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Memorial Address

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Album Cover
Artist
Hamasaki Ayumi
Mini-Album
Memorial address
Released
2003.12.17
Catalog Number
AVCD-17410 (CD+DVD)
AVCD-17411 (CD Only)
Price
¥3,465 (CD+DVD)
¥2,100 (CD Only)
CD Tracklist
  1. ANGEL'S SONG
  2. Greatful days
  3. Because of You
  4. ourselves
  5. HANABI ~episode II~
  6. No way to say (Original Mix)
  7. forgiveness
  8. Memorial address (take 2 version) (Bonus Track)
DVD Tracklist
  1. ANGEL'S SONG (PV)
  2. Greatful days (PV)
  3. Because of You (PV)
  4. ourselves (PV)
  5. HANABI ~episode II~ (PV)
  6. No way to say (PV)
  7. forgiveness (PV)
  8. Special Digest from A museum ~30th collection live~


Information

"Memorial address" is Hamasaki Ayumi's first mini-album under. It is available in 2 formats, CD or CD+DVD package, which was a first for Hamasaki at that time. Of the album's 8 tracks, only three of them are new material to the album (ANGEL'S SONG / Because of You / Memorial address).

"Memorial address" reached at #1 on the Oricon charts selling 524,028 copies on its first week and sold a total of 1,062,288 copies. It is currently the best-selling mini-album by a Japanese female singer, having sold over a million copies in Japan. As of 2008, Memorial Address is the 250th best selling album in Japan.

The melody of the title track, "Memorial address", was written by Tetsuya Yukumi of the independent band LOVER SOUND TRACK, originally used in their song "kumo." Since this song, Hamasaki has used Tetsuya's songwriting talents extensively; he wrote a good portion of songs on Hamasaki's 2004 album, "MY STORY".

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