BLUE BIRD / ayumi hamasaki / BLUE BIRD / 浜崎あゆみ / BLUE BIRD / ayumi hamasaki

M01
words: ayumi hamasaki
music: D·A·I
arrangement: HΛL
Programming: HΛL (Toshiharu Umesaki, Takehito Shimizu)
Additional Programming: Mayuko Maruyama
Guitar: Takehito Shimizu
Strings Arrangement: Gen Ittetsu
Strings: Gen Ittetsu Strings
Drums: Michio Kawano
Additional B.G. Vocal: Junko Hirotani
Mixed by Koji Morimoto

M02
words: ayumi hamasaki
music: Kazuhito Kikuchi
arrangement: CMJK
Programming & Guitar, Bass: CMJK
Drums: Tom Tamada
Cheer & Footsteps: Junpin Girls
Mixed by Koji Morimoto

M03
rearranged by tasuku

M04
remixed by NISH


Produced by max matsuura

Directed and Recorded by Koji Morimoto
Mastered by Hiroshi Kawasaki at FLAIR

trk.3 Mixed by Satoshi Kumasaka

A&R: Kentaro Furusawa (avex entertainment inc.)
A&R Direction: Hidetomo Yoneda (avex entertainment inc.)

Artist Management: Kouji Hashimoto, Junko Shimamura, Tadashi Urakami (avex entertainment inc.)
Artist Brand Management: Motohiro Abe (avex entertainment inc.)

Visual Producer: Kiyoshi 'Utsumizm' Utsumi (avex group)
Media Promotion: Koki Sato & All Media Division Promotion Room staff (avex entertainment inc.)
Media Promotion Supervisor: Akira Akutsu (avex entertainment inc.)
Sales Promotion: Taishi Nomura, Jun Yogi & All AMC Staff (avex marketing communications inc.)
A&R Creative Assist: Hidemi Ino (avex entertainment inc.)
Head of A&R: Hiroaki Ito (avex entertainment inc.)

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

Recorded & Mixed at prime sound studio form


Art Direction: Shinichi Hara
Design: Takuma Noriage (momoya)
Photographer: ND CHOW (angle)
Assistant Photographer: Takuo Arai
Stylist: Kei Ito (ab fab)
Hair & Make Up: Keizo Kuroda (Three Peace)
Assistant Hair & Make up: Kazuhisa Kurumizawa
Nail Artist: Kanako 'Bancho' Miura (Three Peace)
Assistant Nail Artist: Shingo 'Minazo' Sano
Stand In: Takami 'Poroko' Desaki
Location Coordinate: Day O Productions, inc.
Location Coordinate Support: Mitsu Hagiwara (hideoki productions ltd.), Stanly Izumi Kim (s.i.k.e)

Creative Coordination: Naoki Ueda (avex marketing communications inc.)
CG Treatment: Makoto Harikae, Hiroko Tanaka (amana)
Quality Control: Shuichi Takahashi (avex marketing communications inc.)
DVD Authoring: Naoya Munemura, Noriko Sakakihara (avex network inc.)
Team Ayu & Off Shot Movie: Kazuki 'Mr' Okabe (avex entertainment inc.)

"BLUE BIRD" video clip
Directed by Takahide Ishii

"Beautiful Fighters" video clip
Directed by Luis Hernandez
Direction Planning by Takahide Ishii