Spitz is a Japanese rock band. The group was originally formed in 1987 by four art school students in Tokyo; it consists of Masamune Kusano, Tetsuya Miwa, Akihiro Tamura, and Tatsuo Sakiyama. In March 1991, Spitz released their first single "Hibari no Kokoro" and the self-titled debut album simultaneously on Polydor Records. Although their early efforts failed to attract public attention, the band eventually came into prominence with the single "Robinson" released in April 1995 which sold more than 1.6 million copies in Japan. It was followed by their 6th studio album, Hachimitsu, which was released the same year and achieved mainstream success, immediately topping the Japanese Oricon charts and selling approximately 1.7 million copies. It won the Best Album award in the 37th Japan Record Awards by the Japanese Composers Association on New Year's Eve 1995, and received a quadruple platinum status from the Recording Industry Association of Japan in 1997. After their breakthrough in the mid 1990s, Spitz has sustained commercial success in Japanese market for nearly 20 years. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitz_(...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)
