A Summer Best
2012 compilation album by Ayumi Hamasaki
A Summer Best | ||||
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Compilation album by Ayumi Hamasaki | ||||
Released | August 8, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 1998–2012 | |||
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Label | Avex Trax | |||
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Singles from A Summer Best | ||||
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A Summer Best (sstylized as '''''SUMMER BEST) is the 6th compilation album by Japanese singer-songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki released on August 8, 2012. The album contains 24 old songs plus two new tracks - "You & Me" and "Happening here" - over 2 discs. The album is available in two versions: 2CD and 2CD+DVD.
It is her second compilation album (after A BEST 2 ~BLACK~) to not peak at number one on the Oricon chart.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Ayumi Hamasaki except "Happening Here", which is written by Tetsuya Komuro and Takahiro Maeda
No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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1. | "Blue Bird" | D.A.I | HΛL | 4:09 |
2. | "July 1st" | Ayumi Hamasaki, D.A.I[Note 1] | tasuku | 4:22 |
3. | "Greatful Days" | Bounceback | HΛL | 4:40 |
4. | "Glitter" | Kazuhiro Hara | HΛL | 4:52 |
5. | "Sunrise ~ LOVE is ALL ~" | Hana Nishimura | CMJK | 4:49 |
6. | "Audience" | D.A.I | HΛL | 4:08 |
7. | "Independent" | Ayumi Hamasaki, D.A.I | tasuku | 4:56 |
8. | "Evolution" | Ayumi Hamasaki | HΛL | 4:43 |
9. | "Boys & Girls" | D.A.I | Naoto Suzuki, D.A.I | 3:56 |
10. | "Unite!" | Ayumi Hamasaki | HΛL | 5:01 |
11. | "Inspire" | Tetsuya Yukumi | HΛL | 4:34 |
12. | "Next Level" | D.A.I | HΛL | 4:33 |
13. | "Happening Here" | Tetsuya Komuro | CMJK | 4:39 |
No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hanabi" | Ayumi Hamasaki, D.A.I | CMJK | 4:56 |
2. | "Hanabi ~ Episode II ~" | Ayumi Hamasaki, D.A.I | tasuku | 4:56 |
3. | "Far Away" | Kazuhito Kikuchi, D.A.I | HΛL | 5:36 |
4. | "Monochrome" | HΛL | Naoto Suzuki, D.A.I | 4:32 |
5. | "Theme of A-Nation '03" | Ayumi Hamasaki, D.A.I | D.A.I, Hiroki Mizukami | 6:15 |
6. | "Sunset ~ LOVE is ALL ~" | Hana Nishimura | Yuta Nakano | 5:45 |
7. | "Seasons" | D.A.I | Naoto Suzuki | 4:23 |
8. | "Another Song" (feat. Urata Naoya) | Yuta Nakano | Yuta Nakano | 5:20 |
9. | "Fated" | Shintaro Hagiwara, Akihisa Matsuura | CMJK | 5:34 |
10. | "Moon" | Yasuhiko Hoshino | Yuta Nakano | 5:48 |
11. | "Blossom" | Yasuhiko Hoshino | Yuta Nakano | 4:08 |
12. | "Fairyland" | tasuku | HΛL | 5:20 |
13. | "You & Me" | Tetsuya Komuro | tasuku | 5:37 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Blue Bird" (Video clip) | |
2. | "July 1st" (Video clip) | |
3. | "Glitter" (Video clip) | |
4. | "Grateful Days" (Video clip) | |
5. | "Sunrise ~ LOVE is ALL ~" (Video clip) | |
6. | "Independent" (Video clip) | |
7. | "Boys & Girls" (Video clip) | |
8. | "Evolution" (Video clip) | |
9. | "Inspire" (Video clip) | |
10. | "Unite!" (Video clip) | |
11. | "Audience" (Video clip) | |
12. | "Next Level" (Video clip) | |
13. | "Hanabi" (Video clip) | |
14. | "Sunset ~ LOVE is ALL ~" (Video clip) | |
15. | "Monochrome" (Video clip) | |
16. | "Faiyland" (Video clip) | |
17. | "Fated" (Video clip) | |
18. | "Hanabi ~ Episode II ~" (Video clip) | |
19. | "Seasons" (Video clip) | |
20. | "Theme of A-Nation'03" (Video clip) | |
21. | "Blossom" (Video clip) | |
22. | "Moon" (Video clip) | |
23. | "Another Song" (Video clip) | |
24. | "Far Away" (Video clip) | |
25. | "You & Me" (Video clip[1]) |
Charts
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
Release | Chart | Peak position | First Week Sales | Sales total | Chart run |
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August 8, 2012 | Oricon Daily Albums Chart | 2 | 31,803 | ||
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 2 | 83,363 | 210,000 | 14 weeks | |
Oricon Monthly Albums Chart | 3 | 127,013 | |||
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart | 42 | 139,567 |
Notes
- ^ Crea is the pseudonym of Ayumi Hamasaki.
References
- v
- t
- e
- A Song for ××
- Loveppears
- Duty
- I Am...
- Rainbow
- My Story
- (Miss)understood
- Secret
- Guilty
- Next Level
- Rock 'n' Roll Circus
- Love Songs
- Party Queen
- Love Again
- Colours
- A One
- Made in Japan
- Remember You
- Nothing from Nothing
- A
- Memorial Address
- Five
- Love
- Again
- Sixxxxxx
- Trouble
- A Best
- A Ballads
- Ayumi Hamasaki Complete Live Box A
- A Best 2
- My Story Classical
- A Complete: All Singles
- A Summer Best
- A Classical
- Love Classics
- Winter Diary: A7 Classical
- 2000 Concert Tour
- 2001 Dome Tour
- 2002 Arena Tour
- 2002 Stadium Tour
- 2003–04 Arena Tour
- 2005 My Story Tour
- 2006 (Miss)understood Tour
- Tour of Secret
- 2008 10th Anniversary Tour
- 2009 Next Level Tour
- 2010 Rock'n'Roll Circus Tour Final
- 2011 Power of Music
- 2012 Hotel Love Songs
- 2013 15th Anniversary Tour
- 2014 Premium Showcase
- 2015 Cirque de Minuit Tour Final
- 2020 Trouble Tour Final
- A Film for XX
- Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2000–2001 A
- Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2001–2002 A
- Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2002–2003 A
- Ayumi Hamasaki Complete Clip Box A
- Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2004–2005 A
- Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2005–2006 A
- Ayumi Hamasaki Premium Countdown Live 2008–2009 A
- Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2009–2010 A: Future Classics
- A 50 Singles: Live Selection
- Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2010–2011 A: Do It Again
- Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2011–2012 A: Hotel Love Songs
- Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2012–2013 A: Wake Up
- Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2013–2014 A
- Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2014–2015 A: Cirque de Minuit
- 21st Anniversary: Power of A^3
- Countdown Live 2019–2020: Promised Land A
- Ayuready?
- Ayu no Deji Deji Nikki
- Nothing from Nothing