Shion (album)

Shion
Studio album by
Mucc
ReleasedMarch 26, 2008
Genre
Length57:55
LabelDanger Crue/Universal (JP)
Spinefarm Records UK (EU)
ProducerMiya
Masaji Asakawa & Heigo Tani (Tracks 2, 4 & 7)
Hajime Okano (Tracks 6 & 13)
Narisaki (Track 10)
Mucc chronology
Gokusai
(2007) 		Shion
(2008) 		Kyūtai
(2009)
Singles from Shion
  1. "Libra"
    Released: March 21, 2007
  2. "Flight"
    Released: May 2, 2007
  3. "Fuzz"
    Released: October 31, 2007

Shion (志恩) is the eighth album by Japanese rock band Mucc, released on March 26, 2008.[1] It was released in the United States on November 25, 2008, and in the United Kingdom on October 13, 2008. The UK edition features a live version "Libra" (previously released on the "Flight" single), and the music video for "Fuzz". The album reached number 13 on the Oricon Albums Chart. The song "Fuzz" also appears in the American film Cloverfield.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
NEO Magazine[2]
Allmusic[3]

Shion reached number 13 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[4] Mucc re-recorded of "Fuzz" for their 2017 self-cover album Koroshi no Shirabe II This is Not Greatest Hits, and "Nuritsubusunara Enji" for their 2021 compilation album Myojo. "Flight" and "Libra" were covered by Breakerz and Junko Yano respectively, for the 2017 Mucc tribute album Tribute of Mucc -En-.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Suion" (水恩) Miya2:16
2."Fukurō no Yurikago" (梟の揺り篭)TatsuroMiya4:26
3."Nuritsubusunara Enji" (塗り潰すなら臙脂)TatsuroSatochi, Miya4:11
4."Fuzz" (ファズ)TatsuroMiya4:49
5."Game" (ゲーム)TatsuroMiya5:46
6."Flight" (フライト-Album ver.-)Tatsuro, MiyaSatochi, Miya3:44
7."Anjelier" (アンジャベル)TatsuroMiya4:08
8."Chiisana mado" (小さな窓)MiyaYukke5:19
9."Semishigure" (蝉時雨)MiyaMiya3:28
10."Shion" (志恩)MiyaMiya5:15
11."Sorawasure" (空忘れ)TatsuroSatochi, Miya4:08
12."Shiva" (シヴァ)MiyaMiya5:03
13."Libra" (リブラ-Album ver.-)TatsuroMiya5:22

Personnel

  • Mucc
    • Tatsuro - vocals
    • Miya - guitar and chorus
    • Yukke - bass
    • Satochi - drums
  • Atsushi Koike - manipulation (tracks 8 & 12)
  • Sakura - percussion (tracks 3 & 8 )
  • Crusher Kimura - strings (track 8)
  • Shinji Asakura - percussion (track 10)

References

  1. ^ "Danger Crue Records｜Works" (in Japanese). Dangercrue.com. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
  2. ^ Smith, Tom (January 2009), NEO Magazine (53 ed.), United Kingdom: Uncooked Media, p. 82
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ www.oricon.co.jp ムックのアルバム売り上げランキング Retrieved May 16, 2011
  5. ^ Sizergyia (2017-11-09). "MUCC bring on an array of artists for 20th anniversary with album "TRIBUTE OF MUCC -en-"". JROCK NEWS. Retrieved 2021-05-25.


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