talkin' 2 myself / ayumi hamasaki / talkin' 2 myself / 浜崎あゆみ / talkin' 2 myself / ayumi hamasaki

M01
words: ayumi hamasaki
music: Yuta Nakano
arrangement: HΛL
Programming: HΛL (Toshiharu Umesaki, Takehito Shimizu)
Additional Programming: Mayuko Maruyama
Guitar: Takehito Shimizu
Bass: Tom Ayers
Drums: Andy Selway
Strings Arrangement & Conduct: David Campbell
Strings: The David Campbell String Ensemble
Pre-Production Violin: Tsukasa Kasuya, Mai Kitakaze
Mixed by Koji Morimoto

M02
words: ayumi hamasaki
music: Yuta Nakano
arrangement: Yuta Nakano
Programming: Yuta Nakano
Guitar: Marc Diamond
Acoustic Guitar: Tomoki Ihira
Bass: Tom Ayers
Drums: Andy Selway
Strings Arrangement: Yuta Nakano
Strings: The David Campbell String Ensemble
Additional Chorus Arrangement: Shingo Kobayashi
Mixed by Koji Morimoto

M03 - Live-action Movie "Kaidan" Theme Song Orchestra ver.
words: ayumi hamasaki
music: Shintaro Hagiwara, Akihisa Matsuura


Produced by max matsuura

Directed & Recorded by Koji Morimoto
Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering
Recorded & Mixed at Record Plant Recording Studios, LA, Conway Recording Studios, LA

trk.3 Arrangement: Tatsuya Murayama
        Strings: Murayama·Kiriyama Strings
        Mixed by Shunichi Kogai

A&R: Kentaro Furusawa (avex trax)
A&R Direction: Hidetomo Yoneda (avex trax)

Artist Management: Kouji Hashimoto, Tadashi Urakami, Masaaki Gyobu (avex entertainment inc.)
Artist Brand Management: Motohiro Abe (HEARTSAVER inc.)

Visual Producer: Kiyoshi 'Utsumizm' Utsumi (avex group)
Media Promotion: All Media Division Promotion Room Staff (avex entertainment inc.)
Media Promotion Supervisor: Akira Akutsu (avex entertainment inc.)
Sales Promotion: Jun Yogi & All AMI Staff (avex marketing inc.)

A&R Supervisor: Hiroshi Ishimori, Takashi Okuda (avex trax)
A&R Executive Supervisor: Jun Harada (avex trax)

General Producers: Shinji Hayashi, Takashi Araki, Ryuhei Chiba (avex gourp)


Art Direction: Shinichi Hara
Design: Hirotomi Suzumoto (momoya)
Photographer: Kazuyoshi Shimomura (AVGVST)
Assistant Photographer: Satoko Mitomi
Stylist: Kei 'Okei' Ito (ab fab)
Assistant Stylist: Yoko Honda (ab fab)
Costume Creator: Akira Noda (Workaholik)
Nail Artist: Kanako 'Bancho' Miura (Three Peace)
Assistant Nail Artist: Shingo 'Minazo' Sano
Hair & Make Up: Jin 'Gori' Kiyota (Rond.)
Assistant Hair & Make Up: Shoichi 'Sho' Nakamura
Stand In: Takami "Poroko' Desaki

Creative Coordination: Naoki Ueda (avex marketing inc.)
CG Treatment: Makoto Harikae, Hiroko Tanaka, Hiroki Yura (amana)
Quality Control: Masashi Shinabe, Toshiyuki Suzuki (avex marketing inc.)
DVD Authoring: Yohei Sato (avex marketing inc.)
Team Ayu: Kazuki 'Mr.' Okabe (avex entertainment inc.)

"talkin' 2 myself" video clip
Directed by Tetsuo Inoue

"decision" video clip
Directed by Wataru Takeishi