''Mo' Better Tracks'' is the third and final studio album by Japanese

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band

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. It was released on February 6, 2002, by

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Background

The actual meaning of the title is "More Better Tracks". Compared to their previous studio albums, the music style has distanced from typical

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style and aimed for

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style. Three out of twelve tracks contain the word "Rain". The album consists of three previously released singles: "Start All Over Again", "Hard Rain" and "Tender Rain". "Start All Over Again" and its b-side track "My Life" from single has received completely new recording under title ''album version''. B-side track "Taxi" from "Tender Rain" was included in this album as well. The sixth single "Hard Rain" was included in the compilation album ''Giza Studio Masterpiece Blend 2001''. On their official website was launched page with a short preview videos with the short commentaries and self liner notes by vocalist and drummer Mami. Soon after its release, the band went into unannounced indefinite hiatus.

Charting

The album reached #49 rank in

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on its first week. It charted only 1 week and sold 4,700 copies.

Track listing

Source:

Personnel

Credits adapted from the CD booklet of ''Mo' Better Tracks''.Rumania Montevideo (2002). Mo' Better Tracks (CD Album; Booklet). Rumania Montevideo. Japan: Giza Studio. GZCA-5009. *Mami Miyoshi – vocals, songwriting, drums * Makoto Miyoshi - producer, guitar, arranging, composing *Satomi Makoshi - bass *Akiko Matsuda - keyboards, backing vocals *Kazunobu Mashima - guitar, backing vocals * Secil Minami - backing vocals *

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– backing vocals *Ryo Tachihara - backing vocals *Maho Furukawa (

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) - backing vocals *Mika&Rika (mist a sista) - backing vocals *Keisuke Kurumatani (

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) - drums *Akira Onozuka (Dimension)- piano *

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) - keyboard, sound designing *Satoru Kobayashi - keyboard *Yoshinori Akai - recording, mixing, manipulating *Akio Nakajima - mixing *Takayuki Ichikawa - mixing *Taku Oyabu - recording, mixing, *Katsuki Yoshimatsu - recording *Tatsuya Okada - recording *Yousuke Nishimura - assistant engineering *Masahiro Shimada - mastering *Gan Kojima – art direction *Kanonji - producing

In media

*Start All Over Again: ending theme for

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program ''Mokugeki Dokyun!'' *Hard Rain: ending theme for

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program ''

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'' *Tender Rain: ending theme for

program ''CDTV''

References

{{Authority control 2002 albums Rumania Montevideo albums Albums produced by Daiko Nagato Giza Studio albums Japanese-language albums