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Track 03: PS Game "Thousand Arms" Opening Theme

All lyrics written by Ayumi Hamasaki

Music by:
  Yasuhiko Hoshino [Tr.01]
  Takashi Kimura [Tr.02]
  Kazuhito Kikuchi [Tr.03,09,11-12,14,16]
  Tsunku [Tr.04]
  D·A·I [Tr.05-08,10,13]
  CREA [Tr.15]

Arrangement by:
  Akimitsu Honma [Tr.01-03]
  Takashi Kimura [Tr.02]
  Takashi Morio [Tr.03]
  Shingo Kobayashi [Tr.04]
  Yasuaki Maejima [Tr.04]
  D·A·I [Tr.05-08]
  Naoto Suzuki [Tr.05-08,11,13,16]
  HAL [Tr.09-10,12,14-15]
  Kazuhito Kikuchi [Tr.11]

Keyboards:
  Akimitsu Honma [Tr.01-03]
  Shingo Kobayashi [Tr.04]
  Naoto Suzuki [Tr.05-08,11,13,16]
  HAL [Tr.09-10,12,14-15]

Guitar:
  Naoki Hayashibe [Tr.01-03,08,11,13,16]
  Jun Kijiwara [Tr.04,07]
  Masayoshi Furukawa [Tr.05]
  Hidetoshi Suzuki [Tr.06]
  Naoya Akimoto [Tr.09-10,12,14-15]

Programming:
  Hiroshi Kitashiro [Tr.01]
  Takahiro Iida [Tr.02-03,05-08,11,13,16]
  Naoki Suzuki [Tr.04]
  HAL [Tr.09-10,12,14-15]

Bass:
  Naoto Suzuki [Tr.08]

B.G.Vocal:
  Junko Hirotani [Tr.12-13]


Produced by max matsuura
Sound Produced by Naoto Suzuki
Recorded by Atsushi Hattori, Naoki Inada (Hi-Five)
Recorded at prime sound studio, Nowdays Studio, STUDIO SOUND DALI, Soundtrack.New York.N.Y.

Mixed by Koji Morimoto (I to I Communications,Inc), Dave Way, Steve Churchyard.
Mixed at Victor studio, STUDIO SOUND DALI, Larrabee sound North, Conway Studio L.A.
Assisted by Satoshi Kumasaka, Yuichi Nagayama (STUDIO SOUND DALI), Yutaka Yamamoto (Victor Studio)
Production Assistant: Yuka Akiyama (prime direction inc.)
Mastered by Shigeo Miyamoto at FLAIR

A&R Coordination: Yasuyuki Tomita (avex trax)
A&R Supervisor: Nobuhito Ikehata (avex trax)
Executive Supervisor: Katsuro Oshita (avex trax)

Artist Management:
  Yuka Kikuchi, Junichi Kamitoku, Kouji Kashimoto (avex inc.)
  Ayumi Ogata (Premium Promotion)
Artist Promotion:
  Toshiyasu Takahashi & avex Domestic Repertoire Promotion Dept.3
  Akira Akutsu & avex inc. Advertisement Division
Tie-up Coordination: Masaomi Takagi, Tetsuo Kodama, Daisuke Ogi, Kentaro Koike, Noritoshi Yanagawa (avex trax)
Sales Promotion: Kentaro Furusawa, Akihiro Terada, Yasuhiro Yamamoto & All avex distribution Staff
Advisory Producers:
  Ryuzo Shoji (to max), Yoshihisa Nagata (prime direction inc.)
  Ryuhei Chiba, Motohiro Abe (avex inc.)
General Producer: Shinji Hayashi (avex trax)
Specially Coordinated by Tom Yoda (avex group)

[Package Design]
Art Direction: Shinichi Hara
Design: Shigeru Kasai (RICE)
Creative Coordinator: Naoki Ueda (avex trax)
Quality Control: Shuichi Takahashi (avex trax)

Photographer: Keita Haginiwa
Stylist: Koji Matsumoto
Assistant Stylist: Naoki 'Monsieur' Ichimura
Hair & Make up: CHIKA (artifata)
Assistant Hair & Make up: Junpei 'Inocchi' Tanaka (artifata)
Nail Artist: Kanako 'Bancho' Miura

Respect:
  Masashi Hashimoto, Fuyuhiko Inui (STUDIO SOUND DALI)
  Tony Flores (Conway Studio L.A.),
  Eddy Schreyer (OASIS MASTERING, Studio City)
  Nao Korenaga (Victor Studio),
  Manami Kage (I to I Communications, Inc)
  Masashi Hanada, Kayo Abe (Blue Sofa),
  Susan Brill, Ryosuke Date, Tomoe Okuyama, Azusa Sasajima (prime direction inc.)
  Kenji Otsuka, Shigeo Fujimoto, Tatsuya Ikeda, Toshikazu Sakawa, Yasushi Mizukoshi, Tomoyuki 'Johnny' Murayama (avex trax)
  Ayumu Kurose, Ryo Tanaka (avex inc.)
  Kazuhiko Toyama, Junko Shimamura, Takayuki Arinaga (Premium Promotion)
  Keiichi Yamashita, Michiho Ogasawara (RICE)
  Toru Kumazawa, gina, Hiroshi Nomura, Mamoru Oguchi, Kazuhiko Yonezawa
  CHU, TAMOTSU (Too-RUSTIC)
  Tamae Chika, Taro Murayama, Nobuto 'BANBI' Odashima (artifata)
  Kousuke Fujiwara, Sumiko Kumagai, Keiichi 'Hakase' Shimada, Yumiko 'Kosome' Nakagawa, Hiroyuki 'Ushiko' Ishii, Hirozumi 'Joe' Kurose
  Takako 'esp' Mishima, Midori 'Okami' Ogyu (OFFICE án·gel)
  Tadamasa Tagami (ta;Da)
  Takuya Nishida, Mika Yoshimura (CHARMING)
  Kazuyoshi Takahashi, Takashi Noguchi, Ryosuke Kitadai, Mika Yamakawa (ZACC)
  Yoshiaki Nakajima (Major Trainers)
  Rie 'Akubi' Tanaka (Escape)
  Masaji Asakawa (ARTIMAGE INC.)
  Akihisa Matsuda (HAL 2000)
  Wataru Takeishi, Yoshiko Ishibashi (Dee Drive)
  Kazuki 'Mr.' Okabe (prime direction inc.)
  Kiyoshi Utsumi (to max)
  Yumi Kobayashi (Quark)
  Motohiro Tsuji (B-Flat)

Special Thanks: All of you who participated this Album