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The Birthday Eve

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Released
  
November 21, 1981

Length
  
40:04

Artist
  
Loudness

Label
  
Nippon Columbia

Recorded
  
August-October 1981

Language
  
Japanese

Release date
  
21 November 1981

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Studio
  
Chestnut Studio, Studio Birdman, Tokyo, Japan

Producer
  
Loudness, Daikoh Nagato

Genres
  
Heavy metal, Hard rock, Glam metal

Similar
  
Loudness albums, Heavy metal albums

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The Birthday Eve is the first studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. It was released in 1981 only in Japan. The 24bit digitally remastered Japanese limited edition CD includes two additional tracks not on the original release, coming from the first single of the band. The success of the album was measured by Loudness' sold out debut concert at Asakusa International Theater, in front of an audience of 2.700.

Contents

Track listing

All music by Akira Takasaki, all lyrics by Minoru Niihara

Side one
  1. "Loudness" - 5:10
  2. "Sexy Woman" - 5:40
  3. "Open Your Eyes" - 4:32
  4. "Street Woman" - 5:17
Side two
  1. "To Be Demon" - 6:07
  2. "I'm on Fire" - 3:41
  3. "High Try" - 5:07
  4. "Rock Shock (More and More)" - 4:56
2005 Japanese CD edition bonus tracks
  1. "Burning Love" - 3:57
  2. "Bad News" - 4:27

Personnel

Loudness
  • Minoru Niihara - vocals
  • Akira Takasaki - guitars
  • Masayoshi Yamashita - bass
  • Munetaka Higuchi - drums
    • Production
  • Daikoh Nagato - producer
  • Seigen Ono - engineer, mixing
  • Kenichi Kishi, Masao Nakajima - label executives
  • Keisuke Tsukimitsu - art direction

    • Songs

    1Loudness5:09
    2Sexy Woman5:41
    3Open Your Eyes4:32

    References

    The Birthday Eve Wikipedia
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