is the 12th studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Mari Hamada, released on March 20, 1993, by MCA Victor. Produced by Marc Tanner, the album coincided with the 10th anniversary of her music career. The album was reissued alongside Hamada's past releases on January 15, 2014.
Six of the album's tracks are included in Hamada' 1993 international release Introducing... Mari Hamada. The 1994 international follow-up All My Heart features an English version of "Private Heaven" and an acoustic re-arrangement of "Company".
Anti-Heroine was Hamada's second album (after Return to Myself) to hit No. 1 on Oricon's albums chart. It was also certified Platinum by the RIAJ. The 2014 reissue peaked at No. 267.
Track listing
Personnel Michael Landau – electric guitar Brett Garsed – acoustic guitar (1–3, 6, 8, 10, 12) Craig Stull – acoustic guitar (2) Tommy Girvin – acoustic guitar (5), electric sitar (1, 7) Leland Sklar – bass (all tracks except 8) John Pierce – bass (8) Paul Mirkovich – keyboards (all tracks except 4) Kim Bullard – keyboards (4) Mike Baird – drums (all tracks except 8) Steve Klong – drums (8), percussion (1,5–7) Miles Robinson – percussion (12) Donna De Lory – backing vocals (4)
Charts Chart (1993) Peak position Japanese Albums (Oricon) 1
Chart (2014) Peak position Japanese Albums (Oricon) 267
Certification
References
External links (Mari Hamada) (Universal Music Japan)