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Tribute Spirits

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Tribute Spirits
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedMay 1, 1999
GenreRock
Length65:55
LanguageJapanese, English
LabelPony Canyon
hide compilation chronology
Tune Up
(1997)
Tribute Spirits
(1999)
Best ~Psychommunity~
(2000)

Tribute Spirits is a tribute album released on May 1, 1999, in memory of Japanese rock musician hide. It collects cover versions of his songs by various artists, among them most members of hide's former band X Japan.

It reached number one on the Oricon chart.[1] By the end of 1999 it sold 783,760 copies, making it the 31st best-selling album of the year.[2] It was certified double platinum by RIAJ in May 1999.[3] As of 2005, it was the top-selling tribute album in Japan.[1]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by hide

No.TitleLength
1."Introduction" (Yoshiki, based on "Psychommunity Exit")1:02
2."Rocket Dive" (Tomoyasu Hotei)5:02
3."Beauty & Stupid" (Kiyoharu & Shoji)4:35
4."Tell Me" (Kyo & Tetsu, of D'erlanger)5:16
5."Pink Spider" (Siam Shade)3:37
6."LEMONed I Scream" (Shame)3:24
7."Pink Spider" (Cornelius)4:27
8."Flame" (Zeppet Store)4:57
9."Scanner" (Luna Sea)3:48
10."Doubt '99" (Buck-Tick)4:57
11."Ever Free" (Transtic Nerve)4:19
12."Genkai Haretsu" (Oblivion Dust)4:29
13."Misery" (Glay)5:36
14."Celebration" (hide, I.N.A., Pata, Heath)5:39
15."Good Bye" (Yoshiki)4:46

References

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  1. ^ a b "『NANA』トリビュート盤、史上4作目のTOP3入り!". Oricon (in Japanese). 2005-03-22. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  2. ^ "What's This Year - Music 1999" (in Japanese). interq.or.jp. Archived from the original on 2004-08-14. Retrieved 2004-07-16.
  3. ^ "月次認定作品 認定年月:1999年 5月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2018-02-18.