TMG I

TMG I
TMG I
Studio album by Tak Matsumoto Group
Released	June 23, 2004
Genre	Hard rock
Length	58:10
Label	Vermillion (Japan); Frontiers (Europe)
Producer	Tak Matsumoto
Singles from TMG I
	"Oh Japan ~Our Time Is Now~"; Released: March 31, 2004;

TMG I is the only studio album by Japanese-based supergroup Tak Matsumoto Group, released on June 23, 2004. Eric Martin and Jack Blades, of Mr. Big and Night Ranger fame respectively, wrote all of the lyrics, while Tak Matsumoto, the founder of the band and of B’z fame, was responsible for all of the music. The album topped the Oricon Albums Chart, selling over 90,000 copies, while the single "Oh Japan ~Our Time Is Now~" reached number 3 on the Oricon Singles Chart with 98,346 copies and was the 95th best-selling single of the year.

Track listing[edit]

All music is composed by Tak Matsumoto

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Oh Japan ~Our Time Is Now~"	Eric Martin, Jack Blades	4:09
2.	"Everything Passes Away"	Blades	4:40
3.	"Kings for a Day"	Martin, Tony Fanucchi, Andre Pessis	3:37
4.	"I Know You by Heart"	Martin, Blades	3:33
5.	"I Wish You were Here"	Blades, Martin	4:19
6.	"The Greatest Show on Earth"	Martin, Andre Pessis	3:03
7.	"Signs of Life"	Blades	3:50
8.	"Red, White and Bullet Blues"	Martin, Pessis	4:53
9.	"Trapped"	Martin, Blades	3:38
10.	"My Alibi"	Blades	3:08
11.	"Wonderland"	Martin, Pessis	4:16
12.	"Train, Train"	Martin, Pessis	4:18
13.	"Two of a Kind"	Blades	5:42
14.	"Never Good-Bye"	Blades	5:02
Total length:			58:10

Tak Matsumoto Group

Tak Matsumoto – guitars, rap on "Oh Japan ~Our Time Is Now~"
Eric Martin – lead vocals
Jack Blades – bass, background vocals, co-lead vocals on "Everything Passes Away"

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[1]	1


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[2]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.