A Summer Best

A Summer Best
Compilation album by Ayumi Hamasaki
Released August 8, 2012
Recorded 1998 - 2012
Genre
Label Avex Trax
Producer
Ayumi Hamasaki chronology
Party Queen
(2012)		 A Summer Best
(2012)		 Love
(2012)
Singles from A Summer Best
  1. "Happening Here"
    Released: December 21, 2011
  2. "You & Me"
    Released: August 8, 2012

A Summer Best (stylized 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" (theme song from "Hotel Love Songs" tour) - 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 and her only compilation album to sell fewer than 150,000 copies.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Ayumi Hamasaki except "Happening Here", which is written by Tetsuya Komuro and Takahiro Maeda.

CD1: (2CD)
No.TitleMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Blue Bird"D.A.IHΛL4:09
2."July 1st"Ayumi Hamasaki, D.A.I[Note 1]tasuku4:22
3."Greatful Days"BouncebackHΛL4:40
4."Glitter"Kazuhiro HaraHΛL4:52
5."Sunrise ~ LOVE is ALL ~"Hana NishimuraCMJK4:49
6."Audience"D.A.IHΛL4:08
7."Independent"Ayumi Hamasaki, D.A.Itasuku4:56
8."Evolution"Ayumi HamasakiHΛL4:43
9."Boys & Girls"D.A.INaoto Suzuki, D.A.I3:56
10."Unite!"Ayumi HamasakiHΛL5:01
11."Inspire"Tetsuya YukumiHΛL4:34
12."Next Level"D.A.IHΛL4:33
13."Happening Here" (TRF cover; new song)Tetsuya KomuroCMJK4:39
CD2: (2CD)
No.TitleMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Hanabi"Ayumi Hamasaki, D.A.ICMJK4:56
2."Hanabi ~ Episode II ~"Ayumi Hamasaki, D.A.Itasuku4:56
3."Far Away"Kazuhito Kikuchi, D.A.IHΛL5:36
4."Monochrome"HΛLNaoto Suzuki, D.A.I4:32
5."Theme of A-Nation'03"Ayumi Hamasaki, D.A.ID.A.I, Hiroki Mizukami6:15
6."Sunset ~ LOVE is ALL ~"Hana NishimuraYuta Nakano5:45
7."Seasons"D.A.INaoto Suzuki4:23
8."Another Song" (feat. Urata Naoya)Yuta NakanoYuta Nakano5:20
9."Fated"Shintaro Hagiwara, Akihisa MatsuuraCMJK5:34
10."Moon"Yasuhiko HoshinoYuta Nakano5:48
11."Blossom"Yasuhiko HoshinoYuta Nakano4:08
12."Fairyland"tasukuHΛL5:20
13."You & Me" (new song)Tetsuya Komurotasuku5:37

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak position First Week Sales Sales total Chart run
August 8, 2012 Oricon Daily Albums Chart 2 31,803
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 2 83,363 139,567 14 weeks
Oricon Monthly Albums Chart 3 127,013
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart 42 139,567

Notes

  1. ↑ Crea is the pseudonym of Ayumi Hamasaki.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijCbXslvBn4&feature=autoplay&list=FL8MsFglgAzMM-teN9w03X0Q&playnext=1
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