Brotherhood (B'z album)

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Brotherhood
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Studio album by
B'z
ReleasedJuly 14, 1999
Recorded1998–1999
StudioWestlake Audio, NRG Studio, Birdman West, Gardenia Studio, Red Way Studio, Cross Bone Lounge
Genre
Length47:11
Label Rooms Records
Producer Tak Matsumoto
B'z chronology
Survive
(1997)
Brotherhood
(1999)
Eleven
(2000)
Singles from Brotherhood
  1. "Giri Giri Chop"
    Released: June 9, 1999

Brotherhood is the tenth studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z, released on July 14, 1999. "Brotherhood" debuted with over 1,019,270 copies sold and sold over 1,391,850 copies. Brotherhood was the first of only two albums released by Rooms Records and distributed by BMG Japan.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "F・E・A・R" – 3:45
  2. "Giri Giri Chop (Version 51)" (ギリギリchop) – 3:59
  3. "Brotherhood" – 5:46
  4. "Nagai Ai" (ながい愛) – 5:37
  5. "Yume no Youna Hibi" (夢のような日々) – 4:53
  6. "Gin no Tsubasa de Tobe" (銀の翼で翔べ) – 3:56
  7. "Sono Te de Furete Goran" (その手で触れてごらん) – 3:23
  8. "Nagare Yuku Hibi" (流れゆく日々) – 4:54
  9. "Skin" – 3:44
  10. "Ikasete Okure!" (イカせておくれ!) – 3:23
  11. "Shine" – 3:51

Personnel

Additional personnel

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Brotherhood
Chart (1999)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [1] 1

Certifications

Certifications for Brotherhood
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [2] 3× Platinum600,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. "B'zのアルバム作品" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  2. "Japanese album certifications – B'Z – Brotherhood" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved August 20, 2021.Select 1999年7月 on the drop-down menu