A Summer Best

A Summer Best
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 (stylized 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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