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RAINBOW (Ayumi Hamasaki album)

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RAINBOW
Album cover
Album by Hamasaki Ayumi
Released 18 December 2002
Genre Pop
Length 1:11:43
Label avex trax
Producer(s) {{{Producer}}}
Album Artwork Gallery
Hamasaki Ayumi Chronology
I am...
(2002)
RAINBOW
(2002)
A BALLADS (2003)


RAINBOW is Ayumi Hamasaki's 5th full-length album, released in December 2002.

The first pressing of this album came with a passcode to enter a special website that allowed the listening of a 45-second instrumental sample of the song "RAINBOW", which was not yet completed. Fans were asked to send keywords and thoughts on the clip, which Hamasaki used as inspiration for the song lyrics. The completed song "RAINBOW" was released on the A BALLADS compilation several months later.

The song was also later released in 5.1 Surround on the DVD-Audio version of the "RAINBOW" album.

Up until this point, Hamasaki had only written lyrics in Japanese, which was highly unusual for a pop singer to do. This album marked the first time Hamasaki used English phrases in her lyrics.

"independent", originally on the H single, is presented here with an abrupt ending, the song having been interrupted for a whole new full song to play, before the original "independent" ending is resumed at the very end. The full "suite" is listed here as independent+. The second song is referred to as "+" on subsequent releases.


Track Listing

CD

# Track Name Length Credits
0. RAINBOW (via website only - not on the CD) 00:42 Music: CREA, D.A.I/Arrangement: CMJK
1. everlasting dream 01:34 Music/Arrangement: CMJK
2. WE WISH 05:11 Music: D.A.I/Arrangement: HΛL
3. Real me 05:26 Music: D.A.I/Arrangement: CMJK
4. Free & Easy 04:59 Music: CREA + D.A.I/Arrangement: HΛL
5. Heartplace 06:06 Music: CREA/Arrangement: tasuku
6. Over 05:06 Music: CMJK/Arrangement: Toshiharu Umesaki, Atsushi Sato
7. HANABI 04:54 Music: CREA + D.A.I/Arrangement: CMJK
8. taskinillusion 01:21 Music/Arrangement: tasuku
9. everywhere nowhere 04:35 Music: pop/Arrangement: CMJK
10. July 1st 04:21 Music: CREA + D.A.I/Arrangement: tasuku
11. Dolls 05:56 Music: CREA/Arrangement: HΛL
12. neverending dream 01:35 Music/Arrangement: HΛL
13. Voyage 05:07 Music: CREA + D.A.I/Arrangement: Ken Shima
14. Close to you 05:48 Music: CREA/Arrangement: Seiji Kameda
15. independent+ 09:54 Music: CREA + D.A.I/Arrangement: tasuku

All Lyrics written by Hamasaki Ayumi.


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