A Best

A BEST Album cover Album by Hamasaki Ayumi Released 28 March 2001 Genre Pop Length 1:16:03 Label avex trax Producer(s) {{{Producer}}} Album Artwork Gallery Hamasaki Ayumi Chronology Duty (2000) A BEST (2001) I am... (2002) A BEST is Ayumi Hamasaki's first best-of compilation album, released in March 2001. After three albums, it was time, according to producer Max Matsuura, for Hamasaki to release her best-of compilation. Knowing that this usually meant the end of a pop singer's career, Hamasaki fought against the release. Eventually, the tracks for this compilation were hand-chosen by the singer and, as a form of rebellion against the label and as a gift to her fans, she re-recorded vocals on four tracks. The cover of the album shows Hamasaki shedding a tear. The first pressing of the album came in a slipcase with that cover. One of six random jacket photos would be on the cover of the CD booklet itself, only visible after the purchaser opened the case. Hamasaki chose favorites such as "A Song for XX" and "Who..." rather than putting only hit singles on the album. Although the album was released after the "NEVER EVER" single, the most recent single it covers is "M." The songs "A Song for XX," "Trust," and "Depend on you" are listed on the CD case as having a "new vocal & mix", however, "End roll" also received this treatment, and "Boys & Girls" has a new mix. Aside from the new versions listed above, "A BEST" uses the album versions & mixes of all songs when applicable. A DVD-Audio version of this album was planned for 2003 but scrapped. Track Listing CD # Track Name Length Credits 1. A Song for XX (New Vocal & Mix) 04:47 Music: Yasuhiko Hoshino/Arrangement: Akimitsu Honma 2. Trust (New Vocal & Mix) 04:49 Music: Takashi Kimura/Arrangement: Takashi Kimura, Akimitsu Honma 3. Depend on you (New Vocal & Mix) 04:18 Music: Kazuhito Kikuchi/Arrangement: Takashi Kimura, Takashi Morio 4. LOVE ~Destiny~ 04:55 Music: TSUNKU/Arrangement: Shingo Kobayashi, Yasuaki Maejima 5. TO BE 05:20 Music: D.A.I/Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki, D.A.I 6. Boys & Girls (New Mix) 03:55 Music: D.A.I/Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki, D.A.I 7. Trauma 04:18 Music: D.A.I/Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki, D.A.I 8. End roll (New Vocal & Mix) 04:42 Music: D.A.I/Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki, D.A.I 9. appears 05:39 Music: Kazuhito Kikuchi/Arrangement: HΛL 10. Fly high 04:08 Music: D.A.I/Arrangement: HΛL 11. vogue 04:28 Music: Kazuhito Kikuchi/Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki, Kazuhito Kikuchi 12. Far away 05:36 Music: Kazuhito Kikuchi, D.A.I/Arrangement: HΛL 13. SEASONS 04:26 Music: D.A.I/Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki 14. SURREAL 04:43 Music: Kazuhito Kikuchi/Arrangement: HΛL 15. M 04:29 Music: CREA/Arrangement: HΛL 16. Who... 05:36 Music: Kazuhito Kikuchi/Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki

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