Vocalist Ran Ito announced that she will be releasing a brand new album, Beside you, September 1. This will be her latest release since her digital single “恋するリボルバー” (“Koi Suru Revolver”) back in December of last year and will be her second solo album. Fans of Ito during her time with the popular idol trio Candies will know why she picked this particular date, as it was also her debut anniversary back in 1978. This album, which will be her first album in about two years, will include a total of ten songs.

Among the included tracks will be Ito’s first solo single "Koi Suru Revolver" and "Vibrushon" which was used as a commercial song for the JR West rail system. The writers include Tomoyasu Hotei, Tortoise Matsumoto (Ulfuls), Yukinojo Mori, Jun Sato, Koichi Tabo, and Ito herself—she wrote the lyrics for two songs. The album will come with two editions: a 2 Blu-spec disk CD-only standard edition and a limited edition which will come with a bonus Blu-ray. The Blu-ray will feature the music video for “Koi Suru Revolver”, among others.

As we look forward to the upcoming release be sure to pre-order Beside you below!

Standard edition

Limited edition

Ran Ito「Beside you」

・恋するリボルバー［作詞：jam / 作曲・編曲：多保孝一］

・家路［作詞：森雪之丞 / 作曲：布袋寅泰 / 編曲：河野圭］

・あなたのみかた［作詞・作曲：トータス松本 / 編曲：佐藤準］

・You do you［作詞：岩里祐穂 / 作曲：IKEZO / 編曲：梅堀淳］

・ひきしお［作詞：jam / 作曲：多保孝一 / 編曲：森俊之］

・愛して恋してManhattan［作詞：伊藤蘭 / 作曲・編曲：佐藤準］

・shalala ♪ Happy Birthday［作詞：森雪之丞 / 作曲：多保孝一　編曲：江渡大悟］

・名前のないChristmas Song［作詞：伊藤蘭 / 作曲・編曲：佐藤準］