Fire Bird
Studio album by
Miyavi
Released31 August 2016
GenreRock
LabelVirgin Music
ProducerMiyavi, Lenny Skolnik
Miyavi chronology
The Others
(2015)		 Fire Bird
(2016)		 Samurai Sessions, Vol. 2
(2017)

Fire Bird is the tenth studio album by Japanese musician Miyavi. It was released on 31 August 2016 in Japan.[1] It charted 11th on Oricon[2] and on Billboard Japan.[3]

Release

The album was followed up by a nationwide tour MIYAVI Japan Tour 2016 "NEW BEAT, NEW FUTURE", which included 10 stops.[4] The last performance was held at Makuhari Messe, and was broadcast live on Abema TV, with more than 100,000 viewers watching.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Another World"Lenny Skolnik, Tom Leonard, Miyavi4:19
2."Fire Bird"Jonny Litten, Seann Bowe, Miyavi, Jun3:26
3."Dim It (ft. Rosie Bones)"Lenny Skolnik, Rosie Bones, Miyavi3:22
4."Raise Me Up"Jonny Litten, Lenny Skolnik, Seann Bowe, Miyavi3:58
5."You Know It's Love"Doc Brittain, Lenny Skolnik, Nick Long, Miyavi3:09
6."Afraid To Be Cool"Ilan Kidron, Lenny Skolnik, Miyavi3:34
7."She Don't Know How To Dance"Adam Kapit, Ilan Kidron, Lenny Skolnik, Mereki Beach, Miyavi, Jun2:47
8."Steal The Sun"Austin Massirman, Bobo, Lenny Skolnik, Tony Rodini, Miyavi4:10
9."Long Nights"Doc Brittain, Ilan Kidron, Lenny Skolnik, Ras, Tyko, Miyavi3:47
10."Hallelujah"Austin Massirman, Lenny Skolnik, Tom Leonard, Tony Rodini, Miyavi, Jun3:37
11."Epic Swing (bonus track)" 2:56

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]

  • Miyavi - vocals (1-4, 6-10), guitar (all tracks), writer (all tracks)
  • Austin Massirman - backing vocals (1-4, 6-10)
  • Lenny Skolnik - backing vocals (1-4, 6-10)
  • Tony Rodini - backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6-10)
  • Jonny Litten - keyboard (1-7, 10)
  • Bobo - drums (1, 3, 4, 6)
  • Brendan Buckley - drums (2, 5, 7, 10)
  • Rosie Bones - vocals (3)
  • Meron Ryan - backing vocals (2, 4, 7, 8, 10)
  • Seann Bowe - backing vocals (2, 4)
  • Sidnie Tipton - backing vocals (2, 4, 7, 8, 10)
  • Doc Brittain - backing vocals (9), drums (9)
  • Nick Long - writer (5)
  • Meron Ryan - backing vocals (2, 4, 7-10)
  • Adam-Kapit - keyboards (7), vocals (7),
  • Melody - backing vocals (8-10)
  • Ras - backing vocals (9)
  • Elizabeth Cunningham - backing vocals (9)
  • Ilan Kidron - backing vocals (9)
  • Hatsukazu Hatch Inagaki - engineer
  • Shojiro Watanabe - additional engineer (1-4, 6)
  • Carl Stoodt - assistant engineer
  • Shaun Ezrol - assistant engineer
  • Howie Weinberg - mastering engineer (all tracks)
  • Chris Lord-Alge - mixing engineer (1-3, 5-10)
  • Jon Kaplan - mixing engineer (4)

References

  1. ↑ MIYAVI、Beatsのルーク・ウッドPresidentと語るこだわりの音作り (in Japanese). Rolling Stone Japan. 2016-09-01. Archived from the original on 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  2. ↑ "Fire Bird". Oricon. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  3. ↑ "Top Album Sales". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  4. ↑ "New Single from MIYAVI". JaMe World. 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  5. ↑ "MIYAVI Japan Tour 2016 "NEW BEAT, NEW FUTURE" at Makuhari Messe". MusicJapanPlus. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  6. ↑ Miyavi (2016). Fire Bird (booklet). Japan: Universal Music. TYCT-60089.
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