Racing is the nineteenth studio album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by the Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 band Loudness

Loudness (band)

is a Japan-based heavy metal band formed in 1981 by guitarist Akira Takasaki and drummer Munetaka Higuchi. They were the first Japanese heavy metal act signed to a major label in the United States, releasing twenty-three studio albums...

. It was released in 2004 in Japan. On April 6, 2005, the band released the English version of the album, the first entirely sung in English since 1991. An international edition was released on August 9, 2005, published by Drakkar

Drakkar Entertainment

Drakkar Entertainment GmbH, also called Drakkar Records or Drakkar Publishing, is a German record label with its headquarters in Witten. It is a joint venture with Bertelsmann Music Group.-History:...

, with a different track listing, a different cover and littled differences in the production of the solo parts. A special international release of the album contains as bonus tracks the entire Rockshocks

RockShocks

Rockshocks is an album of self-covers by the Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. The album, released in Japan in 2004, contains tracks taken from the first five studio album of the band from the '80s, played again with a more modern sound and different musical arrangements than the originals...

album of self-covers from the '80s.

Japanese release

1. "Racing" - 00:29
2. "Exultation" - 4:42
3. "Lunatic" - 4:06
4. "Believe It or Not" - 4:52
5. "Power Generation" - 4:03
6. "Speed Maniac" - 5:19
7. "Live for the Moment" - 4:39
8. "Crazy Samurai" - 5:21
9. "Tomorrow Is Not Promised" - 6:31
10. "Telomerase" - 5:50
11. "R.I.P." - 5:15
12. "Misleading Man" - 6:20
13. "Don't Know Nothing" - 6:07
14. "Unknown Civilians" - 3:58

International release

1. "Racing"
2. "Exultation"
3. "Lunatic"
4. "Live for the Moment"
5. "Crazy Samurai"
6. "Speed Maniac"
7. "R.I.P."
8. "Telomerase"
9. "Tomorrow Is Not Promised"
10. "Believe It or Not"
11. "Misleading Man"
12. "Power Generation"
13. "Don't Know Nothing"
14. "Unknown Civilians"

Music by Akira Takasaki

Akira Takasaki

is the lead guitarist and founding member of the Japanese heavy metal band, Loudness.-Career:He started his career as a guitarist, winning a TV contest for young music talents at the age of 14. He was rapidly put under contract to be part of the pop-rock band Lazy, of which drummer Munetaka Higuchi...

, lyrics by Minoru Niihara

Minoru Niihara

is the original and current lead singer of the Japanese heavy metal band, Loudness.His first band was Earthshaker, in which he played bass and sang. His vocal style was influenced by blues singers, but he adapted quickly his voice to the high pitch tones requested in a heavy metal act...

Band members

• Minoru Niihara
  Minoru Niihara
  is the original and current lead singer of the Japanese heavy metal band, Loudness.His first band was Earthshaker, in which he played bass and sang. His vocal style was influenced by blues singers, but he adapted quickly his voice to the high pitch tones requested in a heavy metal act...
  
   - vocals
• Akira Takasaki
  Akira Takasaki
  is the lead guitarist and founding member of the Japanese heavy metal band, Loudness.-Career:He started his career as a guitarist, winning a TV contest for young music talents at the age of 14. He was rapidly put under contract to be part of the pop-rock band Lazy, of which drummer Munetaka Higuchi...
  
   - guitars
• Masayoshi Yamashita
  Masayoshi Yamashita
  is the original and current bass guitarist of the Japanese heavy metal band, Loudness.He first started playing bass in a band called Black Rose...
  
   - bass
• Munetaka Higuchi
  Munetaka Higuchi
  was the original drummer of the Japanese heavy metal band, Loudness.Since very young, he was considered a talented drummer. During his high school years, Higuchi played in seven bands. But he was not happy with this situation, wanting to focus his time on only one band...
  
  - drums