Be MAX
{{Infobox album
| name = Be MAX
| type = studio
| artist = MAX
| cover = MAX - Be MAX.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2010|09|08}}
| recorded = 2010
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|J-pop|Eurobeat}}
| length = 60:34
| language = Japanese
| label = Sonic Groove
| producer = MAX
| prev_title = New Edition: Maximum Hits
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = avex archives COMPLETE BEST MAX
| next_year = 2010
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Be MAX
| type = studio
| single1 = Cat's Eye
| single1date = {{Start date|2010|05|12}}
}}
{{Extra album cover
| header = Alternate cover
| type = studio
| cover = MAX - Be MAX CD+DVD.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = CD+DVD cover
}}
}}
Be MAX is a cover album by Japanese vocal group MAX. Released on September 8, 2010, by Sonic Groove as part of the group's 15th anniversary celebration, the album was offered in two editions: CD only and CD with bonus DVD. It features the group's Eurobeat covers of 15 popular J-pop songs from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. The CD only release includes the bonus track "Tora Tora Tora" (15th Anniversary Mix).{{cite web |url=https://www.rising-pro.jp/artist/max/disco/a_14/ |title=BE MAX |publisher=Rising Production |access-date=2021-07-31}}{{cite web |url=https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/be-max/4110070527 |title=MAX / BE MAX |website=CDJournal |access-date=2021-07-31}}{{cite web |url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/37579 |title=MAXが5人組に？レコ発イベントで「どんなときも。」熱唱 |website=Natalie.mu |date=2010-09-13 |access-date=2021-07-31}}{{cite web |url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000064147 |title=MAXのカヴァーアルバム発売イベントに6000人 |website=BARKS.jp |date=2010-09-13 |access-date=2021-07-31}}
The album peaked at No. 19 on Oricon's weekly albums chart.{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/15910/products/881863/1/ |title=BE MAX {{!}} MAX |publisher=Oricon |access-date=2021-07-31}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = CD
| extra_column = Original artist
| title1 = Samishii Nettaigyo
| note1 = {{nihongo4||淋しい熱帯魚||"Lonely Tropical Fish"}}
| lyrics1 = Neko Oikawa
| music1 = Masaya Ozeki
| extra1 = Wink
| length1 = 3:57
| title2 = Asia no Junshin
| note2 = {{nihongo4||アジアの純真|Ajia no Junshin|"True Asia"}}
| lyrics2 = Yōsui Inoue
| music2 = Tamio Okuda
| extra2 = Puffy
| length2 = 3:53
| title3 = Ryūsei no Saddle
| note3 = {{nihongo4||流星のサドル|Ryūsei no Sadoru|"Shooting Star Saddle"}}
| lyrics3 = Masumi Kawamura
| music3 = Toshinobu Kubota
| extra3 = Toshinobu Kubota
| length3 = 4:45
| title4 = Itoshisa to Setsunasa to Kokoro Zuyosa to
| note4 = {{nihongo4||恋しさとせつなさと心強さと||"This Love, This Pain, This Strength of Heart"}}
| lyrics4 = Tetsuya Komuro
| music4 = Komuro
| extra4 = Ryōko Shinohara with t.komuro
| length4 = 4:36
| title5 = Donna Toki mo
| note5 = {{nihongo4||どんなときも。||"Any Time."}}
| lyrics5 = Noriyuki Makihara
| music5 = Makihara
| extra5 = Noriyuki Makihara
| length5 = 4:07
| title6 = Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)
| note6 = {{nihongo4||ダンシング・ヒーロー(Eat You Up)|Danshingu Hīrō}}
| lyrics6 = Hitoshi Shinohara
| music6 = {{hlist|Angelina Kyte|Anthony Baker}}
| extra6 = Yōko Oginome
| length6 = 4:28
| title7 = Cat's Eye
| lyrics7 = Yoshiko Miura
| music7 = Yūichirō Oda
| extra7 = Anri
| length7 = 3:34
| title8 = Touch
| note8 = {{nihongo4||タッチ|Tatchi}}
| lyrics8 = Chinfa Kan
| music8 = Hiroaki Serizawa
| extra8 = Yoshimi Iwasaki
| length8 = 4:07
| title9 = Zankoku na Tenshi no Tēze
| note9 = {{nihongo4||残酷な天使のテーゼ||"A Cruel Angel's Thesis"}}
| lyrics9 = Oikawa
| music9 = Hidetoshi Satō
| extra9 = Yoko Takahashi
| length9 = 4:22
| title10 = Natsu no Tobira
| note10 = {{nihongo4||夏の扉||"Summer Door"}}
| lyrics10 = Miura
| music10 = Kazuo Zaitsu
| extra10 = Seiko Matsuda
| length10 = 4:14
| title11 = Friends
| note11 = {{nihongo4||フレンズ|Furenzu}}
| lyrics11 = Nokko
| music11 = Akio Dobashi
| extra11 = Rebecca
| length11 = 4:18
| title12 = Desire (Jōnetsu)
| note12 = {{nihongo4||DESIRE -情熱-}}
| lyrics12 = Yoko Aki
| music12 = Kisaburō Suzuki
| extra12 = Akina Nakamori
| length12 = 4:32
| title13 = Cha-Cha-Cha
| lyrics13 = {{hlist|Yūji Konno|B. Graziella}}
| music13 = {{hlist|B. Reitano|B. Rosellini|F. Baldoni|F. Reitano}}
| extra13 = Akemi Ishii
| length13 = 3:11
| title14 = Waku Waku Sasete
| note14 = {{nihongo4||WAKU WAKUさせて||"Excite Me More"}}
| lyrics14 = Takashi Matsumoto
| music14 = Kyōhei Tsutsumi
| extra14 = Miho Nakayama
| length14 = 3:30
| title15 = Gakuen Tengoku
| note15 = {{nihongo4||学園天国||"School Heaven"}}
| lyrics15 = Yū Aku
| music15 = Daisuke Inoue
| extra15 = Finger 5
| length15 = 3:43
| total_length = 60:34
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = CD only bonus track
| extra_column = Original artist
| title16 = Tora Tora Tora
| note16 = {{Small|15th Anniversary Mix}}
| lyrics16 = Kazumi Suzuki
| music16 = {{hlist|Bratt Sinclaire|Tiger Boys}}
| extra16 = MAX
| length16 = 5:43
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = DVD
| title1 = Donna Toki mo
| note1 = {{Small|Music Clip}}
| length1 =
| title2 = Donna Toki mo
| note2 = {{Small|Music Clip Making}}
| length2 =
| title3 = Cat's Eye Live Introduction
| length3 =
| total_length =
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (2010) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon)
| 19 |
|---|
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://avex.jp/max/discography/detail.php?id=1000408 Official website]
- {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=d99cae11-b8ef-4db0-9cc9-8670477a7924|name=Be MAX}}
- {{Discogs master|master=277766|name=Be MAX|type=album}}
{{MAX (band)}}
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