Dinosaur (B'z album)

Dinosaur is the twentieth studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on 29 November 2017.[2] It came after a hiatus in which the members released solo projects, including vocalist/lyricist Koshi Inaba's collaborative album with Stevie Salas, Chubby Groove, and guitarist/composer Tak Matsumoto's solo effort enigma and collaborative studio album with Daniel Ho Electric Island, Acoustic Sea.

Dinosaur
Studio album by B'z
Released	29 November 2017[1]
Genre	Hard rock pop rock
Length	54:17[1]
Label	Vermillion Records
Producer	Tak Matsumoto
B'z chronology
Epic Day (2015) Dinosaur (2017) New Love (2019)
Singles from Dinosaur
"Seimei/Still Alive" Released: June 14, 2017

It debuted at #1 at the Oricon weekly albums chart,[3] the Billboard Japan album chart[4] and the Billboard Japan Download Albums chart.[5] By the end of the year, it appeared at #18 at the Oricon 2017 year-end chart.[6]

The title track was featured at the Japanese dub of 2017 natural disaster film Geostorm.[7] "King of the Street" was featured at Dynasty Warriors 9's soundtrack.[8]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Koshi Inaba; all music is composed by Tak Matsumoto, all songs co-arranged by both.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dinosaur"	5:11
2.	"Champ"	3:36
3.	"Still Alive"	4:41
4.	"ハルカ (Haruka)"	3:38
5.	"それでもやっぱり (Sore Demo Yappari)" (But, Still)	5:15
6.	"声明 (Seimei)" (Declaration)	3:38
7.	"Queen of the Night"	3:22
8.	"Skyrocket"	3:34
9.	"ルーフトップ (Rooftop)"	3:53
10.	"弱い男 (Yowai Otoko)" (Weak Man)	4:07
11.	"愛しき幽霊 (Itoshiki Yuurei)" (Beloved Ghost)	4:47
12.	"King of the Street"	3:39
13.	"Purple Pink Orange"	4:56
Total length:		54:17[1]

Bonus Live CD & DVD / CD & Blu-ray

This bonus CD features the band's whole show at Rock in Japan Festival 2017

1. "Samayoeru Aoi Dangan"
2. "Liar! Liar!"
3. "Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo"
4. "Uchōten"
5. "Hadashi no Megami"
6. "Ichibu to Zenbu"
7. "Still Alive"
8. "Shoudou"
9. "juice"
10. "Giri Giri Chop"
11. "Ultra Soul"

Personnel

B'z

• Koshi Inaba - vocals
• Tak Matsumoto - guitars

Session members

• Yukihide "YT" Takiyama – backing vocals on tracks 7, 8, 10, 12
• Sam Pomanti – backing vocals on "Skyrocket" and "Rooftop"
• Barry Sparks – bass on tracks 1, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
• Chris Chaney – bass on tracks 1, 2, 6
• Steve Billman – bass on "Haruka" and "Queen of the Night"
• Travis Carlton – bass "Still Alive"
• Jeff Babko – keyboards on all tracks except "Still Alive"
• Shane Gaalaas – drums on tracks 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13
• Tommy Clufetos – drums on tracks 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 12
• Nobu Saito – percussion on tracks 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13
• Lenny Castro – percussion on tracks 1, 2, 6
• Greg Vail – saxophone on "Yowai Otoko"

Production

• Yukihide "YT" Takiyama – arrangement and recording on all tracks except "Still Alive"
• Hideyuki Terachi – arrangement and vocal direction on "Still Alive"
• Hiroyuki Kobayashi – recording and mixing

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position Japanese Albums (Oricon) 18

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[10]	Platinum	240,846[11]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Dinosaur". iTunes. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
2. "B'z新アルバム「DINOSAUR」詳細発表、初回盤には熱狂の夏フェス映像". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
3. "オリコン週間 CDアルバムランキング 2017年11月27日～2017年12月03日". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 January 2018.
4. "Billboard Japan Top Albums". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 January 2018.
5. "Billboard Japan Top Download Albums". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 January 2018.
6. "CDアルバムランキング - 2017年度". Oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 January 2018.
7. Ryusenkai (13 November 2017). "B'z perform in the Prehistoric in their PV for "Dinosaur"". Arima Japan. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
8. "B'z to Provide Theme Song to Upcoming Game Dynasty Warriors 9". Off the Lock. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
9. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2017-12-11" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
10. "Japanese album certifications – B'z – Dinosaur" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
11. Japanese sales figures for Dinosaur:
    • 【第50回 オリコン年間ランキング 2017】嵐が総合売上5年連続首位、AKB48がシングル年間V8達成! [[50st annual Oricon ranking 2017] Arashi tops overall sales for 5th consecutive year, AKB48 achieved V8 single year!]. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. December 23, 2017. Archived from the original on September 21, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
    • 月間　CDアルバムランキング: 2018年01月度 [Monthly CD Album Ranking: January 2018]. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on February 15, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2019.

External links

• Dinosaur at B'z official website