Mission (album)

Mission
Studio album by
Mari Hamada
ReleasedJanuary 13, 2016 (2016-01-13)
Genre
Length62:28
LanguageJapanese
LabelMeldac/Tokuma Japan
ProducerMari Hamada
Mari Hamada chronology
Golden Best: Mari Hamada
(2015) 		Mission
(2016) 		Gracia
(2018)

Mission (ミッション, Misshon) is the 22nd studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on January 13, 2016. Hamada's first new album after a four-year hiatus, it was her final release by Meldac/Tokuma Japan after being with the label for 14 years. The album is offered in two editions: a single CD and a limited edition with a bonus disc.[1][2][3]

Mission peaked at No. 11 on Oricon's albums chart and No. 13 on Billboard Japan's Hot Albums chart.[4][5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mari Hamada

CD
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Sparks"
  • Nozomu Wakai
  • Hamada
Wakai5:03
2."Dystopia"Masaru KishiiKishii6:14
3."Superior"KishiiKishii5:21
4."Rin"
  • Wakai
  • Hamada
Wakai6:08
5."Monster Wave"HamadaHiroyuki Ohtsuki4:33
6."Tears of Asyura"HamadaTakanobu Masuda6:22
7."Rainbow After a Storm"
  • Wakai
  • Hamada
Wakai5:01
8."In Your Hands"HamadaOhtsuki4:58
9."Carpe Diem"KishiiKishii5:29
10."Beautiful Misunderstanding"
  • Aqui Eguchi
  • Hamada
Eguchi6:15
11."Orion"MasudaMasuda7:04
Limited Edition Bonus CD
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Obsidian"Hamada 

Personnel

  • Michael Landau – guitar
  • Ralph Perucci – guitar
  • Hiroyuki Ohtsuki – guitar, bass
  • Nozomu Wakai – guitar, keyboards
  • Yōichi Fujii – guitar
  • Billy Sheehan – bass
  • Leland Sklar – bass
  • Kōichi Terasawa – bass
  • Tomonori "You" Yamada – bass
  • Jeff Bova – keyboards
  • Takanobu Masuda – keyboards
  • Yūichi Matsuzaki – keyboards
  • Rei Atsumi – keyboards
  • Gregg Bissonette – drums
  • Satoshi "Joe" Miyawaki – drums

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 11
Japanese Albums (Billboard)[5] 13
Top Albums Sales (Billboard)[6] 12

References

  1. ^ "Mari Hamada / Mission [2CD]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  2. ^ "Mission/浜田麻里". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  3. ^ "【インタビュー】浜田麻里「ハード・ロック・アルバムって自分で思えるものを作りたいなって」". BARKS. 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  4. ^ a b "Mission/浜田麻里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  5. ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan. 2016-01-20. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  6. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Album Sales | Charts". Billboard Japan. 2016-01-20. Retrieved 2021-05-07.