Gorilla (TM NETWORK)

Album Cover

Artist

TM NETWORK

Album

GORILLA

Released

1986.06.04 (LP, CD, CT)

1991.09.05 (CD)

1996.06.17 (CD)

2000.03.23 (CD)

2007.03.21 (CD)

2013.02.20 (CD)

Catalog Number

28･3H-222 (LP)

28･6H-176 (CD)

32･8H-70 (1986 CD)

ESCB-1205 (1991 CD)

ESCB-1753 (1996 CD)

MHCL-1037 (2007 CD)

MHCL-30010 (Blu-spec CD)

Price

¥2,765 (LP)

¥3,445 (1984 CD, CT)

¥3,154 (1987 CD)

¥2,935 (1991 CD)

¥2,097 (1996 CD)

¥2,592 (2007 CD)

¥1,944 (2913 Blu-spec CD)

Tracklist

1. GIVE YOU A BEAT
2. NERVOUS
3. PASSENGER ~a train named Big City~
4. Confession ~Kokuhaku~ (告白)
5. You can Dance
6. I WANT TV
7. Come on Let's Dance
8. GIRL
9. Ame ni Chigatte ~SAINT RAIN~ (雨に誓って; Swear in the Rain)
10. SAD EMOTION

Information

GORILLA is TM NETWORK's third studio album. The album's title comes from the characteristics of a gorilla, powerfulb ut yet tenderness. The band wanted to express those characteristics in their album through the genre {{FANKS]]. Since originally released in 1986, the album has seen numerous reprints over the years due to the band's growing popularity and advance audio technology. The original 1985 release reached #12 on the weekly Oricon charts, selling over 416,000 copies. The 2013 Blu-spec CD release reached #201 on the weekly Oricon charts.

Credits and personnel

Personnel

3D "The Cool Breeze" - rap Aoki Koki - artist manager Aoyama Jun - drums Araki Kozo - recording coordinator Brenda White-King - chorus, rap Cozy Kubo - computer programming David Avider - recording DJ Nellee - rap Curtis King - chorus, rap Hayakawa Takaaki - trombone Ito Hiroshi - bass Ito Toshiro - sound advice, mixer, recording Kanezaki Junichi - trumpet Kasai "Teppei" Mitsuru - master engineer Kine Naoto - guitar, vocals, keyboard Kitajima Kenji - guitar Komuro Tetsuya - producer, keyboard, vocals, synthesizer Kosaka Yuji - co-producer Kumano Akira - art director, cover designer Lenny Pickett - saxophone M.C. Williwee - rap Matsutake Hideki - synthesizer manipulator Matsumura Keiko - artist supervisor Michael Barbiero = mixer

Mil'o - rap Morioka Tetsuya - recording Muro Katsumi - assistant engineer Matsuo Junji - assistant engineer Ohara Masahiro - artist promoter Omori Masato - recording Orishige Shizuko - recording coordinator Nakamura Satoshi - saxophone, horns arrangement Papagee - rap Sahashi Yoshiyuki - guitar Sakanishi Isaku - artist coordinator Sakota Itaru - synthesizer manipulator Takeba Yuta - art coordinator Takesako Kenichi - hair, makeup Tatsuoka Masaki - artist manager Tawatha Agee - chorus, rap Utsunomiya Takashi - lead vocals Victor Deyglio - assistant engineer Watanabe Misato - chorus The Wild Bunch - rap Yamaguchi Sanpei - director Yamashita Sanae - stylist Yamauchi Yorihito - photographer Yoshida Mutsumi - recording

External Links

• Oricon Profile: 1991 Re-Release | 1996 Re-Release | 2000 Re-Release | 2007 Re-Release | 2013 Blu-spec CD