Gracia (album)

2018 studio album by Mari Hamada

Gracia

Studio album by

Mari Hamada

Released| August 1, 2018 (2018-08-01)
Studio| Henson Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre|

* J-pop
* heavy metal

Length| 76:19
Language| Japanese
Label| Victor
Producer| Mari Hamada
Mari Hamada chronology
| Mission
(2016)  | Gracia
(2018)  | Light for the Ages -35th Anniversary Best～Fan's Selection-
(2019)

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Limited Edition cover

Gracia (グラシア, Gurashia) is the 23rd studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on August 1, 2018. The album coincided with Hamada's 35th anniversary in the music industry and marked her return to Victor Entertainment, which had published her albums from 1983 to 1990. It features a roster of guest musicians, including Loudness guitarist Akira Takasaki, Mr. Big members Paul Gilbert and Billy Sheehan, Impellitteri leader Chris Impellitteri, Symphony X guitarist Michael Romeo, Act of Defiance guitarist Chris Broderick, and Planet X keyboardist Derek Sherinian. The album was released in two editions: a single CD and a limited edition two CD + DVD set. A music video for "Black Rain" was released online to promote the album.[1][2][3]

Gracia peaked at No. 6 on Oricon's albums chart and No. 9 on Billboard Japan's Hot Albums chart, making it her first top-10 album since Persona in 1996.[4][5]

## Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Mari Hamada.

CDNo.| Title| Music| Arrangement| Length

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1.| "Black Rain"|

* Nozomu Wakai
* Hamada

* Wakai
* Hamada

| 5:10
2.| "Disruptor"| ISAO|

* Wakai
* ISAO
* Hamada

| 4:52
3.| "Orience"|

* Wakai
* Hamada

* Wakai
* Hamada

| 6:02
4.| "Zero"|

* Masaru Kishii
* Hamada

* Kishii
* Hamada

| 6:07
5.| "No More Heroes"|

* Aqui Eguchi
* Hamada

* Takanobu Masuda
* Eguchi
* Hamada

| 5:51
6.| "Lost"| Hamada|

* Hiroyuki Ohtsuki
* Hamada

| 5:31
7.| "Melancholia"| Takashi Masuzaki|

* Masafumi Nakao
* Masuzaki
* Hamada

| 5:37
8.| "Right On"|

* Nakao
* Hamada

* Nakao
* Hamada

| 5:15
9.| "Heart of Grace"|

* Wakai
* Hamada

* Wakai
* Hamada

| 5:46
10.| "Dark Triad"| Hamada|

* Masuda
* Hamada

| 5:58
11.| "Mangata"|

* Kishii
* Hamada

* Kishii
* Hamada

| 6:50

Limited Edition Bonus CDNo.| Title| Music| Arrangement| Length

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1.| "Seventh Sense"|

* Kishii
* Hamada

* Kishii
* Hamada

| 4:54

Limited Edition Bonus DVDNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Black Rain (Music Video)"| 4:26
2.| "Black Rain (Behind the Scenes)"| 4:00

## Personnel

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* Michael Landau – guitar
* Akira Takasaki – guitar
* Paul Gilbert – guitar
* Chris Impellitteri – guitar
* Michael Romeo – guitar, keyboards
* Chris Broderick – guitar
* Takashi Masuzaki – guitar
* Leland Sklar – bass
* Billy Sheehan – bass
* Philip Bynoe – bass
* Jeff Bova – keyboards
* Derek Sherinian – keyboards
* Takanobu Masuda – keyboards
* Masafumi Nakao – keyboards
* Gregg Bissonette – drums
* Marco Minnemann – drums

## Charts

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Chart (2018)  | Peak
position

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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] | 6
Japanese Albums (Billboard)[5] | 9
Top Albums Sales (Billboard)[6] | 6

## References

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1. ^ "Mari Hamada / Gracia [2CD+DVD] [限定]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
2. ^ "変わらぬ美貌と声に注目、浜田麻里のニューアルバム『Gracia』からミュージックビデオ「Black Rain」完成". Billboard Japan. 2018-07-11. Archived from the original on 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
3. ^ "【インタビュー】浜田麻里、優美で高雅な精神性から誕生した『Gracia』". BARKS. 2018-07-30. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
4. ^ a b "Gracia/浜田麻里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
5. ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan. 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
6. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales". Billboard Japan. 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2021-05-07.

## External links

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* Official website (Mari Hamada)
* Official website (Victor Entertainment)
* Gracia at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
* Gracia at Discogs (list of releases)

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Mari Hamada

* Discography

Studio albums|

* Lunatic Doll
* Romantic Night
* Misty Lady
* Rainbow Dream
* Blue Revolution
* Promise in the History
* In the Precious Age
* Love Never Turns Against
* Return to Myself
* Colors
* Tomorrow
* Anti-Heroine
* Persona
* Philosophia
* Blanche
* Marigold
* Sense of Self
* Elan
* Sur lie
* Aestetica
* Legenda
* Mission
* Gracia
* Soar

International albums|

* Introducing... Mari Hamada
* All My Heart

Live albums|

* Magical Mystery "Mari"

Compilation albums|

* Heart and Soul: The Singles
* Sincerely
* Inclination
* Cats and Dogs: The Very Best of Mari Hamada
* Mari Hamada Greatest Hits
* Inclination II
* Sincerely II
* Reflection: Axiom of the Two Wings
* Golden Best: Mari Hamada ~Victor Years~
* Inclination III
* Golden Best: Mari Hamada
* Light for the Ages -35th Anniversary Best～Fan's Selection-

Box sets|

* Mari Hamada Complete Single Collection

Singles|

* "Blue Revolution"
* "Heart and Soul"
* "Return to Myself ~Shinai, Shinai, Natsu."
* "Paradox"
* "Cry for the Moon"

Other songs|

* "Fixing a Broken Heart"

Videos|

* Magical Mystery "Mari"
* 25th Anniversary Tour "On the Wing" in Tokyo
* Mari Hamada Live in Tokyo "Aestetica"
* Mari Hamada Live Tour 2012 "Legenda"
* 30th Anniversary Mari Hamada Live Tour -Special-
* Mari Hamada Live Tour 2016 "Mission"
* Mari Hamada 35th Anniversary Live "Gracia" at Budokan

Related articles|

* Munetaka Higuchi

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* MusicBrainz release group

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