Gracia (グラシア, Gurashia) is the 23rd studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on August 1, 2018. The album coincided with Hamada's 35th anniversary in the music industry and marked her return to Victor Entertainment, which had published her albums from 1983 to 1990. It features a roster of guest musicians, including Loudness guitarist Akira Takasaki, Mr. Big members Paul Gilbert and Billy Sheehan, Impellitteri leader Chris Impellitteri, Symphony X guitarist Michael Romeo, Act of Defiance guitarist Chris Broderick, and Planet X keyboardist Derek Sherinian. The album was released in two editions: a single CD and a limited edition two CD + DVD set. A music video for "Black Rain" was released online to promote the album.
Gracia peaked at No. 6 on Oricon's albums chart and No. 9 on Billboard Japan's Hot Albums chart, making it her first top-10 album since Persona in 1996.
Personnel
Michael Landau – guitar
Akira Takasaki – guitar
Paul Gilbert – guitar
Chris Impellitteri – guitar
Michael Romeo – guitar, keyboards
Chris Broderick – guitar
Takashi Masuzaki – guitar
Leland Sklar – bass
Billy Sheehan – bass
Philip Bynoe – bass
Jeff Bova – keyboards
Derek Sherinian – keyboards
Takanobu Masuda – keyboards
Masafumi Nakao – keyboards
Gregg Bissonette – drums
Marco Minnemann – drums