Outerlimits
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Outerlimits is the seventh album of the Japanese female hard rock
group Show-Ya. The album was released on 6 September 1989, in Japan. The album was mixed at the famous Cherokee Studios
in California and was arranged by Masanori Sasaji and Show-Ya. Lyricist Yoshihiko Andō wrote most of the lyrics for the songs of the album. This is the band's best selling album, with more than 600.000 copies sold in Japan. The first single "Genkai Lovers" (限界 Lovers) sold more than 300.000 copies in Japan, being used for a commercial campaign.
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The album was a huge success in Japan, reaching number three in the national charts (Oricon
chart). The first single "Genkai Lovers" (限界 Lovers) sold more than 300.000 copies in Japan, while the second single "Watashi wa Arashi" (私は嵐) was the best-selling CD single of the band, reaching position No. 12 in the Oricon single chart.
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
group Show-Ya. The album was released on 6 September 1989, in Japan. The album was mixed at the famous Cherokee Studios
Cherokee Studios
Cherokee Studios was a recording facility in Hollywood, founded in 1972 and closed in August 2007 to make way for a new building, after 35 years of operation under the Cherokee name as a well-renowned studio...
in California and was arranged by Masanori Sasaji and Show-Ya. Lyricist Yoshihiko Andō wrote most of the lyrics for the songs of the album. This is the band's best selling album, with more than 600.000 copies sold in Japan. The first single "Genkai Lovers" (限界 Lovers) sold more than 300.000 copies in Japan, being used for a commercial campaign.
Track listing
- "Out of Limits" (Miki Igarashi, Yoshihiko Andō) - 3:09
- "Look at Me!" (SHOW-YA, Keiko Terada & Y. Andō) - 5:11
- "Genkai Lovers" (限界 Lovers) (K. Terada & M. Igarashi, Y. Andō) - 3:59
- "Trouble" (K. Terada, Y. Andō) - 4:06
- "Yasei no Bara" (野性の薔薇) (M. Igarashi, Y. Andō) - 5:31
- "Inori" (祈り) (K. Terada, K. Terada & Y. Andō) - 4:37
- "Kaigenrei no Machi - Cry for the Freedom" (戒厳令の街 ／Cry for the Freedom) (Miki Nakamura, Y. Andō) - 4:52
- "Bad Boys" (Satomi Senba & Miki Tsunoda, Y. Andō) - 3:58
- "Watashi Wa Arashi" (私は嵐) (K. Terada, Y. Andō) - 4:05
- "Paranoia Paradise" (S. Senba & M. Tsunoda, Y. Andō) - 3:19
- "Battle Express" (M. Igarashi, Y. Andō) - 4:31
Band members
- Keiko TeradaKeiko Teradais a Japanese rock singer. She was the lead singer of the Japanese female heavy metal band Show-Ya from 1982 to 1991, before going solo.Terada's trademark was a fake rose tattoo she wore above her right breast...
- Vocals - Miki Igarashi - Guitars
- Miki Nakamura - Keyboards
- Satomi Senba - Bass
- Miki Tsunoda - Drums
Production
- Atsuhiro Sakamoto - engineer
- Toshimi Naseki - assistant engineer
- Paul Wertheimer - mixing
- Bernie GrundmanBernie Grundman-Biography:He is most known for his mastering work and his studio, Bernie Grundman Mastering, which he opened in 1983 in Hollywood. The studio, which includes engineers Chris Bellman, Patricia Sullivan and Brian Gardner, mastered 37 projects which received Grammy Award nominations in 2005.Grundman...
- mastering - Masanori Sasaji - arrangements
- Yoshihiko Andō - lyrics
Reception and charts
Alex Henderson in his review for Allmusic defined the Japanese album "well worth searching for" for every metalhead, comparing the songs of Show-Ya to the works of Ozzy OsbourneOzzy Osbourne
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, Iron Maiden, Heart
Heart (band)
Heart is an American rock band who first found success in Canada. Throughout several lineup changes, the only two members remaining constant are sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson. The group rose to fame in the 1970s with their music being influenced by hard rock as well as folk music...
and Lita Ford
Lita Ford
Lita Ford is a British-born, American rock musician and singer who was the lead guitarist for The Runaways and achieved popularity for her solo career between the 1980s and late 2000s.-Early life:...
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The album was a huge success in Japan, reaching number three in the national charts (Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
chart). The first single "Genkai Lovers" (限界 Lovers) sold more than 300.000 copies in Japan, while the second single "Watashi wa Arashi" (私は嵐) was the best-selling CD single of the band, reaching position No. 12 in the Oricon single chart.