Ai Senshi Z×R

Ai Senshi Z×R
Compilation album by Richie Kotzen
Released	March 20, 2006
Recorded	Headroom – Inc., the House
Genre	Hard rock, Jazz fusion, Soul, Blues
Length	47:04
Label	BMG Japan
Producer	Masako Kawashima
Richie Kotzen chronology
Acoustic Cuts (2005) Ai Senshi Z×R (2006) Into the Black (2006)

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Allmusic	[1]

Ai Senshi Z×R (Zeta×Richie) is a cover album by guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen. The album is a compilation of several English language covers of theme songs from the Gundam anime franchise.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Blue Star" (Cover of "Mizu no Hoshi e Ai o Komete" (水の星へ愛をこめて, "From the Watery Planet with Love"), the second opening theme of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam)	3:50
2.	"Take Flight Gundam" (Cover of "Tobe! Gundam" (翔べ！ガンダム Tobe! Gandamu), the opening theme of Mobile Suit Gundam)	2:42
3.	"Soldiers Of Sorrow" (Cover of "Ai Senshi" (哀 戦士, "Soldiers of Sorrow"), the theme of the film Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow)	3:50
4.	"Alone Against The Wind" (Cover of "Kaze ni Hitori de" (風にひとりで, "Alone in the Wind"), a song from the Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow soundtrack)	3:34
5.	"Metamorphoze" (Cover of "Metamorphoze" (Metamorphoze ～メタモルフォーゼ～ Metamorufōze), the opening theme of the film Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: Heir to the Stars)	3:39
6.	"The Way Forward" (Original/Instrumental)	3:48
7.	"Go Beyond The Time" (Cover of "Zeta – Toki o Koete" (Ζ・刻を越えて Zēta Toki o Koete, "Zeta – Crossing Time"), the first opening theme of Zeta Gundam)	4:13
8.	"The Winner" (Cover of "THE WINNER", the first opening theme of Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory)	3:53
9.	"Because You Are Waiting" (Cover of "Kimi ga Matteiru kara" (君が待っているから, "Because You Are Waiting"), the ending theme of Zeta Gundam: Heir to the Stars)	3:56
10.	"Encounter" (Cover of "Meguriai" (めぐりあい, "Encounters"), the theme song of Gundam III: Encounters in Space)	4:20
11.	"Re-Encounter" (Original/Instrumental)	5:32
12.	"The Beginning" (Original)	3:55

Personnel

• Richie Kotzen – lead vocals, electric guitar
• Billy Sheehan – bass guitar
• Franklin Vanderbilt – drums

• Yoshiki Murase – arranged and co-produced
• Richie Kotzen – music producer
• Richie Kotzen, Richie Zito – recording producer
• Alex Todorov – recording engineer
• Phil Kaffel, Alex Todorov – mixing engineer
• Dave Donnelly – mastering engineer at DNA Mastering

References

1. Greenberg, Adam. "Ai Senshi Z×R - Richi Kotzen". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-02-23.