A Summer Best

2CD+DVD Cover

2CD Cover

Artist

Hamasaki Ayumi

Album

A SUMMER BEST

Released

2012.08.08 (Japan)

2012.08.10 (Hong Kong & Taiwan)

Catalog Number

AVCD-38558-9/B (2CD+DVD)

AVCD-38560-1 (2CD)

Price

¥4,410 (2CD+DVD)

¥3,360 (2CD)

CD1 "[DISC-N]" Tracklist

1. BLUE BIRD
2. July 1st
3. Greatful days
4. glitter
5. Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~
6. AUDIENCE
7. independent
8. evolution
9. Boys & Girls
10. UNITE!
11. INSPIRE
12. NEXT LEVEL
13. Happening Here (original: TRF)

CD2 "[DISC-A]" Tracklist

1. HANABI
2. HANABI ~episode II~
3. Far away
4. monochrome
5. theme of a-nation '03
6. Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~
7. SEASONS
8. ANother song feat. URATA NAOYA
9. fated
10. MOON
11. blossom
12. fairyland
13. You & Me

DVD Tracklist

1. Greatful days [Fuji TV 「ayu ready?」 @ Kugenuma Beach RAINBOW HOUSE (2003.8.9 O.A.)]
2. BLUE BIRD [a-nation '06]
3. July 1st [a-nation '09]
4. Greatful days [a-nation '05]
5. glitter [a-nation '07]
6. evolution [a-nation '06]
7. Boys & Girls [a-nation '10]
8. UNITE! [a-nation '06]
9. INSPIRE [a-nation '04]
10. HANABI [a-nation '05]
11. HANABI ~episode II~ [a-nation '03]
12. Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ [a-nation '09]
13. SEASONS [a-nation '06]
14. ANother song feat. URATA NAOYA [a-nation for Life]
15. blossom [a-nation '10]
16. fairyland [a-nation '05]
17. AUDIENCE [ayumi hamasaki STADIUM TOUR 2002 A]
18. independent [ayumi hamasaki STADIUM TOUR 2002 A]
19. monochrome [ayumi hamasaki STADIUM TOUR 2002 A]
20. Far away [ayumi hamasaki concert tour 2000 A Daiichi Maku]
21. theme of a-nation '03 [ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2005-2006 A]
22. Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~ [video clip]
23. NEXT LEVEL [video clip]
24. fated [video clip)
25. MOON [video clip]
26. You & Me [video clip]

Information

A SUMMER BEST is the sixth compilation album released by Hamasaki Ayumi. It contains a selection of her summer songs as well as a new song, "You & Me". The DVD contains a-nation lives, exclusive videos and the new song's music video.

The compilation album is certified Gold for shipment of 100,000 copies.

Credits

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Hamasaki Ayumi promoting the album

• Produced by max matsuura

• A&R + Director: Hidetomo 'KOME' Yoneda (avex trax)

• Mastered by Shigeo Miyamoto at form THE MASTER

• Artist Management Chief: Kouji 'Ouji' Hashimoto (avex management inc.)
• Artist Management: Takahiro 'SUGI' Sugiue (avex management inc.), Masamichi Imafuku, Seiko Suzuki (A COLLECTION)
• Artist Brand Management: Hideki 'Jackie' Endo (avex management inc.)

• Recording Direction Support: Yasuhiko Hoshino (avex entertainment inc.)
• Visual Producer: Kiyoshi 'Mizumo' Utsumi (avex group)
• Media Promotion Chief: Hideki Hori (avex entertainment inc.)
• Media Promotion: Hidemasa Inamura, Kentaro Wada, Yosuke Kawai, Shigenobu Hoshino & All Promotion Division Media Room and Publicity Room Staff (avex entertainment inc.)
• Sales Promotion Chief: Norio Udaka (avex entertainment inc.)
• Sales Promotion: Daisuke Takase, Takashi Saigo (avex entertainment inc.) & All AMI Staff (avex marketing inc.)
• Tie-up Coordination: Kenichiro Kimura & All Tie-up Room Staff (avex entertainment inc.)
• Casting Coordination: All Casting Room Staff (avex management inc.)
• Merchandising Director: Naomi Mayuzumi (avex marketing inc.)
• Advisory Merchandising Producer: Koichiro Tanaka (avex marketing inc.)
• Team Ayu Producer: Shinsuke Kubo (avex marketing inc.)
• Team Ayu Operation: Yosuke Hojo (avex marketing inc.)
• Web Designer: Yukiko Ito, Daisuke Kikuchi (avex marketing inc.)
• A&R Desk: Hanako Kimura (avex trax)
• Management Desk: Tamae Sasaki (avex management inc.)

• A&R Assistant: Jiro Nakagiri (avex trax)
• A&R Chief: Kentaro Furusawa (avex trax)
• A&R Supervisor: Akira Yoshihara, Masatoshi Uchida (avex entertainment inc.)
• A&R Executive Supervisor: Yoshihiro Seki (avex entertainment inc.)

• General Producers: Shinji Hayashi, Shigekazu Takeuchi, Ryuhei Chiba (avex group)

• Photographer: Leslie Kee
• Art Direction & Design: Takuma Noriage (brg)

• A Stylist: Kei 'Okei' Ito (ab fab
• A Costume Designer: Masataka Kato
• A Assistant Costume Designer: Jun Maeyama
• A Hair: Yoshiyuki 'Sukesan' Sukegawa (Allure)
• A Make Up: Jin 'Gori' Kiyota, Tomonori 'Kanie' Nagai (ROND.)
• A Nail: Aiko Sakota (es NAIL)
• A Assistant Nail: Yui Yamazaki (es NAIL)
• A Trainer: So 'kurisuteru' Nagashima (tune:up)

• Tanning: Yoshie Yamashita (HO'ME)

• Creative Coordination: Naoki Ueda (avex entertainment inc.)
• Quality Control: Masashi Shinabe, Masaya Ishida, Toshiyuki Suzuki, Miyuki Sei (avex marketing inc.)
• DVD Authoring & Menu Design: Yohei Sato, Akihito Horikoshi (avex marketing inc.)

You & Me (video clip)

• Directed by Masashi Muto
• Cast: Maroka 'Maro' Uchiyama
• Location Support: Jerry K. White (RYG)

• A Special Thanks to All my family, All my friends ...and YOU♥

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	83,363
4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	22,709
2	12	7	8	8	8	9	9	13,436
8	14	12	11	12	12	10	12	7,505
9	26	23	19	19	18	18	21	4,339
19	36	37	30	26	31	31	33	2,470
25	-	-	-	-	-	-	67	1,707
46	-	-	-	-	-	-	113	1,153
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	114	789
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	192	507
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	174	492
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	288	355
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	259	367
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	249	375

Year	Month	Month Rank	Sales
2012	August	3	127,013
2012	September	47	9,669

Total Sales in 2012: 139,567 (#42 album of the year)

G-Music Japanese Chart Positions

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3
Position	2	16	14
Percentage	7.15%	1.45%	0.81%

Billboard Japan Top Album Chart Positions

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8
Position	2	3	8	9	17	26	45	79

United World Charts

Week	Rank	Sales
34 / 2012	3	83,000
35 / 2012	31	23,000

External Links

• Oricon Profile: 2CD+DVD | 2CD
• ayu's Official YouTube Channel - Tracklist LIVE: DISC-N | DISC-A