''Brotherhood'' is the tenth
studio album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...
by the Japanese rock duo
B'z
is a Japanese rock duo consisting of guitarist, composer and producer Takahiro "Tak" Matsumoto and vocalist and lyricist Koshi Inaba,佐伯明『B'z ウルトラクロニクル』ソニー・マガジンズ、2003年。新型光B'zはなぜ ...
, 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.
Track listing
#"F・E・A・R" – 3:45
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Giri Giri Chop
"Giri Giri Chop" is the twenty-sixth single by B'z, released on June 9, 1999. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon chart. "Giri Giri Chop" was used as the sixth opening song for ''Detective Conan'' and the song "One" was also u ...
(Version 51)" () – 3:59
#"Brotherhood" – 5:46
#"Nagai Ai" () – 5:37
#"Yume no Youna Hibi" () – 4:53
#"Gin no Tsubasa de Tobe" () – 3:56
#"Sono Te de Furete Goran" () – 3:23
#"Nagare Yuku Hibi" () – 4:54
#"Skin" – 3:44
#"Ikasete Okure!" () – 3:23
#"Shine" – 3:51
Personnel
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Tak Matsumoto
is a Japanese musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist and main composer of the Rock music, rock duo B'z, the List of best-selling music artists in Japan, best-selling music act in their native Japan by certif ...
– guitar
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Koshi Inaba
is a Japanese singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the rock duo B'z, the best-selling music act in their native Japan. He also has a successful solo career, with six studio albums and ...
– vocals, blues harp
Additional personnel
*Akira Onozuka – organ (tracks 5, 8, 11)
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Billy Sheehan
William Sheehan (born March 19, 1953) is an American musician known for playing bass guitar with acts such as Talas, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, Niacin, and The Winery Dogs. He is also known for his "lead bass" playing style, includ ...
– bass (tracks 2, 3, 8, 10, 11)
*Daisuke Ikeda – strings arrangement & brass section (tracks 4, 6, 9)
*Hironori Sawano – trumpet (track 6)
*Kaichi Kurose – drums (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
*Katsunori "hakkai" Hatakeyama – guitar technician
*Kazuki Katsuta – saxophone (track 6)
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Pat Torpey
Patrick Allan Torpey (December 13, 1953 – February 7, 2018) was an American musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band Mr. Big, as well as playing for other various singers and artists such as John Parr, Belinda Carlisle, Robert ...
– drums (track 2)
*Satoru Suzuki – manipulator
*Shinozaki Strings – strings (tracks 4, 9)
*Shiro Sasaki – trumpet (track 6)
*Showtaro Mitsuzono – bass (tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9)
Charts
Certifications
References
B'z albums
1999 albums
1990s Japanese-language albums
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