La La La Love Thang
album by Toshinobu Kubota
La La La Love Thang is the ninth studio album of Japanese singer Toshinobu Kubota, released on December 2, 1996. The album has been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan. It was also successful in international music markets and yielded two singles: "Niji No Grand Slam" and "La La La Love Song". Kubota then embarked on his first international concert tour in 1996, which he titled the Oyeees! Tour. A live album, Toshinobu Kubota Concert Tour '96: Oyeees!, was released which featured footage from the tour. As of February 2012, La La La Love Thang has sold over 840,000 copies worldwide.
Background
In early 1995, Kubota began the recording sessions for ninth album. Kubota produced the entire album (with the exception of La La La Love Song). He worked with only one other producer Yoichiro Kakizaki, who produced "La La La Love Song".
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