You Were...

You were... / BALLAD Cover

Artist

Hamasaki Ayumi

Song

You were...

Lyrics

Hamasaki Ayumi

Music

Kazuhiro Hara

Other Information

Arrangement: HAL

Programming: HAL

Additional Programming: Maruyama Mayuko

Drums: Tamada Tom

Bass: Mikuzuki Chiharu

Guitar: Shimizu Takehito

Strings Arrangement: Ittetsu Gen

Strings: Kajitani Yuko Strings

Mixing: Morimoto Koji

"You were..." is a winter ballad recorded by Hamasaki Ayumi, first released as an A-side on her 47th single "You were... / BALLAD". It was used for the image song for the Japanese release of the Disney movie Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure, and for the CM song for music.jp.

Performances

• [2009.12.11] Music Station
• [2009.12.15] BEST ARTIST 2009
• [2009.12.19] CDTV
• [2009.12.25] Music Station
• [2009.12.31] CDTV

Music Video

The PV for "You were..." was directed by Masashi Muto.

File:You were... PV(01).jpg PV shot

PV shot

File:You were... PV(03).jpg PV shot

PV shot

Disambiguation

There are three versions of "You were..." to be found on Hamasaki Ayumi's discography. These are:

You were... (Original)

Found on "You were... / BALLAD" as track #1, and on Rock'n'Roll Circus as track #14.

You were... (Music Box mix -retake version-)

Found on "You were... / BALLAD" as track #4 (CD+DVD Type A & CD Only).

You were... (Instrumental)

Found on the "You were... / BALLAD" as track #5 or #6. This is the standard version of the song without the vocals.

External Links

• Jpopasia - You were... Lyrics (Romaji, Kanji & English Translation)