This single,
from artist Asami Abe, features the ending song to the
2003 TV series The
Gransazers. The cover, though, is devoid of any
reference to the 2003 television show, but a sticker
was slapped on the wrapping to promote the new program
which is possibly due to the fact that this CD was
released two days before the show even started airing
on October 10th of that year.
As far as singles go, Abe's "Taking You With
Me" is a fairly enjoyable release. The
ending song to the first entry in the Super Star God
series was simply phenomenal, having a great tempo and
a nice pop beat to it. Asami has a great singing voice,
and really belts it out here while still keeping a soothing
tone. This ends up creating a pretty memorable song.
Unfortunately, it's a little better suited to a smaller
runtime, as it was featured on the show during the credits,
but still works well in its full form. For reference,
this more complete version was also showcased on the
final episode of the program, Day
of Resurrection.
Beyond the self titled song, this disc also has the tune
"Let's Meet", which is another nice track by
Abe. However, it's not nearly as memorable as "Taking
You With Me" as
the style seems more generic and lacks the softer tone
of the title song here. The last track on this release
is an "Instrumental" version of "Taking
You With Me", although this
theme is fairly odd sounding as the background vocal
work is still there.
Overall, if you really enjoyed the song
heard during the credits for The
Gransazers this isn't a bad release to search
out if you can find it for the right price. This song
was not included on the limited, and very rare, soundtrack
released for the program, so diehard collectors will
undoubtedly find interest in this single, which is not
hard to come by even four years after its initial distribution.
It
should be mentioned that this single was released
in three different "packages". One of these,
which retailed for ¥400
more than the others, was a "limited" release
(UMCK-9041) that featured a different cover and came
with a DVD. The second of these releases is the "standard" one,
which is pictured above and comes with a trading card.
The third and final release of the single axed the trading
card, but is otherwise the same as the "standard" edition.
Another thing worth noting is that these releases come
in thin jewel cases, compared to the standard size, and
that the covers are positioned vertically instead of
horizontally.
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