Be Yourself (Carlos Toshiki & Omega Tribe album)

Be Yourself (ビー・ユアセルフ) is the second album by Carlos Toshiki & Omega Tribe, released on February 8, 1989 by VAP and Warner Music Japan.

Be Yourself
Studio album by
Carlos Toshiki & Omega Tribe
ReleasedFebruary 8, 1989 (1989-02-08)
LabelVAP
Warner Music Japan (reissue)
ProducerKoichi Fujita
Carlos Toshiki & Omega Tribe chronology
Down Town Mystery
(1988)		 Be Yourself
(1989)		 Bad Girl
(1989)
Singles from Be Yourself
  1. "Aquamarine no Mama de Ite"
    Released: August 10, 1988

Background

American singer Joey McCoy, who participated in a backing vocalist in the previous album Down Town Mystery, officially joined as a new member in July 1988 with the release of "Reiko." With his addition, the album was the first with a lineup of four people. It was also the first album to feature ten songs instead of nine, and the ten-song track listing would become a staple in their next albums. This work was produced by Koichi Fujita and arranged by Hiroshi Shinkawa.[1] In addition, Tetsuji Hayashi, a senior in the office who worked on many works by Kiyotaka Sugiyama & Omega Tribe and Momoko Kikuchi, also participated in the work, with Hitoshi Haba as a new composer and Jerry Hey as a horn arranger.[2][3] The mixing was handed by Eiji Uchinuma, who worked on the previous work.

Many songs that the members composed are also included, with two songs co-written by vocalist Carlos Toshiki, keyboardist Toshitsugu Nishihara, and guitarist Shinji Takashima, with a song solely composed by Nishihara. This album will be the first recording of a work co-written by the three.

Track listing
Side A
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Shitsuren Suru Tame no 500 no Manual" (失恋するための500のマニュアル)Masao Urino, Carlos Toshiki (Portuguese lyrics)Carlos Toshiki, Toshitsugu Nishihara, Shinji TakashimaHiroshi Shinkawa4:39
2."Half An Apple"Shun TaguchiHitoshi HabaHiroshi Shinkawa, Jerry Hey (horns)5:19
3."1000 Love Songs"Shun TaguchiCarlos Toshiki, Toshitsugu Nishihara, Shinji TakashimaHiroshi Shinkawa5:05
4."Subway Stories"Shun TaguchiHitoshi HabaHiroshi Shinkawa, Jerry Hey (horns)4:16
5."Be Yourself"Masao UrinoTetsuji HayashiHiroshi Shinkawa5:14
Side B
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Aquamarine no Mama de Ite" (アクアマリンのままでいて)Masao UrinoTsunehiro IzumiHiroshi Shinkawa, Jerry Hey (horns)4:29
2."Taiyō o Oikakete" (太陽を追いかけて)Kumiko AokiToshitsugu NishiharaHiroshi Shinkawa5:23
3."Body Works"Masao UrinoTetsuji HayashiHiroshi Shinkawa, Jerry Hey (horns)4:49
4."Innocent Dreamer"Masao UrinoTsunehiro IzumiHiroshi Shinkawa3:53
5."Last Train"Shun TaguchiKiyotaka SugiyamaHiroshi Shinkawa5:51

Charts
Chart (1989) Peak
position
Oricon 9

References
  1. "WORKS 1987～". Hiroshi Shinkawa Official Website (in Japanese).
  2. "be yourself". Interq (in Japanese).
  3. "羽場仁志". Annhihone (in Japanese).
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