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The first mini-album from Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki.

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M-01 - Panasonic 'D-snap' CM Song
    music: Tetsuya Yukumi
    arrangement: HΛL
    Programming & Guitar: HΛL (Toshiharu Umesaki, Takehito Shimizu, Yuta Nakano)
    B.G.Vocal: Kaori Nishina
    Mixed by Koji Morimoto

M-02 - included in 29th Single "&" / CX Music Variety Show "ayu ready?" Theme Song
    music: BOUNCEBACK
    arrangement: HΛL
    Programming & Guitar: HΛL
    B.G. Vocal: Junko Hirotani, Kaori Nishina
    Mixed by Koji Morimoto

M-03 - Panasonic Digital Camera 'LUMIX' CM Song
    music: BOUNCEBACK
    arrangement: HΛL
    Programming & Guitar: HΛL
    B.G.Vocal: Kaori Nishina
    Mixed by Koji Morimoto

M-04 - included in 29th Single "&" / KOSÉ MODE UP 'VISÉE' TV-CF Song
    music: BOUNCEBACK
    arrangement: CMJK
    Programming & Guitar: CMJK
    B.G.Vocal: Megumi Mashiro, SANAE
    Mixed by Koji Morimoto

M-05 - included in 29th Single "&"
    music: CREA + D·A·I
    arrangement: tasuku
    Programming & Guitar: tasuku
    B.G.Vocal: D·A·I chorus family
    Mixed by Satoshi Kumasaka

M-06 - 31st Single / TBS Show "Honey Coming" Theme Song
    music: BOUNCEBACK
    arrangement: HΛL
    Programming & Guitar: HΛL
    B.G.Vocal: Yoko Yamazaki
    Mixed by Koji Morimoto

M-07 - 30th Single / TBS Drama "Welcome to the High Plains" Theme Song
    music: CREA + D·A·I
    arrangement: CMJK
    Programming: CMJK
    Piano: Shinichi Kusama
    Acoustic Guitar: Jun Kajiwara
    Strings: Gen Ittetsu Strings
    Harp: Tomoyuki Asakawa
    B.G.Vocal: Yasuhiro Kido, Junko Hirotani, Kaori Nishina
    Mixed by Yasuo Matsumoto

M-08 - Bonus Track (studio live)
    music: Tetsuya Yukumi from LOVER SOUND TRACK
    arrangement: tasuku
    Programming & Guitar: tasuku
    Piano: Shingo Kobayashi
    Drums: Tetsu Mukaiyama
    Bass: Enrique
    Additional Guitar: Yoshio Nomura
    B.G.Vocal: Kaori Nishina
    Mixed by Yasuo Matsumoto


produced by max matsuura


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

Recordist: Koji Morimoto, Motohiro Tsuji, Satoshi Kumasaka (prime direction, inc.), Yasuo Matsumoto, Yuichi Nagayama

2nd Engineers:
Satoshi Sasamoto, Toshihiro Watanabe, Mitsuru Shibamoto, Taiji Okuda (prime direction, inc.)
Kazuo Saimoto (STUDIO SOUND DALI), Takahiro Mikami (avex studio), Yutaka Yamamoto (JVC Victor Studio)

Recorded & Mixed at prime sound studio form, avex studio azabu, JVC Victor Studio

Mastered by Shigeo Miyamoto at FLAIR


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

Players Coordination: Yoji Sugiyama (Witchcraft)  Yumi Kobayashi (B:ZAR)


A&R Coordination: Kentaro Furusawa (avex trax)
A&R Chief: Nobuhito Ikehata (avex trax)
Executive Supervisor: Daisuke Shimokawa (avex trax), Haji Taniguchi (avex inc.)

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

Media Operation: avex Media room & Promotion room, 2nd A&R / Promotion Dept.
                          Akira Akutsu, Kouki Sato & axev inc. Advertisement Division

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

Tie-up Coordination: Masaomi Takagi (avex inc.), Tatsuo Kodama, Shingo Kitagawa (axev inc.)

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

General Producer: Shinji Hayashi (avex inc.), Ryuhei Chiba (axev inc.)

Specially Coordinated by: TOM YODA (avex group)

Art Direction: Shinichi Hara
Design: Tomokazu Suzuki (RICE)
Creative Coordination: Naoki Ueda (avex inc.)
Photographic Operation: Makoto Harikae, Hiroko Tanaka (amana)
Quality Control: Shuichi Takahashi (avex inc.)

Photographer: Leslie Kee (FEMME/TOKYO, JEDROOTS/NEW YORK)
Assistant Photographer: Seiji Fujimori, Yasuhiro Kurozu
Stylist: Hideo 'Kokomi' Suzue (H)
Assistant Stylist: Tomoko Takahashi
Costume Creator: Akira Noda (workaholic)
Hair & Make up: Keizo Kuroda (THREE PEACE)
Assistant Hair & Make up: Yoshinori 'Barber' Ito (THREE PEACE)
Nail Artist: Kanako 'Bancho' Miura
Stand in: Atsuko 'Minori' Kubota
Interior Styling: Yoshio Hakamada (Juicy)

Respect: Koji Matsumoto (OFFICE in gel), Someko, Hakase
              Kosome, Joe, esp, monsieur, nobita, hanchin, red
              CHU, TAMOTSU (Too-RUSTIC)
              CHIKA, Tamachan, Banbi, Tarō
              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)
              Ward Sexston, Stanley Izumi Kim
              Kenichiro Hori, Shigeo Fujimoto

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