Vamps is the debut album by Vamps, released on June 10, 2009. The limited edition includes a DVD with the music videos for the album's three singles: "Love Addict", "I Gotta Kick Start Now", and "Evanescent",[1] as well as the video for "Trouble" (the B-side of "I Gotta Kick Start Now"), which features Anza.[2]

Vamps
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 10, 2009
Recorded2009
Genre
Length50:58
LanguageEnglish, Japanese
LabelVamprose
ProducerVamps
Vamps chronology
Vamps
(2009)
Beast
(2010)
Alternative Covers
Limited edition's cover
Singles from Vamps
  1. "Love Addict"
    Released: July 02, 2008
  2. "I Gotta Kick Start Now"
    Released: March 13, 2009
  3. "Evanescent"
    Released: May 13, 2009
  4. "Sweet Dreams"
    Released: September 30, 2009

The album reached number on 3 the Oricon Albums Chart, was certified Gold by the RIAJ for sales over 100,000, and received generally positive reviews.[3][4] Time magazine praised the album's "chugging three-chord rock", and said "all the hallmarks of classic Japanese rock are here, but amped up and hardened for a more streetwise generation."[5]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Hyde. Mixed by Josh Wilbur

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Bite"Hyde0:25
2."Love Addict"Hyde4:00
3."Cosmos"K.A.Z4:35
4."Secret in My Heart"K.A.Z4:15
5."Evanescent"Hyde4:28
6."Vampire Depression"K.A.Z4:41
7."Redrum"K.A.Z3:48
8."Deep Red"K.A.Z5:25
9."I Gotta Kick Start Now"Hyde4:33
10."Time Goes By"Hyde, K.A.Z4:10
11."Sweet Dreams"K.A.Z5:44
12."Hunting"K.A.Z1:56
13."Sex Blood Rock n' Roll"Hyde2:50
Disc two (DVD, limited edition only)
No.TitleLength
1."Love Addict" (Music video) 
2."I Gotta Kick Start Now" (Music video) 
3."Trouble" (Music video) 
4."Evanescent" (Music video) 

References

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  1. ^ Vamps album info Retrieved on July 16, 2009
  2. ^ I Gotta Kick Start Now album info Retrieved on July 16, 2009
  3. ^ www.oricon.co.jp VAMPSのアルバム売り上げランキング Retrieved June 6, 2011
  4. ^ "Japanese album certifications" (Enter Vamps into the アーティスト then select 検索) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  5. ^ Shamdasani, Pavan (August 31, 2009). "Hard Bitten". TIME Magazine. Archived from the original on August 27, 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
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