EZO (album)
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| Studio album by Ezo | ||||
| Released | 6 April 1987 | |||
| Recorded | Record One Studios, Los Angeles, USA | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, glam metal | |||
| Length | 35:46 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Producer | Gene Simmons, Val Garay | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
EZO is the American self-titled debut album from the Japanese metal band Ezo. It was released in 1987 on Geffen Records and co-produced by Gene Simmons of KISS fame.[2] Songwriters from the Kiss’ entourage contributed heavily to the songs of the album. Jody Gray, co-writer of Destroyer, co-wrote and co-produced the 2nd album, Fire Fire (Geffen).
Contents
Track listing
- "House of 1,000 Pleasures" (EZO, Jaime St. James) – 5:07
- "Flashback Heart Attack" (James Christian, Susan Deicicchi) – 4:07
- "Mr. Midnight" (Shoyo Iida, J. St. James) – 4:22
- "Here It Comes" (Taro Takahashi, Adam Mitchell) – 3:14
- "I Walk Alone" (T. Takahashi, A. Mitchell) – 3:36
- "Destroyer" (T. Takahashi, Jody Gray, Mark Brotter, A. Mitchell) – 4:27
- "Big Changes" (Brock Walsh) – 3:52
- "Kiss of Fire" (EZO, A. Mitchell) – 3:25
- "Desiree" (S. Iida, A. Mitchell) – 3:27
Personnel
- Band members
- Masaki Yamada – vocals
- Taro Takahashi – bass
- Shoyo Iida – guitar
- Hirotsugu Homma – drums
- Production
- Gene Simmons - producer
- Val Garay - producer, engineer, mixing
- Richard Bosworth, Bob Levy, Cliff Jones - assistant engineers
- Stephen Marcussen - mastering
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)[3]
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1987 | The Billboard 200 | 150 |
