Scott & Rivers (album)

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スコット と リバース
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 20, 2013
FormatCD, digital
GenreJ-Rock, J-Pop, Alternative rock
Length45:27
LabelDelicious Deli Records
ProducerCameron Webb, Shawn Everett, Daniel Brummel, Josh Alexander, Ben Moody, Allan Grigg, Marc McClusky, Greg Wells
Scott & Rivers chronology
スコット と リバース
(2013)
Nimaime
(2017)
Singles from Scott & Rivers
Alternate Cover
Deluxe edition
Deluxe edition


Scott & Rivers (Japanese: スコット と リバース, Sukotto to Ribāsu) is the eponymous debut album by pop/rock duo Scott & Rivers. It was released in Japan on March 20, 2013.

Overview

Rivers Cuomo first mentioned his intent to release a Japanese-language solo album in 2009, when he uploaded in-progress demos of a song written with songwriter Shusui to the website Indaba Music, offering $208 for somebody to produce a better demo of the music[1] (Cuomo, at this time, had recently suffered cracked ribs and internal bleeding following a bus accident).[2][3] Cuomo indicated that this song (which later became "Homely Girl") was intended for a solo project tentatively titled The Kumamoto Kid (Japanese: ザ クマモトキッド, named for the city of Kumamoto, where Cuomo's wife, Kyoko, was born).

Some time later, Cuomo was joined by musician Scott Murphy. He later explains in a Riverpedia entry: "Somebody at Weezer's record company introduced us after I told them that I was looking for a Japanese speaking gaijin collaborator."[4]

Two physical versions of the album were released: a standard CD, and a deluxe edition which included a bonus DVD. A follow-up album, Nimaime, was released in 2017.

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Break Free"Rivers Cuomo/Scott Murphy/David Hall Hodges/Steve McMorranCameron Webb3:30
2."Homely Girl"Cuomo/ShusuiShawn Everett3:29
3."Freakin' Love My Life"Cuomo/Murphy/Kevin Rudolf/Jacob 'JKash' Hindlin/Jeff HalavacsEverett3:23
4."Okashii Yatsu" (おかしいやつ)Cuomo/Murphy/Dan WilsonEverett/Daniel Brummel3:03
5."Asa wa Chikai" (朝は近い)Cuomo/Kyoko Cuomo/Kanzo Takemori/Takuya Harada/JUNKOOEverett/Brummel4:24
6."Owari no Nai Kono Uta" (終わりのないこの詩)Cuomo/Murphy/Billy Steinberg/Josh AlexanderJosh Alexander3:32
7."Tooku Hanarete mo" (遠く離れても)Cuomo/Murphy/Ben MoodyEverett/Brummel/Ben Moody4:14
8."I Need Somebody"Cuomo/Murphy/ShusuiEverett/Brummel3:55
9."Hajikeru" (はじける)Cuomo/Murphy/Allan Grigg/Sheppard SolomonAllan Grigg3:25
10."Hodokete Itanda" (ほどけていたんだ)Cuomo/Murphy/Claude KellyMurphy/Marc McClusky3:25
11."Butterfly"Kaera Kimura/Atsushi SuemitsuEverett/Brummel4:12
12."Kimi to Futari de" (君と二人で)Cuomo/Murphy/Greg Wells/Adam LambertGreg Wells3:57
Total length:45:27

Bonus DVD content:

  1. Scott & Rivers の ゆく年 くる年 (no yuku toshi kuru toshi; Old Year, New Year)
  2. Homely Girl (Music video)
  3. Homely Girl (Lyric video)

Personnel

This section requires cleanup.

Band members

Scott Shriner chronology
"Last Call"
2013
(PusherJones)
Scott & Rivers
2013
(Scott & Rivers)
Crash Boom Bang!
2014
(Brian Ray)


The album's liner notes give "band member" credits, as opposed to specifying the musicians' exact instrumental performance.[5]

Band members listed include:

Production

  • Shawn Everett - tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11
  • Daniel Brummel - tracks 4, 5, 7, 8, 11
  • Cameron Webb - track 1
  • Jeff Halavacs - track 3
  • Kevin Rudolf - track 3
  • Takuya Harada - track 5
  • Ben Moody - track 7
  • Barak Shpiez - track 8
  • Allan Grigg - track 9
  • Greg Wells - track 12

See also

References

  1. Rolling Stone. (2009, December 21). Weezer’s Cuomo Calls On Fans to Help With New Song “Shusui”. Rolling Stone. Retrieved from https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/weezers-cuomo-calls-on-fans-to-help-with-new-song-shusui-186429/
  2. "Rivers Cuomo's Session #1" Indaba Music. Archived by Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/20091223071411/https://www.indabamusic.com/sessions/riverscuomo/342194
  3. "Weezer’s Cuomo Calls On Fans to Help With New Song “Shusui”" Rolling Stone. 21 December 2009. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/weezers-cuomo-calls-on-fans-to-help-with-new-song-shusui-186429/
  4. "Scott & Rivers" Riverpedia. https://books-r-fun.herokuapp.com/wiki/Scott%20%26%20Rivers
  5. Scott & Rivers on Discogs