Tomorrow (Mari Hamada album)

Tomorrow (トゥモロー, Tumorō) is the 11th studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on October 19, 1991. It was Hamada's first release by MCA Victor, and includes contributions by Toto guitarist Steve Lukather. The album was reissued alongside Hamada's past releases on January 15, 2014.[1][2]

Tomorrow
Studio album by
Mari Hamada
ReleasedOctober 19, 1991 (1991-10-19)
Studio
  • Rumbo Recorders
  • Enterprise Studios
  • Can-Am Recorders
Genre
Length55:31
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
LabelMCA Victor
Producer
  • Greg Edward
  • Mari Hamada
Mari Hamada chronology
Colors
(1990)		 Tomorrow
(1991)		 Anti-Heroine
(1993)
Singles from Tomorrow
  1. "Paradox"
    Released: October 10, 1991 (1991-10-10)
  2. "Tele-Control"
    Released: February 5, 1992 (1992-02-05)

Hamada's 1993 international release Introducing... Mari Hamada includes "Rainy Blue" and "Tomorrow". In addition, "Paradox" was rewritten in English as "Color Blind", while "More Than Ever" was given new lyrics for the album. The 1994 international follow-up All My Heart includes "Precious Summer" and a piano re-arrangement of "Missing", while "Tomorrow" was rewritten in English and given an acoustic arrangement as "Til Tomorrow".

Tomorrow peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's albums chart. It was also certified Platinum by the RIAJ. The 2014 reissue peaked at No. 278.[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mari Hamada.

No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Tele-Control"Hiroyuki Ohtsuki
  • Ohtsuki
  • Hamada
4:40
2."Easy-Going" (English)Ohtsuki
  • Ohtsuki
  • Hamada
5:17
3."Love Ain't Easy"Ohtsuki
  • Ohtsuki
  • Hamada
4:40
4."Rainy Blue"
  • Hamada
  • Ohtsuki
  • Ohtsuki
  • Hamada
4;53
5."Paradox"Takashi Masuzaki
  • Masuzaki
  • Hamada
5:14
6."Missing"
  • Hamada
  • Ohtsuki
  • Ohtsuki
  • Hamada
3:08
7."One Kiss"Ohtsuki
  • Ohtsuki
  • Hamada
4:16
8."Selfish"Howard Killy
  • Killy
  • Hamada
3:37
9."Love 'n' Music" (English)Katsumi Yamaura
  • Masuzaki
  • Takanobu Masuda
  • Yamaura
  • Greg Edward
  • Hamada
4:38
10."More Than Ever" (English)
  • Hamada
  • Yamaura
  • Masuda
  • Ohtsuki
  • Hamada
  • Randy Kerber
  • Edward
5:10
11."Precious Summer"Tetsuro Oda
  • Masuzaki
  • Masuda
  • Ohtsuki
  • Hamada
  • Kerber
  • Edward
3:51
12."Tomorrow"Ohtsuki
  • Ohtsuki
  • Hamada
6:08

Charts
Chart (1991) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 2
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 278

Personnel
  • Michael Landau – guitar
  • Steve Lukather – guitar
  • Tim Pierce – guitar
  • John Pierce – bass
  • Randy Kerber – keyboards
  • Robbie Buchanan – keyboards
  • John Keane – drums
  • Efrain Toro – percussion
  • Rick Palombi – backing vocals
  • Seth Marsh – backing vocals
  • Bernadette Barlow – backing vocals
  • Natisse Bambi Jones – backing vocals

References
  1. "浜田麻里 / TOMORROW [SHM-CD]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  2. "TOMORROW/浜田麻里". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  3. "TOMORROW/浜田麻里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
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