Razzle Dazzle is the seventeenth album by Japanese rock band Buck-Tick, released by Ariola Japan on October 13, 2010. Graphic artist Aquirax Uno provided the illustrations for the album's cover. The limited edition came with a DVD of music videos and an interview. It reached number six on both the Oricon chart and Billboard Japan, selling 20,384 copies.
Overview With Razzle Dazzle, Buck-Tick wanted to go beyond the straight rock "band sound" from their previous two albums. Incorporating elements of dance music, its title was taken from a song in the 2002 American musical film Chicago.
"Dokudanjō Beauty" was used as the second ending theme song for the Japanese airing of Battlestar Galactica. This album version features Lucy, vocalist of the all-female rock band LAZYgunsBRISKY, singing the chorus. The single version of "Kuchizuke" was used as the opening theme for the Shiki anime. The anime also used "Gekka Reijin", as its second ending song.
Track listing
Personnel Buck-Tick Atsushi Sakurai – vocals Hisashi Imai – guitar, electronics, chorus Hidehiko Hoshino – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, chorus Yutaka Higuchi – bass Toll Yagami – drums
Additional performers Kazutoshi Yokoyama – manipulator and keyboards on tracks 1–3, 5, 7–10 & 12–15 Cube Juice – programming and synthesizer on tracks 4, 6 & 11 Lucy (LAZYgunsBRISKY) – chorus on track 4
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