Racing (album)

2004 studio album by Loudness

Racing

Studio album by

Loudness

Released| November 26, 2004 (Japan)
April 06, 2005 (Europe)
Studio| Paradise Studio and Freedom Studio, Tokyo, Japan
Genre| Heavy metal, speed metal
Length| 67:39
Language| Japanese / English
Label| Tokuma Japan
Drakkar (worldwide)
Producer| Loudness, Junji Tada
Loudness chronology
| Rockshocks
(2004)  | Racing
(2004)  | Breaking the Taboo
(2006)

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English version cover
Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

Racing (音速, Onsoku) is the nineteenth studio album by the Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. It was released in 2004 in Japan. On April 6, 2005, the band released the English version of the album, the first entirely sung in English since 2001. An international edition was released on August 9, 2005, published by Drakkar, with a different track listing, a different cover and little differences in the production of the solo parts.[2] The album cover marks the return of the band's classic logo, which was originally used from 1985 to 1988. A special international release of the album contains as bonus tracks the entire Rockshocks album of self-covers from the 1980s.[3]

## Track listings

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Music by Akira Takasaki, lyrics by Minoru Niihara

### Japanese release

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1. "Racing" - 00:29
2. "Exultation" - 4:42
3. "Lunatic" - 4:06
4. "Believe It or Not" - 4:52
5. "Power Generation" - 4:03
6. "Speed Maniac" - 5:19
7. "Live for the Moment" - 4:39
8. "Crazy Samurai" - 5:21
9. "Tomorrow Is Not Promised" - 6:31
10. "Telomerase" - 5:50
11. "R.I.P." - 5:15
12. "Misleading Man" - 6:20
13. "Don't Know Nothing" - 6:07
14. "Unknown Civilians" - 3:58

### International release

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1. "Racing"
2. "Exultation"
3. "Lunatic"
4. "Live for the Moment"
5. "Crazy Samurai"
6. "Speed Maniac"
7. "R.I.P."
8. "Telomerase"
9. "Tomorrow Is Not Promised"
10. "Believe It or Not"
11. "Misleading Man"
12. "Power Generation"
13. "Don't Know Nothing"
14. "Unknown Civilians"

## Personnel

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Loudness

* Minoru Niihara \- vocals
* Akira Takasaki \- guitars
* Masayoshi Yamashita - bass
* Munetaka Higuchi \- drums

Production

* Masatoshi Sakimoto - engineer, mixing
* Masayoshi Sugai, Yuki Mitome - assistant engineers
* Yoichi Aikawa - mastering
* Norikazu Shimano, Shinji Hamasaki - supervisors
* Junji Tada - executive producer

## References

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1. ^ Prato, Greg. "Loudness Racing review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
2. ^ "Racing". Lightning Strikes Loudly. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
3. ^ "Loudness - Racing". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2010-04-04.

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Loudness

* Akira Takasaki
* Masayoshi Yamashita
* Minoru Niihara
* Masayuki Suzuki

* Hiroyuki Tanaka
* Mike Vescera
* Taiji Sawada
* Masaki Yamada
* Hirotsugu Homma
* Naoto Shibata
* Munetaka Higuchi

Studio albums|

* The Birthday Eve
* Devil Soldier
* The Law of Devil's Land
* Disillusion
* Thunder in the East
* Shadows of War / Lightning Strikes
* Hurricane Eyes
* Soldier of Fortune
* On the Prowl
* Loudness
* Heavy Metal Hippies
* Ghetto Machine
* Dragon
* Engine
* Spiritual Canoe
* Pandemonium
* Biosphere
* Terror
* Racing
* Breaking the Taboo
* Metal Mad
* The Everlasting
* King of Pain
* Eve to Dawn
* 2･0･1･2
* The Sun Will Rise Again
* Rise to Glory
* Sunburst

EPs|

* Odin
* Jealousy

Live albums|

* Live-Loud-Alive: Loudness in Tokyo
* 8186 Live
* Once and for All
* Loud 'n' Raw
* Eurobounds
* The Soldier's Just Came Back
* Loudness Live 2002
* Live Loudest at the Budokan '91

Compilations|

* RockShocks

Singles|

* "Crazy Night"

Supporting tours|

* Guns N' Roses 2020 Tour

Related articles|

* Discography
* Lazy
* Sly
* Ezo
* Anthem
* X Japan

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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