Coordinate (stylized as coordinate) is the sixth studio album by T.M.Revolution. It was his last album to be released under Antinos Records and the first in the United States under Tofu Records. It peaked at No. 9 on the Oricon charts, selling over 100,380 copies.
Overview A concept album, based on the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED in which T.M.Revolution provided the voices for the characters Miguel Aiman and Heine Westenfluss. The cover is a closeup of the customized GINN that his Gundam SEED character piloted; the GINN is orange, which is T.M.R's favorite color.
Singles Four singles were released from the album, "Invoke" would be the first opening theme for the series, peaking at number 2 on Oricon and charting for 16 weeks. It sold over 247,000 copies and reached number 71 on the Year-end singles chart.
Critical reception Cammila Collar of AllMusic gave the album a positive review, with praise towards its production and T.M.R's vocal performance, stating "The music on Coordinate is unique in comparison to the larger world of dance-pop, very much because of Takanori's steady, throaty vibrato, accented with brief moments of crooning that never stay long enough to get sappy."
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2003)PeakpositionJapanese Albums (Oricon)9
Year-end charts Chart (2003)PositionJapanese Albums (Oricon)17
Certifications +Certifications and sales for coordinateRegionCertificationCertified untis/salesJapan (RIAJ)Gold100,000
Release history +RegionDateFormatLabelRef.JapanMarch 26, 2003CDAntinos RecordsTaiwan2003United StatesOctober 21, 2003Tofu Records
Personnel Adapted from liner notes booklet.
Sound Producer: Daisuke Asakura Programming, Keyboards, Sequenced Guitar: Daisuke Asakura Guitar: Tetsuya Katsuragi (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10) Guitar: Koichi Korenaga (Track 11) Guitar: Takanori Nishikawa (Track 7) Backing Vocals: Eiji Shirasu (Track 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) Recording Engineers: Daisuke Asakura, Masaki Osato, Shigeki Kashii Mixing Engineer: Daisuke Asakura (Track 7) Mixing Engineer: Masaki Osato (Track 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10) Mixing Engineer: Phil Kuffel (Track 3, 6, 11) Mastering Engineer: Mitsuyasu Abe Director: Tetsuo Inoue Director: Takashi Ikuto
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