A Summer Best

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A Summer Best
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Compilation album by
Ayumi Hamasaki
ReleasedAugust 8, 2012
Recorded1998 - 2012
Genre
LabelAvex Trax
Producer
Ayumi Hamasaki chronology
Party Queen
(2012) 		A Summer Best
(2012) 		Love
(2012)
Singles from A Summer Best
  1. "Happening Here"
    Released: December 21, 2011
  2. "You & Me"
    Released: August 8, 2012

A Summer Best (sstylized as '''''SUMMER BEST) is the 6th compilation album by Japanese singer-songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki released on August 8, 2012. The album contains 24 old songs plus two new tracks - "You & Me" and "Happening here" - over 2 discs. The album is available in two versions: 2CD and 2CD+DVD.

It is her second compilation album (after A BEST 2 ~BLACK~) to not peak at number one on the Oricon chart.

Track listing[]

All lyrics are written by Ayumi Hamasaki except "Happening Here", which is written by Tetsuya Komuro and Takahiro Maeda.

CD1: (2CD)
No.TitleMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Blue Bird"D.A.IHΛL4:09
2."July 1st"Ayumi Hamasaki, D.A.I[Note 1]tasuku4:22
3."Greatful Days"BouncebackHΛL4:40
4."Glitter"Kazuhiro HaraHΛL4:52
5."Sunrise ~ LOVE is ALL ~"Hana NishimuraCMJK4:49
6."Audience"D.A.IHΛL4:08
7."Independent"Ayumi Hamasaki, D.A.Itasuku4:56
8."Evolution"Ayumi HamasakiHΛL4:43
9."Boys & Girls"D.A.INaoto Suzuki, D.A.I3:56
10."Unite!"Ayumi HamasakiHΛL5:01
11."Inspire"Tetsuya YukumiHΛL4:34
12."Next Level"D.A.IHΛL4:33
13."Happening Here"Tetsuya KomuroCMJK4:39
CD2: (2CD)
No.TitleMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Hanabi"Ayumi Hamasaki, D.A.ICMJK4:56
2."Hanabi ~ Episode II ~"Ayumi Hamasaki, D.A.Itasuku4:56
3."Far Away"Kazuhito Kikuchi, D.A.IHΛL5:36
4."Monochrome"HΛLNaoto Suzuki, D.A.I4:32
5."Theme of A-Nation '03"Ayumi Hamasaki, D.A.ID.A.I, Hiroki Mizukami6:15
6."Sunset ~ LOVE is ALL ~"Hana NishimuraYuta Nakano5:45
7."Seasons"D.A.INaoto Suzuki4:23
8."Another Song" (feat. Urata Naoya)Yuta NakanoYuta Nakano5:20
9."Fated"Shintaro Hagiwara, Akihisa MatsuuraCMJK5:34
10."Moon"Yasuhiko HoshinoYuta Nakano5:48
11."Blossom"Yasuhiko HoshinoYuta Nakano4:08
12."Fairyland"tasukuHΛL5:20
13."You & Me"Tetsuya Komurotasuku5:37
DVD: 2CD+DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Blue Bird" (Video clip) 
2."July 1st" (Video clip) 
3."Glitter" (Video clip) 
4."Grateful Days" (Video clip) 
5."Sunrise ~ LOVE is ALL ~" (Video clip) 
6."Independent" (Video clip) 
7."Boys & Girls" (Video clip) 
8."Evolution" (Video clip) 
9."Inspire" (Video clip) 
10."Unite!" (Video clip) 
11."Audience" (Video clip) 
12."Next Level" (Video clip) 
13."Hanabi" (Video clip) 
14."Sunset ~ LOVE is ALL ~" (Video clip) 
15."Monochrome" (Video clip) 
16."Faiyland" (Video clip) 
17."Fated" (Video clip) 
18."Hanabi ~ Episode II ~" (Video clip) 
19."Seasons" (Video clip) 
20."Theme of A-Nation'03" (Video clip) 
21."Blossom" (Video clip) 
22."Moon" (Video clip) 
23."Another Song" (Video clip) 
24."Far Away" (Video clip) 
25."You & Me" (Video clip[1]) 

Charts[]

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak position First Week Sales Sales total Chart run
August 8, 2012 Oricon Daily Albums Chart 2 31,803
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 2 83,363 210,000 14 weeks
Oricon Monthly Albums Chart 3 127,013
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart 42 139,567

Notes[]

  1. ^ Crea is the pseudonym of Ayumi Hamasaki.

References[]

  1. ^ "浜崎あゆみ / You & Me (Short Ver.)". YouTube.
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