Spitz (album)

Spitz
Studio album by Spitz
Released	March 25, 1991
Recorded	October 23 - November 20, 1990 at the Smile Garage, Sound Inn, and Key-Stone Studios
Genre	J-pop, alternative rock
Length	48:17
Label	Polydor Records
Producer	Nobuhiko Takahashi Spitz
Spitz chronology
Spitz (1991) Namae wo Tsukete Yaru (1991) Singles from Spitz "Hibari no Kokoro" [edit] /"Bīdama" Released: March 25, 1991 "Natsu no Mamono"/"Ninoude no Sekai" Released: June 25, 1991

Spitz (スピッツ) is the studio album by Japanese band Spitz, released in March 1991 under the Polydor Records. It was their first album which was released under the major-label.

Their eponymous album comprises 12 tracks written by Masamune Kusano (except music of "Tsuki ni Kaeru" and "Shinigami no Misaki e" were composed by Tetsuya Miwa, a guitarist of the band), and half of them had already come out before they contracted with Polydor.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Masamune Kusano, unless otherwise indicated

1. "Ninoude no Sekai (ニノウデの世界)" – 4:30
2. "Umi to Pink (海とピンク)" – 3:38
3. "Bīdama (ビー玉)" – 4:42
4. "Gosenkounen no Yume (五千光年の夢)" – 2:42
5. "Tsuki ni Kaeru (月に帰る)" (Kusano, Tetsuya Miwa) – 4:26
6. "Telebi (テレビ)" – 4:08
7. "Tanpopo (タンポポ)" – 5:08
8. "Shinigami no Misaki e (死神の岬へ)" (Kusano, Miwa) – 3:44
9. "Tonbi Tobenakatta (トンビ飛べなかった)" – 3:31
10. "Natsu no Mamono (夏の魔物)" – 3:10
11. "Umeboshi (うめぼし)" – 3:36
12. "Hibari no Kokoro (ヒバリのこころ)" – 4:51

Personnel

Band

• Masamune Kusano - Vocals, acoustic guitars, harmonica
• Tetsuya Miwa - Electric guitars, acoustic guitar, electric/acoustic twelve-string guitars, Leslie guitar, classical guitar
• Akihiro Tamura - Four-string bass, Eight-string bass
• Tatsuo Sakiyama - Drums, tambourine, cabassa, triangle, claves

Additional musicians

• Tsunehiko Yashiro - Harmonium on "Bīdama", ensoliq on "Tsuki ni Kaeru", Fartisa organ on "Shinigami no Misaki e", Hammond B-3 on "Hibari no Kokoro"
• Aska Kaneko - Violin on "Umeboshi"
• Jun Takeuchi - Violin on "Umeboshi"
• Shigeo Horiuchi - Cello on "Umeboshi"
• Shinichi Horiuchi - Cello on "Umeboshi"
• Jake H. Conception - Bass clarinet on "Umeboshi"

Production

• Producers: Spitz, Nobuhiko Takahashi
• Recording and Mixing Engineer: Juli Kawai
• Additional Engineers: Shinya Nakamura, Jiro Takita, Koreyuki Tanaka, Shinji Kobayashi, Takayoshi Yamauchi
• Mastering Engineer: Reiko Miyoshi
• Art Direction: Yoshiro Kajitani, Spitz
• Design: Yoshiro Kajitani, Michiko Arakawa
• Photography: Masao Torii (Cover), Takeo Ogiso (The Band)
• Hair, Make-Up: Yutaka Yoda
• Styling: Mayumi Katayama
• Artist Management: Road & Sky Co.,Ltd.
• Personal Management: Yuji Sakaguchi
• Graphic novel for 1997 reissue: Yoshitomo Yoshimoto
• Re-mastering Engineer for 2002 reissue: Stephen Marcussen
• Sleevenotes for 2002 reissue: Yoichiro Yamazaki

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog number	Notes
Japan	March 25, 1991	Polydor Records	CD	POCH-1080
	July 7, 1997		LP	POJH-1009	Reissue
	October 16, 2002	Universal	CD	UPCH-1181	Reissue, Original recording digitally remastered
	December 17, 2008		SHM-CD	UPCH-1671