonic City in Ōmiya, Saitama in 1993) | 7:11 |
Personnel
- Atsushi Sakurai - lead vocals, saxophone
- Hisashi Imai - lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Aikawarazu no "Are" no Katamari ga Nosabaru Hedo no Soko no Fukidamari"
- Hidehiko Hoshino - rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Yutaka Higuchi - bass
- Toll Yagami - drums, percussion
Additional performers
- Susanne Bramson - backing vocals
- Aska Strings - violin
- Kazutoshi Yokoyama - keyboards
- Issay - vocals on "Itoshi no Rock Star"
Production
- Hitoshi Hiruma; Gary Stout - producers, recording, mixing
- Hisashi Imai; Buck-Tick - producers
- Takafumi Muraki; Osamu Takagi - executive producers
- Hirohito Fujishima; Shinichi Ishizuka - engineers
- Kenichi Arai; Hiroshi Tanigawa - assistant engineers
- Kazushige Yamazaki - mastering
- Ken Sakaguchi - graphic design
- Robert Longo - cover art
- M-Hasui - photography
References
- "Six/Nine". jame-world.com. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- "BUCK-TICKのアルバム売り上げランキング". oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- Steve McClure (18 November 1995). Japanese Label Recalls Album: Muslims Outraged By Koran Sample. Billboard (Nielsen Business Media). pp. 59–60.