The Birthday Eve

The Birthday Eve is the first studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. It was released in 1981 only in Japan. The 24bit digitally remastered Japanese limited edition CD includes two additional tracks not on the original release, coming from the first single of the band. The success of the album was measured by Loudness' sold out debut concert at Asakusa International Theater, in front of an audience of 2.700.

Track listing
All music by Akira Takasaki, all lyrics by Minoru Niihara
 * Side one
 * 1) "Loudness" - 5:10
 * 2) "Sexy Woman" - 5:40
 * 3) "Open Your Eyes" - 4:32
 * 4) "Street Woman" - 5:17


 * Side two
 * 1) "To Be Demon" - 6:07
 * 2) "I'm on Fire" - 3:41
 * 3) "High Try" - 5:07
 * 4) "Rock Shock (More and More)" - 4:56


 * 2005 Japanese CD edition bonus tracks
 * 1) "Burning Love" - 3:57
 * 2) "Bad News" - 4:27

Personnel

 * Loudness
 * Minoru Niihara - vocals
 * Akira Takasaki - guitars
 * Masayoshi Yamashita - bass
 * Munetaka Higuchi - drums


 * Production
 * Daiko Nagato - producer
 * Seigen Ono - engineer, mixing
 * Kenichi Kishi, Masao Nakajima - label executives
 * Keisuke Tsukimitsu - art direction