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The fifth original album from Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki.

words (all): Ayumi Hamasaki

M-01 - Panasonic 'MD Mini Component' CM Song
    music & arrangement: CMJK
    Programming : CMJK
    Mixed by CMJK + Satoshi Kumasaka

M-02 - KOSÉ 'VISÉE' CM Song
    music: D·A·I
    arrangement: HΛL (Toshiharu Umesaki, Takehito Shimizu, Yuta Nakano)
    Programming: HΛL
    Guitar: Takahito Shimizu
    Mixed by Yasuo Matsumoto

M-03 - Panasonic SD Multi Camera 'D-snap' CM Song
    music: D·A·I
    arrangement: CMJK
    Programming: CMJK
    Guitar: Masato Ishinari + CMJK
    Mixed by Yoshiaki Onishi

M-04 - 26th Single / Panasonic 'MD Mini Component' CM Song
    music: CREA + D·A·I
    arrangement: HΛL
    Programming: HΛL
    Guitar: Takahito Shimizu
    Mixed by Yasuo Matsumoto

M-05 - Panasonic Digital Camera 'LUMIX' F1 CM Song
    music: CREA
    arrangement: tasuku
    Programming: tasuku
    Guitar: Yozo Nakatsugawa + tasuku
    Strings Arrangement: Ken Shima
    Strings: Gen Ittetsu Group
    Mixed by Yasuo Matsumoto

M-06 - album original
    music: CMJK
    arrangement: Toshiharu Umesaki, Atsushi Sato
    Programming: Toshiharu Umesaki, Atsushi Sato
    Guitar: Takehito Shimizu
    Mixed by Koji Morimoto

M-07 - from the 27th Single "H" / TU-KA Image Song
    music: CREA + D·A·I
    arrangement: CMJK
    Programming & Guitar: CMJK
    B.G.Vocal: Junko Hirotani
    Mixed by Yasuo Matsumoto

M-08 - instrumental
    music & arrangement: tasuku
    Programming & Guitar: tasuku
    Mixed by Satoshi Kumasaka

M-09 - Panasonic 'Dockin' style MD' CM Song
    music: pop
    arrangement: CMJK
    Programming: CMJK
    Guitar: Norihiro 'BERA' Ishizuka + CMJK
    Mixed by Koji Morimoto

M-10 - from the 27th Single "H" / KOSÉ 'VISÉE' CM Song
    music: CREA + D·A·I
    arrangement: tasuku
    Programming: tasuku
    Guitar: Susumu Nishikawa + tasuku
    Bass: Susumu Nishikawa
    DJ Scratch: DJ cool-K
    Mixed by Koji Morimoto

M-11 - album original
    music: CREA
    arrangement: HΛL (Toshiharu Umesaki, Takehito Shimizu, Yuta Nakano)
    Programming: HΛL
    Strings Arrangement: Yuta Nakano
    Violin & Viola: Yuko Kajitani
    Cello: Miyuki Onuma
    Mixed by Koji Morimoto

M-12 - instrumental
    music & arrangement: HΛL (Toshiharu Umesaki, Yuta Nakano)
    Programming: HΛL
    Guitar: Takehito Shimizu
    Mixed by HΛL

M-13 - 28th Single / TBS Drama 'My Little Chef' Theme Song
    music: CREA + D·A·I
    arrangement: Ken Shima
    Plano, Synth Bass & Wind Chime: Ken Shima
    Rhythm Operation: Genta Egawa
    Guitar: Hirokazu Ogura
    Strings: Gen Ittetsu Group
    B.G.Vocal: Junko Hirotani, Yasuhiro Kido
                    Andrea L. Hopkins, Daniel Morgan
    Programming: Takahiro Iida, Yoshinori Kadoya
    Mixed by Yasuo Matsumoto

M-14 - album original
    music: CREA
    arrangement: Seiji Kameda
    Programming: Nobuhiko Nakayama
    Piano & Organ: Hiroshi Uesugi
    Bass: Seiji Kameda
    B.G.Vocal: Junko Hirotani, Takao Saito, Kayoko Wada
    Mixed by Koji Morimoto

M-15 - from 27th Single "H" / NTV's 'THE BASEBALL 2002' Image Song
    music: CREA + D·A·I
    arrangement: tasuku
    Programming: tasuku
    Guitar: Yukio Nagoshi + tasuku
    Audience: Hamo Hamo Boys + a
    Mixed by Yasuo Matsumoto

+ Secret Track / Fuji TV's 'ayu ready?' Ending Song
    music: CREA + D·A·I


produced by max matsuura


A&R + Directed by Yasuyuki Tomita (avex trax)

Recordist: Yasuo Matsumoto (ZeeQ), Koji Morimoto, Motohiro Tsuji
                Satoshi Kumasaka (prime direction inc.)
                Yuichi Nagayama (STUDIO SOUND DALI)
                Hiroyuki Shiotsuki (Sony Music Studios Tokyo)
                Yoichiro Kanou (Mixer's Lab)

2nd Engineers: Takahiro Mikami (avex studio)
                       Kazuo Saimoto, Yukie Sugimoto
                       Kiyoko Asai (STUDIO SOUND DALI)
                       Makoto Hoshino, Momoko Yamaguchi (JVC Victor Studio)
                       Isamu Hanashima (CRESENTE STUDIO)
                       Yusuke Abe (BAYBRIDGE STUDIO)
                       Mamiko Katakura (ON AIR AZABU STUDIO)
                       Kazutaka Mori (ABS RECORDING)
                       Takayuki Aikawa (HITOKUCHI-ZAKA STUDIOS)

Recorded at prime sound studio, avex studio azabu, avex studio
                   JVC Victor Studio, CRESENTE STUDIO
                   ABS RECORDING, prime sound studio form
                   ON AIR AZABU STUDIO, HITOKUCHI-ZAKA STUDIOS

Mixed at avex studio azabu, BAYBRIDGE STUDIO
              JVC Victor Studio, prime sound studio form

Mastered by Shigeo Miyamoto at FLAIR

Transrator: Rie Eto, Ward Sexston, Stanley Izumi Kim

Composers Coordination: Hiroaki Ito, Tadayoshi Matsuzaka,
                                      Shigeru Kajita (tearbridge production for avex inc.)

Players Coordination: Fumimasa Sawa
                                Yoko Sakaki (LS MUSIC CORP Co., Ltd) on tr. 13
                                Yoji Sugiyama (Witchcraft) on tr. 5, 7

A&R Coordination: Kentaro Furusawa (avex trax)
A&R Chief: Nobuhiko Ikehata (avex trax)
Executive Supervisor: Daisuke Shimokawa, Katsuro Oshita (avex trax)

Artist Management: Yuka Kikuchi, Junichi Kamitoku, Kouji Hashimoto (axev inc.)

Media Operation: Toshiyasu Takahashi, Mio Omodaka, Mitsuhiro Yokoyama
                          Makiko Kudo, Junichiro Kawada, Yumiko Kadakura (avex trax)
                          Akira Akutsu, Kouki Sato & axev inc. Advertisement Division

Sales Promotion: Taishi Nomura, Kazuo Kosugi
                          Tomoaki Sato & All avex distribution Staff

Tie-up Coordinator: Masaomi Takagi, Tatsuo Kodama, Daisuke Ogi (avex trax)
                              Shingo Kitagawa (axev inc.)

Advisory Producer: Ryuhei Chiba, Motohiro Abe (axev inc.)
                             Ryuzo Shoji (to max inc.)
                             Yoshihisa Nagata (prime direction inc.)

General Producer: Shinji Hayashi (avex trax)

Specially Coordinated by TOM YODA (avex group)


Art Direction: Shinichi Hara
Design: Tsukasa Yagi, Shigeru Kasai (RICE)
Creative Coordination: Naoki Ueda (avex trax)
Quality Control: Shuichi Takahashi (avex trax)

Photographer: Leslie Kee (FEMME/TOKYO, JEDROOTS/NEW YORK)
3D Computer Graphics: Hajime Asaoka
Stylist: Hideo 'Kokomi' Suzue (H), Hiroyuki 'Ushiko' Ishii
Assistant Stylist: Tomoko Takahashi
Hair & Make-up: Keizo Kuroda (NEST + Allure)
Assistant Hair & Make-up: Yoshinori 'Barber' Ito
Nail Artist: Kanako 'Bancho' Miura
Stand In: Atsuko 'Minori' Kubota

Location Coordination: Luis Hernandez Ishii (Day O Production, Inc.)
                                  Stanley Izumi Kim (sike)

Respect: Koji Matsumoto (OFFICE an gel), Someko, Hakase
              Kosome, Joe, esp, monsieur, nobita, hanchin, red
              CHU, TAMOTSU (Too-RUSTIC)
              CHIKA, Tamachan, Banbi, Taro
              Junpei, macchi, Tamosan (artifata)
              Kazuyoshi Takahashi, Tomoyo Tokura
              Shiho Katsumi, Reiko Mogi (ZACC)
              Koyo First INTERNATIONAL
              Kazuhiko Toyama, Junko Shimamura
              Kiyoshi 'Utsumizm' Utsumi (to max inc.)
              Kazuki 'Mr.' Okabe (prime direction inc.)
              Katsutaka 'Numatch' Numakura (Nai'a. Inc)
              Jesse Oba (avex usa)
              Kenji Otsuka, Tomoyuki 'Johnny' Murayama (avex trax)
              Kenichiro Hori, Shigeo Fujimoto
              Ryo 'Sports' Tanaka (axev inc.)
              Kenji Ueda, Masahiro Muta
              Hamo Hamo Boys & Girls
              (jun kitagawa, tasukin, kane, hassy, muttor, kanako, natsuki)

Special Thanks: All of you who participated this Album ... and you ♥