EZO

EZO is the American debut album of the Japanese metal band Ezo. It was released in 1987 on Geffen Records and co-produced by Gene Simmons of Kiss. Songwriters from the Kiss entourage, such as Adam Mitchell and Jaime St. James, contributed heavily to the album's songs. Jody Gray, co-writer of the song "Destroyer", co-wrote and co-produced the band's second album, Fire Fire.

Track listing

Side one

1. "House of 1,000 Pleasures" <small>(EZO, Jaime St. James)</small> – 5:07
2. "Flashback Heart Attack" <small>(James Christian, Susan Deicicchi)</small> – 4:07
3. "Mr. Midnight" <small>(Shoyo Iida, St. James)</small> – 4:22
4. "Here It Comes" <small>(Taro Takahashi, Adam Mitchell)</small> – 3:14
5. "I Walk Alone" <small>(Takahashi, Mitchell)</small> – 3:36

Side two

1. <li value="6">"Destroyer" <small>(Takahashi, Jody Gray, Mark Brotter, Mitchell)</small> – 4:27
2. "Big Changes" <small>(Brock Walsh)</small> – 3:52
3. "Kiss of Fire" <small>(EZO, Mitchell)</small> – 3:25
4. "Desiree" <small>(Iida, Mitchell)</small> – 3:27

Personnel

Band members

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

Additional musicians

• Kip Winger - background vocals

Production

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

Charts

References