Thank U (album)
Thank U is the debut Japanese studio album by the South Korean rock band CNBLUE. The album was released on March 20, 2010 in Japan and the majority of the songs were sung in English with the exception of "voice" and "a.ri.ga.tou." [1] Several of the songs on this album were later released in Korean in the band's debut Korean album, First Step. This album is the first of the two indie albums CNBlue released before signing with Warner Music Japan for their major Japanese debut on October 19, 2011.[2] The album sold over 10,237 copies.[3]
Composition
Several songs were written by leader, lead vocalist, and rhythm guitarist Jung Yong-hwa and lead guitarist and vocalist Lee Jong-hyun. All of the tracks with the exception of "Intro" and "a.ri.ga.tou" were previously released in their EPs, Now or Never and Voice. The Korean versions of "Just Please," "Wanna Be Like U," and "a.ri.ga.tou" were later included in the band's debut Korean album, First Step. "One of a kind" was also included as a bonus track. "a.ri.ga.tou" was changed to the name "Thank You (고마워요; Gomawoyo)."
Track listing
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| 1. | "Intro" | - | Jung Yong-hwa | OWL | 1:27 |
| 2. | "Let's Go Crazy" | Shusui, Family Business | Shusui, Family Business | Yoshihiko Chino | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Love Revolution" | Jung Yong-hwa | Han Seong-ho, Kim Jae-yang | OWL | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Wanna Be like U" | Shusui, Tony Nilsson | Shusui, Tony Nilsson | OWL | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Never too late" | CUL | Lee Jong-hyun, J.SOO | OWL | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Now or Never" | Shusui, Family Business | Shusui, Family Business | Hirofumi Sasaki | 3:43 |
| 7. | "voice" | Daichi | Daichi, Youwhich | Owl | 4:09 |
| 8. | "Just Please" | Jung Yong-hwa | Jung Yong-hwa, OWL | OWL | 3:19 |
| 9. | "Y, Why..." | Jung Yong-hwa | Jung Yong-hwa, RYO | OWL, Ryo-ta Fukuoka | 3:54 |
| 10. | "Teardrops in the Rain" | Shusui, Thomas G'son | Shusui, Thomas G'son | Hirofumi Sasaki | 4:40 |
| 11. | "One of a kind" | Shusui, Mattias Håkansson | Shusui, Mattias Håkansson | OWL, Ryo-ta Fukuoka | 4:06 |
| 12. | "a.ri.ga.tou" | CUL | Lee Jong-hyun | OWL | 5:22 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from album liner notes.
- CNBLUE:
- Instrumental Staff:
- OWL - additional instruments
- Yoshihiko Chino - all additional instruments and programing, additional guitars
- Hirofumi Sasaki - all additional instruments and programing
- Hiroyuki Teneda - additional guitars
- Choi Yoon-jeong - producing
- Shusui (Stock Room International) - sound producing and directing
- OWL - directing
- Ryo-ta Fukuoka - directing
- Han Seung-hoon - directing
- Naoki Ibaraki (Muku Studio) - recording
- Yutaka Yamamoto - recording
- Ken Mataucks - recording
- Kazuya Kikkai - recording
- Lee Yu-jin - recording and mixing
- Naoki Ibaraki - mixing
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- Choi Hyo-young (Sonic Korea) - mastering
- Takshiro Uchida (Flair) - mastering
- Technical adviser:
- Genpachi Sekiguchi - drums
- Hiroyuki Taneda - guitar
- Ryo-ta Fukuoka - guitar
- Ryota Kanbayashi - bass
- Daiki - bass
- Sound Crew Studio - recording studio
- Muku Studio - recording studio
- CtoX Sound Studio - recording studio
- F&C Music Studio - recording studio
- Seoul Studio - recording studio
- Cho Dae-young - art direction & design
- Kim Jung-kyeum - photographer
- AI Entertainment Inc. - artist promotion
- Masahide Asso - artist manager
- Yumi Fukuda - label desk
- Ayumi Tsuji - label desk
- Choi Yoonjeong - executive producer
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