is the 23rd studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on August 1, 2018. The album coincided with Hamada's 35th anniversary in the music industry and marked her return to Victor Entertainment, which had published her albums from 1983 to 1990. It features a roster of guest musicians, including Loudness guitarist Akira Takasaki, Mr. Big members Paul Gilbert and Billy Sheehan, Impellitteri leader Chris Impellitteri, Symphony X guitarist Michael Romeo, Act of Defiance guitarist Chris Broderick, and Planet X keyboardist Derek Sherinian. The album was released in two editions: a single CD and a limited edition two CD + DVD set. A music video for "Black Rain" was released online to promote the album.
Gracia peaked at No. 6 on Oricon's albums chart and No. 9 on Billboard Japans Hot Albums chart, making it her first top-10 album since Persona in 1996.
Track listing
Personnel Michael Landau – guitar Akira Takasaki – guitar Paul Gilbert – guitar Chris Impellitteri – guitar Michael Romeo – guitar, keyboards Chris Broderick – guitar Takashi Masuzaki – guitar Leland Sklar – bass Billy Sheehan – bass Philip Bynoe – bass Jeff Bova – keyboards Derek Sherinian – keyboards Takanobu Masuda – keyboards Masafumi Nakao – keyboards Gregg Bissonette – drums Marco Minnemann – drums
Charts Chart (2018) Peak position Japanese Albums (Oricon) 6 Japanese Albums (Billboard) 9 Top Albums Sales (Billboard) 6
References
External links (Mari Hamada) (Victor Entertainment)