Anti-Heroine (album)

Anti-Heroine
Studio album by
Mari Hamada
ReleasedMarch 20, 1993 (1993-03-20)
Studio
Genre
Length61:16
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
LabelMCA Victor
ProducerMarc Tanner
Mari Hamada chronology
Tomorrow
(1991) 		Anti-Heroine
(1993) 		Introducing... Mari Hamada
(1993)
Singles from Anti-Heroine
  1. "Cry for the Moon"
    Released: January 27, 1993 (1993-01-27)
  2. "Company"
    Released: July 28, 1993 (1993-07-28)

Anti-Heroine (アンチ・ヒロイン, Anchi Hiroin) is the 12th studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on March 20, 1993, by MCA Victor. Produced by Marc Tanner, the album coincided with the 10th anniversary of her music career. The album was reissued alongside Hamada's past releases on January 15, 2014.[1][2][3]

Six of the album's tracks are included in Hamada' 1993 international release Introducing... Mari Hamada. The 1994 international follow-up All My Heart features an English version of "Private Heaven" and an acoustic re-arrangement of "Company".

Anti-Heroine was Hamada's second album (after Return to Myself) to hit No. 1 on Oricon's albums chart. It was also certified Platinum by the RIAJ.[4] The 2014 reissue peaked at No. 267.[5]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Mari Hamada, except where indicated

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Heart to Heart" Hiroyuki Ohtsuki4:34
2."Cry for the Moon" Ohtsuki5:26
3."So Hurt So Long" 
5:46
4."Going Through the Motions" (English)
  • Hamada
  • Tanner
  • Jody Gray
  • Ohtsuki
  • Tanner
  • Gray
5:03
5."I Have a Story to Tell" (English)
  • Hamada
  • Tanner
  • Gray
5:10
6."Lost Generation II" 
  • Ohtsuki
  • Hamada
4:51
7."Private Heaven" 
  • Ohtsuki
  • Hamada
  • Tanner
5:18
8."Hold On (One More Time)" (English)
  • Hamada
  • Tanner
  • Gray
  • Hamada
  • Tanner
  • Gray
4:26
9."Anti-Heroine" Ichiro Hada4:49
10."Company" Kazuhiro Hara4:49
11."Clouds" Ohtsuki4:06
12."Border" Tetsuro Oda6:07

Personnel

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  • Michael Landau – guitar
  • Brett Garsed – guitar
  • Craig Stull – guitar
  • Tommy Girvin – guitar
  • Leland Sklar – bass
  • John Pierce – bass
  • Paul Mirkovich – keyboards
  • Kim Bullard – keyboards
  • Mike Baird – drums
  • Steve Klong – drums
  • Tommy Girvin – electric sitar
  • Donna Delory – backing vocals

Charts

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Chart (1993) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] 1
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] 267

Certification

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[4] Platinum 400,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "浜田麻里 / Anti-Heroine (1993)". AOR Paradise. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  2. ^ "浜田麻里 / Anti-Heroine [SHM-CD]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  3. ^ "Anti-Heroine/浜田麻里". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  4. ^ a b "Japanese certifications – 浜田 麻里 – Anti-Heroine" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved March 28, 2021. Select 1993年4月 on the drop-down menu
  5. ^ a b c "Anti-Heroine/浜田麻里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
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