Legenda (album)

Legenda
Studio album by Mari Hamada
Released	February 15, 2012 (2012-02-15)
Recorded	2010–2012
Genre	J-pop heavy metal
Length	60:58
Language	Japanese
Label	Meldac/Tokuma Japan
Producer	Mari Hamada
Mari Hamada chronology
Golden Best: Mari Hamada ~Victor Years~ (2010) Legenda (2012) Inclination III (2013)

Legenda (レジェンダ, Rejenda) is the 21st studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on February 15, 2012, by Meldac/Tokuma Japan. The album continues Hamada's heavy metal sound that began with Aestetica in 2010, with Loudness guitarist Akira Takasaki returning as a guest musician. It is also the first album since Romantic Night to not feature longtime collaborator Hiroyuki Ohtsuki. The album is offered in two editions: a single CD and a limited edition with a bonus disc.[1][2][3][4]

Legenda peaked at No. 23 on Oricon's albums chart.[5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mari Hamada

CD

No.	Title	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Crisis Code"	Hamada	Takanobu Masuda Hamada	5:47
2.	"Momentalia"	Masaru Kishii	Kishii Hamada	5:04
3.	"Heartstorm"	Hamada	Masuda Hamada	6:40
4.	"Crimson"	Hamada Nozomu Wakai	Wakai Hamada	5:17
5.	"El Dorado"	Hamada	Masuda Hamada	7:06
6.	"Forest"	Hamada	Masuda Hamada	7:04
7.	"Ransei-Conscientia"	Masuda	Masuda Hamada	5:26
8.	"The Greatest Cage"	Kishii	Kishii Hamada	4:50
9.	"Étranger"	Kishii	Masuda Kishii Hamada	4:19
10.	"Get Together"	Hamada Kishii	Masuda Kishii Hamada	4:34
11.	"Aurea"	Hamada	Yūichi Matsuzaki Hamada	4:51

Limited Edition Bonus CD

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Thousand"	Hamada

Personnel

• Akira Takasaki – guitar
• Michael Landau – guitar
• Takashi Masuzaki – guitar
• Leland Sklar – bass
• Kōichi Terasawa – bass
• Takanobu Masuda – keyboards
• Gregg Bissonette – drums
• Satoshi "Joe" Miyawaki – drums

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5]	23
Japanese Top Album Sales (Billboard)[6]	22

References

1. "Mari Hamada / Legenda". CDJournal. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
2. "Legenda/浜田麻里". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
3. "浜田麻里、デビュー30周年に向け2年ぶりの新作発売 日米トップミュージシャン集結". Oricon. 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
4. "浜田麻里、24thアルバム『Legenda』をリリース！". CDJournal. 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
5. "Legenda/浜田麻里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
6. "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales". Billboard Japan. 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2021-05-07.

External links

• Official website (Mari Hamada)
• Official website (Tokuma Japan)
• Legenda at MusicBrainz
• Legenda at Discogs