Globe (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Globe
| type = studio album
| artist = Globe
| cover = Globe - Globe.jpg
| alt =
| language = {{hlist|Japanese|English}}
| released = {{Start date|1996|03|31}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|J-pop|dance-pop}}
| length = 57:03
| label = Avex Globe
| producer = Tetsuya Komuro
| next_title = Faces Places
| next_year = 1997
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Globe
| type = studio album
| single1 = Feel Like Dance
| single1date = August 9, 1995
| single2 = Joy to the Love
| single2date = September 27, 1995
| single3 = Sweet Pain
| single3date = November 1, 1995
| single4 = Departures
| single4date = January 1, 1996
| single5 = Freedom
| single5date = March 27, 1996
}}
}}
Globe (stylized as globe) is the debut studio album by Japanese band Globe. Released by Avex Trax on March 31, 1996, the album features the singles "Feel Like Dance", "Joy to the Love", "Sweet Pain", "Departures, and "Freedom". "Departures" sold over two million copies, becoming the second highest-selling single in Japan (behind Mr. Children's "Namonaki Uta").{{cite web |url=https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/globe/1196050417 |title=globe / globe |website=CDJournal |access-date=2021-08-18}}{{cite web |url=https://mora.jp/package/43000002/AVCG-70001/ |title=globe {{!}} globe |website=Mora |access-date=2021-08-18}}
The album hit No. 1 on Oricon's weekly albums chart.{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/27402/products/46285/2/ |title=globe {{!}} globe |publisher=Oricon |access-date=2021-08-18}} It sold over 4,136,000 copies and was certified as a 4 Million seller by the RIAJ.{{cite web |url=http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/album/al_globe.html |title=globe |website=Yamachan Land |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814070230/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/album/al_globe.html |language=Japanese |access-date=2021-08-18|archive-date=2011-08-14 }}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline =
| all_music = Tetsuya Komuro
| title1 = Give You
| note1 = Instrumental
| length1 = 1:13
| title2 = Feel Like Dance
| lyrics2 = Komuro
| length2 = 5:55
| title3 = Gonna Be Alright
| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Komuro|Marc}}
| length3 = 5:05
| title4 = Departures
| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Komuro|Marc}}
| length4 = 5:25
| title5 = Regret of the Day
| lyrics5 = {{hlist|Komuro|Marc}}
| length5 = 5:18
| title6 = Joy to the Love
| lyrics6 = Komuro
| length6 = 4:15
| title7 = Sweet Pain
| lyrics7 = Komuro
| length7 = 5:09
| title8 = Always Together
| lyrics8 = {{hlist|Komuro|Marc}}
| length8 = 5:16
| title9 = Precious Memories
| lyrics9 = Komuro
| length9 = 6:16
| title10 = Freedom
| lyrics10 = {{hlist|Komuro|Marc}}
| length10 = 5:13
| title11 = Music Takes Me Higher
| lyrics11 = {{hlist|Komuro|Marc}}
| length11 = 4:22
| title12 = Lights Out
| lyrics12 = Komuro
| length12 = 3:37
| total_length = 57:03
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 2017 Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
| title13 = Feel Like Dance
| note13 = Instrumental
| length13 =
| title14 = Departures
| note14 = Album Mix Instrumental
| length14 =
| title15 = Joy to the Love
| note15 = Instrumental
| length15 =
| title16 = Sweet Pain
| note16 = Instrumental
| length16 =
| title17 = Always Together
| note17 = Instrumental
| length17 =
| title18 = Precious Memories
| note18 = Instrumental
| length18 =
| title19 = Freedom
| note19 = SG Instrumental Ver.
| length19 =
| title20 = Music Takes Me Higher
| note20 = Instrumental
| length20 =
| total_length =
}}
Charts
Weekly charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (1996) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon)
| 1 |
|---|
Year-end charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (1996) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon)
| 1 |
|---|
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (1997) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon)
| 51 |
|---|
Certification
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|title=globe|artist=globe|award=Million|number=4|relyear=1996|certyear=1996|certmonth=6|domestic=true|refname="RIAJ"|access-date=2021-08-18}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}
{{clear}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://avex.jp/globe/discography/detail.php?id=1000028 Official website]
- {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=c6acee2c-75a5-3a90-b0eb-4e125db63270|name=Globe}}
- {{Discogs master|master=870834|name=Globe|type=album}}
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{{succession box|title=Japan Record Award for the Best Album|before=Kiyokawa no Michi: 48-ban
(Eiichi Arai)|after=Beloved
(Glay)|years=1996}}
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{{Globe (band)}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:1990s Japanese-language albums