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ボストン 11年ぶりの新作『Life, Love & Hope』、各曲のクレジットが明らかに

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Boston / Life, Love & Hope
Boston / Life, Love & Hope
トム・ショルツ(Tom Scholz)率いるボストン(Boston)が11年ぶりにリリースする新作『Life, Love & Hope』。各曲のクレジットが明らかに。トム・ショルツによる曲毎のコメントもあり

1. Heaven On Earth
“It doesn’t happen very often. Hang on to it if you find it.”
Written by Tom Scholz / All Instruments: Tom Scholz
Lead Vocals: David Victor with special guest: Louis St. August
Harmony & Backing Vox: Tom Scholz

2. Didn’t Mean To Fall In Love
“As they say, love happens when you least expect it. This was re-mastered from the original 2002 recording; released again here because I just really like this song.”
Written by Tom Scholz, Curly Smith, Janet Minto
All Instruments: Tom Scholz
Lead Vocals: Brad Delp / Harmony & Backing Vox: Tom Scholz

3. Last Day Of School
“This instrumental was performed publicly for the first time on the huge pipe organ at Boston’s Symphony Hall for MIT’s 150th anniversary celebration, with the Boston Pops.”
Written by Tom Scholz / All Instruments: Tom Scholz

4. Sail Away
“The song is a retrospective about Katrina and the devastation endured by the poor, swept under the rug by the rich. Sail away to a better place.”
Written by Tom Scholz / All Instruments: Tom Scholz
Lead Vocals: Brad Delp, Kimberley Dahme
Harmony Vox: Brad Delp, Kimberley Dahme, Tom Scholz

5. Life, Love & Hope
“Sometimes it takes a traumatic event to make us realize what’s really important.”
Written by Tom Scholz / Drums, Bass, Organ, Rythym Guitars: Tom Scholz
Lead guitars: Tom Scholz, Gary Phil / Lead Vocals: Tommy Decarlo /
Harmony Vox: Tom Scholz, Jeff Neal

6. If You Were In Love
“We’ve all been there and we can all dream.”
Written by Tom Scholz / All Instruments: Tom Scholz / All Vocals: Kimberley Dahme

7. Someday
“A shout out to all those who stand up to bullying; malicious people make life worse for everyone.”
Written by Tom Scholz / All Guitars, Keyboards, Bass, Drums: Tom Scholz
Lead Vocals: Tommy Decarlo, Tom Scholz with special guest: Jude Nejmanowski
Harmony Vox: Tom Scholz / Harmonica: Curly Smith

8. Love Got Away
“This is a story from personal experience. I had to sing this one myself.”
Written by Tom Scholz / All Instruments: Tom Scholz
Lead Vocals: Tom Scholz / Harmony Vox: Tom Scholz, Gary Pihl

9. You Gave Up On Love (2.0)
“It’s too precious, don’t do it. This is a new arrangement and a rerecording of the song originally released on Corporate America.”
Written by Tom Scholz
All Guitars, keys, bass, and drums: Tom Scholz / Flute: Kimberley Dahme
Lead Vocals: Kimberley Dahme, Tommy Decarlo, Tom Scholz
Harmony Vox: Kimberley Dahme, Tom Scholz, Beth Cohen

10. Someone (2.0)
“The song is ‘Someone’, but most everyone who’s been in love can relate to this song, a version of which was first heard on Corporate America in 2002. This was my chance to release an arrangement more like my original concept, which somehow got lost the first time around. Now I can sleep tonight.”
Written by Tom Scholz / All Instruments: Tom Scholz
Lead Vocals: Brad Delp / Harmony Vox: Brad Delp, Tom Scholz

11. The Way You Look Tonight
“To my wife Kim, a very good ending after letting love get away.”
Written by Tom Scholz
All instruments: Tom Scholz / Lead Vocals: Tommy Decarlo / Harmony Vox: Tom Scholz, David Victor




発売は日本(ボーナス・トラック1曲追加収録/初回限定盤:SHM-CD仕様)で12月18日、米国で12月3日。

スタジオ・アルバムの発表は2002年作『Corporate America』以来。全11曲入りで、うち3曲(「Didn't Mean to Fall in Love」「Someone」「You Gave Up on Love」)は前作『Corporate America』に収録された楽曲のリマスターおよびリ・レコーディング/リ・アレンジ・トラック。本作には2007年に亡くなったブラッド・デルプ(Brad Delp)がリード・ヴォーカルを担当した3曲も収録。ほか、Kimberley Dahme、David Victor、Tommy DeCarlo、そしてショルツ自身がヴォーカルとしてクレジットされています
●『Life, Love & Hope』

1. Heaven on Earth
2. Didn't Mean to Fall in Love (remastered version from Corporate America)
3. Last Day of School (Instrumental)
4. Sail Away
5. Life Love and Hope
6. If You Were in Love
7. Someday
8. Love Got Away
9. Someone (2.0) (rerecorded/rearrangement)
10. You Gave Up on Love (2.0) (rerecorded/rearrangement)
11. The Way You Look Tonight

<国内盤>
●初回限定盤(MICP-30055):
定価3,000円(税込)
☆SHM-CD仕様
☆特殊パッケージ仕様(予定)
☆初回封入特典付き(予定)
☆ボーナス・トラック1曲追加収録

●通常盤(MICP-11133):
定価2,700円(税込)
☆ボーナス・トラック1曲追加収録