Blue Revolution (album)

Blue Revolution
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 21, 1985 (1985-12-21)
Studio
  • Studio Birdman
  • Aoyama Studio
  • Studio Two Two One
GenreJ-pop
Length38:07
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
LabelInvitation
ProducerMari Hamada
Mari Hamada chronology
Magical Mystery "Mari"
(1985)
Blue Revolution
(1985)
Mari's Collection
(1986)
Singles from Blue Revolution
  1. "Blue Revolution"
    Released: October 21, 1985 (1985-10-21)

Blue Revolution (ブルー・レボリューション, Burū Reboryūshon) is the fifth studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on December 21, 1985 by Invitation. It is Hamada's first album to generate a single. Like the previous release Rainbow Dream, Blue Revolution includes two English-language cover songs. The album was reissued alongside Hamada's past releases on January 15, 2014.[1][2][3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mari Hamada, except where indicated

Side A
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Blue Revolution" 
  • Hiroaki Matsuzawa
  • Yōgo Kōno
4:50
2."Helter Skelter[fn 1]"Lennon–McCartneyLennon–McCartney3:16
3."Love Trial" Matsuzawa4:31
4."Empty Heart" Howard Killy4:09
5."Stormy Love" 3:35
Side B
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Another Way" Matsuzawa4:03
2."Keep on Dreams" Killy4:59
3."Hard Dancin'" Masatoshi Nishimura5:06
4."What About Love[fn 2]"
  • Allen
  • Alton
  • Vallance
3:39

Personnel

  • Tak Matsumoto – guitar
  • Tomonori Yamada – bass
  • Yoshihiro Naruse – bass
  • Yōgo Kōno – keyboards
  • Rei Atsumi – keyboards
  • Tsutomu Ōhira – keyboards
  • Atsuo Okamoto – drums

Footnotes

  1. ^ The Beatles cover.
  2. ^ Heart cover.

References

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