Mother Father Brother Sister
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| Released | June 24, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997-1998 | |||
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| Genre | R&B, Pop | |||
| Length | 69:57 | |||
| Label | Arista Japan | |||
| Producer | Haruo Yoda, Hiroto Tanigawa | |||
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Mother Father Brother Sister is the debut album by Japanese singer and songwriter Misia, released on June 24, 1998, by Arista Japan. It was produced by Haruo Yoda and Hiroto Tanigawa and recorded between 1997 and 1998. Mother Father Brother Sister is commonly noted as being one of the first mainstream Japanese pop albums to incorporate elements of African-American music such as soul music, gospel, and contemporary R&B.
Mother Father Brother Sister was positively reviewed by music critics, who praised Misia's vocal performance and the record's compositions. Commercially, the record found massive success in Japan, reaching number one on the Oricon Albums Chart and earning a double million certification by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for selling over two million copies nationwide. The album is the seventh best-selling debut album of all time in Japan, and the country's thirty-seventh best-selling album overall. It won the Best Album Award at the 40th Japan Record Awards at the end of the same year.
Mother Father Brother Sister spawned two singles, "Tsutsumikomu Yō ni..." and "Hi no Ataru Basho." Both the singles performed well in Japan, with the former becoming one of Misia's signature songs. The album is retrospectively seen as paving the way for bringing R&B into the Japanese mainstream.
Reception
[edit]It debuted at #3 on the weekly albums chart with 330,660 copies sold.[1] The album stayed in the Top 3 the next two weeks and on its fourth week, reached the top of the charts with 277,990 copies sold.[2] The album remained in the Top 5 for eleven consecutive weeks and sold over 2.58 million copies in Japan alone. It won the award for Best Album at the 40th Japan Record Awards.
As well as being Misia's highest-selling album, Mother Father Brother Sister is also the 7th best-selling debut album and 37th best-selling album of all time in Japan.[3]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Never Gonna Cry! Strings Overture" | Shirō Sagisu | 0:53 | |
| 2. | "K.I.T" | Misia | Satoshi Shimano | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Koisuru Kisetsu" (恋する季節, "Loving Season") | Toshitaka Sonoda, Chihiro Close | S. Shimano | 5:42 |
| 4. | "I'm Over Here (Kizuite)" (I'm over here ～気づいて～, "I'm Over Here (Realize)") | Misia | S. Shimano | 5:05 |
| 5. | "Interlude #1" | S. Shimano | 0:57 | |
| 6. | "Tell Me" | Misia | S. Shimano | 5:05 |
| 7. | "Kiss-shite Dakishimete" (キスして抱きしめて Kisushite Dakishimete, "Kiss and Hold Me") | Misia | Misia | 5:08 |
| 8. | "Cry" | Misia | S. Shimano | 5:43 |
| 9. | "Interlude #2" | S. Shimano | 0:41 | |
| 10. | "Chiisana Koi" (小さな恋, "A Little Love") | Misia | S. Shimano | 5:34 |
| 11. | "Hi no Ataru Basho" (陽のあたる場所, "A Place in the Sun") | Misia, Jun Sasaki | J. Sasaki | 5:15 |
| 12. | "Hoshi no Furu Oka" (星の降る丘, "A Starry Hill") | C. Close | S. Shimano | 5:43 |
| 13. | "Tsutsumikomu You ni... (Dave "EQ3" Dub Mix)" (つつみ込むように… (DAVE“EQ3”DUB MIX), "Like Being Wrapped Up...") | S. Shimano | S. Shimano | 5:48 |
| 14. | "Never Gonna Cry!" | Yoshiyuki Murakami, Suzi Kim, Tai | Hiroshi Matsui | 6:10 |
| 15. | "Never Gonna Cry! (Junior Vasquez Remix Radio Edition)" (Secret Track) | Y. Murakami, S. Kim, Tai | H. Matsui | 6:00 |
Charts
[edit]| Release | Chart | Peak position | Debut sales | Sales total |
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| June 24, 1998 | Oricon Daily Singles Chart | 1 | 2,580,150 | |
| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | 1 | 331,660 | ||
| Oricon Monthly Singles Chart | 2 | |||
| Oricon Yearly Singles Chart | 8 (1998) 82 (1999) |
References
[edit]- ^ (in Japanese) "オリコン アルバム 1998.7.6". Retrieved 2009-05-12.
- ^ (in Japanese) "オリコン アルバム 1998.7.27". Retrieved 2009-05-12.
- ^ (in Japanese) "歴代アルバムランキング". Retrieved 2009-05-12.
