EZO (album)

EZO
Studio album by Ezo
Released	6 April 1987
Recorded	Record One Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Genre	Heavy metal, glam metal
Length	35:46
Label	Geffen
Producer	Gene Simmons, Val Garay
Ezo chronology
EZO (1987) Fire Fire (1989)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

EZO is the American self-titled debut album from the Japanese metal band Ezo. It was released in 1987 on Geffen Records and co-produced by Gene Simmons of KISS fame.^[2] Songwriters from the Kiss’ entourage -- Adam Mitchell and Jaime St. James -- contributed heavily to the songs of the album. Jody Gray, co-writer of Destroyer, co-wrote and co-produced the 2nd album, Fire Fire (Geffen).

Track listing

1. "House of 1,000 Pleasures" (EZO, Jaime St. James) – 5:07
2. "Flashback Heart Attack" (James Christian, Susan Deicicchi) – 4:07
3. "Mr. Midnight" (Shoyo Iida, J. St. James) – 4:22
4. "Here It Comes" (Taro Takahashi, Adam Mitchell) – 3:14
5. "I Walk Alone" (T. Takahashi, A. Mitchell) – 3:36
6. "Destroyer" (T. Takahashi, Jody Gray, Mark Brotter, A. Mitchell) – 4:27
7. "Big Changes" (Brock Walsh) – 3:52
8. "Kiss of Fire" (EZO, A. Mitchell) – 3:25
9. "Desiree" (S. Iida, A. Mitchell) – 3:27

Personnel

Band members

• Masaki Yamada – vocals
• Taro Takahashi – bass
• Shoyo Iida – guitar
• Hirotsugu Homma – drums

Production

• Gene Simmons - producer
• Val Garay - producer, engineer, mixing
• Richard Bosworth, Bob Levy, Cliff Jones - assistant engineers
• Stephen Marcussen - mastering

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)^[3]

Year	Chart	Position
1987	The Billboard 200	150

References

1. Book, John. "EZO EZO review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
2. "Ezo - Ezo". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
3. "EZO Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 28 April 2011.