Mother Father Brother Sister

Mother Father Brother Sister
Studio album by Misia
Released	June 24, 1998
Recorded	1997-1998
Genre	R&B, Pop
Length	69:57
Label	Arista Japan
Producer	Haruo Yoda, Hiroto Tanigawa
Misia chronology
Mother Father Brother Sister (1998) The Glory Day (1998)
Singles from Mother Father Brother Sister
"Tsutsumikomu Yō ni..." Released: February 21, 1998 "Hi no Ataru Basho" Released: May 21, 1998

Mother Father Brother Sister is Misia's debut album, released on June 24, 1998. 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

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
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.	"Kisu Shite Dakishimete (キスして抱きしめて, 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, 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, Starry Hill?)"	C. Close	S. Shimano	5:43
13.	"Tsutsumikomu You ni... (Dave "EQ3" Dub Mix) (つつみ込むように…, 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

Oricon Sales Chart

Release	Chart	Peak Position	Debut Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
June 24, 1998	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	1		2,580,150	77 weeks
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	1	331,660
	Oricon Monthly Singles Chart	2
	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart	8 (1998) 82 (1999)

References

1. ^ (Japanese) "オリコン アルバム 1998.7.6". http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/980706a.html. Retrieved 2009-05-12. 
2. ^ (Japanese) "オリコン アルバム 1998.7.27". http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/980727a.html. Retrieved 2009-05-12. 
3. ^ (Japanese) "歴代アルバムランキング". http://www.musictvprogram.com/corner-ranking-album.html. Retrieved 2009-05-12. 

External links

• Misia Official Web Site

Preceded by Crimson by Nanase Aikawa

Oricon Weekly number-one album July 27, 1998

Succeeded by Shine by Luna Sea