2wenty 2wo explained

2wenty 2wo
Type:	Album
Artist:	Tackey & Tsubasa
Cover:	Tttwenty_twott2.jpg
Released:	April 28, 2004
Recorded:	Avex Studio, Folio Sound Studio, On Air Azabu Studio, Johnny's Studio, Prime Sound Studio form, Sunrise Studio, Warner Studio
Genre:	J-pop
Length:	67:41 (Regular CD)62:51 (Limited CD)
Label:	avex trax
Producer:	Johnny H. Kitagawa, Jun-ichi "Randy" Tsuchiya, Shinji Hayashi, Katsuro Oshita, Haji Taniguchi, Masato "Max" Matsuura
Prev Title:	Hatachi
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	Two You Four You
Next Year:	2006

2wenty 2wo is Tackey & Tsubasa's debut album to be released under avex trax. The album was released on April 28, 2004, in two formats, limited edition and regular edition.

Overview

2wenty 2wo is the debut original studio album released by duo singers Tackey & Tsubasa. The album was released in two formats, limited and regular edition. The limited edition came with a photo booklet. The title of the album, is to commemorate the fact that both of the singers were 22 years old when the album was released.

The remixed version of the song "Sotsugyou: Sayonara wa Ashita no Tameni" on the album is the version that was used as an insert song for the anime series InuYasha.

Track listing

Regular CD Format

1. "" – 4:54
2. "" – 4:31
3. "Pride the End" – 4:02
4. "" – 3:48
5. "" – 4:40
6. "Go On" – 3:45
7. "Diamond" – 3:54
8. "" – 4:50
9. "" – 4:03
10. "Love&Tough" – 4:31
11. "" – 4:26
12. "" – 4:27
13. "One Day, One Dream" – 4:21
14. "You & I" – 4:55
15. " (One Version)" – 6:34

Limited CD Format

1. ""
2. ""
3. "Pride the End"
4. ""
5. ""
6. "Go On"
7. "Diamond"
8. ""
9. "Love&Tough"
10. ""
11. ""
12. "One Day, One Dream"
13. "You & I"
14. " (One Version)"

Personnel

• Takizawa Hideaki – vocals
• Imai Tsubasa – vocals
• Yoshihiko Chino – guitars (Track #1, #7 & #13) & chorus (Track #7, #9 & #14)
• Takeshi Taneda – bass (Track #1, #9, #13, & #14)
• Masami Yoshikawa – chorus (Track #1)
• Jun Abe – keyboards (Track #2)
• Kenji Suzuki – guitars (Track #2)
• Tetsuo Sakurai – bass (Track #2)
• Tetsuya Takahashi – chorus (Track #2, #5, #7 & #13)
• Yu Takami – guitars (Track #3 & #11) & bass (Track #3)
• Kosaku Tanaka – chorus (Track #3, #7, #10 & #13)
• Eiko Kubo – female chorus (Track #3 & #4)
• Ayuko Tanaka – female chorus (Track #3)
• Chokkaku – guitars (Track #4)
• Hidetoshi Suzuki – guitars (Track #5)
• Yasutaka Kume – guitars (Track #6 & #10)
• Masayuki Iwata – chorus (Track #6)
• Seiji Akiyama – guitars (Track #8)
• Spin – bass (Track #8)
• Mika Watanabe – AC guitar (Track #9)
• Kosei Kubo – E guitar (Track #9)
• Yoshiaki Muto – guitars (Track #11)
• Audio Highs – bass (Track #11)
• Minoru Komorita – chorus (Track #12)
• Isao Sakuma – trumpet (Track #12)
• Hajime Yamamoto – saxophone (Track #12)
• Hiroyuki Nomura – trombone (Track #12)
• Tetsuya Ochiai – violin (Track #14)

Note: The order of the track numbers is based on the regular edition of the album.

Production

• Art Direction & Design – Kenji Kiyama
• Photograph – Kenji Oyama
• Styling – Akiko Yanagida
• Hair & Make up – Hiromi Michinaka
• Creative Direction – Masahiro Ujie
• Creative Coordinate – Kanako Shino
• Location Coordinate – Tsuyoshi Kato

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

RIAJ Certification

As of June 2004, "2wenty 2wo" has been certified gold for shipments of over 100,000 by the RIAJ.^[1]

References

1. Web site: Recording Industry Association of Japan . August 6, 2006 .