Next Level

NEXT LEVEL Album by Hamasaki Ayumi Released 25 March 2009 Genre Pop, Dance pop, Pop/Rock, Electronica, Electronic rock Length 51:44 Label avex trax Producer(s) {{{Producer}}} Album Artwork Gallery Hamasaki Ayumi Chronology A COMPLETE ~ALL SINGLES~ (2008) NEXT LEVEL' (2009) T.B.A NEXT LEVEL is Ayumi Hamasaki's 10th full-length studio album, released on March 25, 2009. It is the first Japanese album to be released as a USB Memory stick, as well as its releases in 2CD+DVD, CD+DVD, and CD-Only formats. The USB version comes with all 14 songs in .mp3 format, a digital booklet in .pdf form, and the six music videos in .mp4 format, all on a 2GB flash drive. The making-of's are not included. The USB version was in high enough demand that avex had to release a limited reissue for this format weeks before the album was even released. Sound-wise, "NEXT LEVEL" represents a shift for Ayu from the pop-rock style she used between 2005 to 2008 into a more techno-pop sound relevant for the year 2009. Track Listing CD 1 # Track Name Length Credits 1. Bridge to the sky 01:43 Music/Arrangement: Yuta Nakano 2. NEXT LEVEL 04:30 Music: D.A.I/Arrangement: HΛL 3. Disco-munication 01:32 Music/Arrangement: CMJK 4. EnergizE 04:31 Music: Yuta Nakano/Arrangement: HΛL 5. Sparkle 04:32 Music: Kazuhiro Hara/Arrangement: CMJK 6. rollin' 05:04 Music: Yuta Nakano/Arrangement: CMJK 7. GREEN 04:48 Music: Tetsuya Yukumi/Arrangement: tasuku 8. Load of the SHUGYO 01:32 Music/Arrangement: CMJK 9. identity 04:19 Music/Arrangement: Yuta Nakano 10. Rule 04:09 Music: Miki Watanabe/Arrangement: HΛL 11. LOVE 'n' HATE 03:51 Music/Arrangement: Yuta Nakano 12. Pieces of SEVEN 02:31 Music/Arrangement: HΛL 13. Days 05:04 Music: Kunio Tago/Arrangement: HΛL 14. Curtain call 03:44 Music: Kazuhiro Hara/Arrangement: Yuta Nakano

CD 2: LIVE CD from "PREMIUM COUNTDOWN LIVE 2008-2009" # Track Name Length 1. GREEN 04:50 2. Will 06:27 3. End of the World 04:41 4. Heartplace 07:01 5. And then 02:23 6. Naturally 03:29 7. POWDER SNOW 04:37 8. HOPE or PAIN 04:25 9. Over 05:08 10. SCAR 06:59 11. SIGNAL 02:23 12. Hana 01:47 13. too late 04:08 14. everywhere nowhere 03:38 15. Days 05:03 16. For My Dear... 04:39

DVD # Track Name 1. Days ＜video clip＞ 2. GREEN ＜video clip＞ 3. Rule ＜video clip＞ 4. Sparkle ＜video clip＞ 5. NEXT LEVEL ＜video clip＞ 6. Curtain call ＜video clip＞ 7. Days ＜making clip＞ 8. GREEN ＜making clip＞ 9. Rule ＜making clip＞ 10. Sparkle ＜making clip＞ 11. NEXT LEVEL ＜making clip＞ 12. Curtain call ＜making clip＞

Internal Links Hamasaki Ayumi NEXT LEVEL/Artwork Gallery

References http://avexnet.or.jp/ayu/jp/news/090220a.html