A Song for XX / Ayumi Hamasaki / A Song for XX / 浜崎あゆみ / A Song for XX / Ayumi Hamasaki

A Song for XX / 浜崎あゆみ

Catalog Number	AVCD-11691
Barcode	4988064116911
Release Date	Jan 01, 1999
Publish Format	Commercial
Release Price	3059 JPY
Media Format	CD
Classification	Vocal
Label	avex trax / avex trax / avex trax
Manufacturer	avex Inc. / エイベックス株式会社 / avex Inc.
Distributor	avex distribution Inc. / / avex distribution Inc.
Phonographic Copyright	avex Inc. / エイベックス株式会社 / avex Inc.

Credits

Vocals / Vocals	Ayumi Hamasaki / 浜崎あゆみ
All Lyrics Written by / All Lyrics Written by	Ayumi Hamasaki / 浜崎あゆみ
Music / Music	Yasuhiko Hoshino / 星野靖彦, Mitsuru Igarashi / 五十嵐充, Hideaki Kuwabara / 桑原秀明, Kazuhito Kikuchi / 菊池一仁, Takeshi Kimura / 木村武士, Akio Togashi / 富樫明生
Arrangement / Arrangement	Yasuhiko Hoshino / 星野靖彦, Akimitsu Honma, Mitsuru Igarashi / 五十嵐充, Takeshi Kimura / 木村武士, Takashi Morio / 守尾崇, Akio Togashi / 富樫明生
Keyboards / Keyboards	Akimitsu Honma
Guitar / Guitar	Naoki Hayashibe / 林部直樹, Jun Kajiwara / 梶原順, Kaoru Kato / 加藤薫
MIDI Programming / MIDI Programming	Akio Togashi / 富樫明生
Background Vocal / Background Vocal	Akio Togashi / 富樫明生, Junko Hirotani / 広谷順子
Programming / Programming	Takahiro Iida / 飯田高広, Hiroshi Kitashiro / 北城浩志
Produced by / Produced by	max matsuura
Sound Produced by / Sound Produced by	Naoto Suzuki / 鈴木直人
Recorded by / Recorded by	Atsushi Hattori / 服部敦 (STUDIO SOUND DALI), Koji Morimoto / 森元浩二
Recorded at / Recorded at	Prime Sound Studio Aoyama, STUDIO SOUND DALI, Tower Side, Conway Studio L.A.
Mixed by / Mixed by	Atsushi Hattori / 服部敦, Koji Morimoto / 森元浩二
Mixed at / Mixed at	STUDIO SOUND DALI, Bunkamura Studio, Prime Sound Studio
Assisted by / Assisted by	Noriki Inada / 稲田範紀, Satoshi Kumasaka / 熊坂敏, Shuichi Watanabe / 渡辺秀一, Tony Flores
Production Assistant / Production Assistant	Yuka Akiyama (Prime Direction)
Production Coordination / Production Coordination	Susan Brill (Musicwerks)
Mastered by / Mastered by	Eddy Schreyer
Mastered at / Mastered at	Oasis Mastering, Studio City
Artist Management / Artist Management	Yuka Kikuchi (avex inc.), Junichi Kamitoku (avex inc.)
A&R Coordination / A&R Coordination	Yasuyuki Tomita / 冨田恭通 (avex trax)
A&R Supervisor / A&R Supervisor	Nobuhito Ikehata / 池畑伸人 (avex trax)
Executive Supervisor / Executive Supervisor	Katsuro Oshita / 大下勝朗 (avex trax)
Artist Promotion / Artist Promotion	Tatsuya Ikeda (avex trax)
Sales Promotion / Sales Promotion	Yasuhiro Yamamoto / 山本泰弘 (avex distribution), Setsuo Morikawa (avex distribution), Akihiro Terada / 寺田明弘 (avex trax), Kentaro Furusawa (avex trax)
Art Direction / Art Direction	Shinichi Hara / 原神一
Design / Design	Keiichi Yamashita / 山下慶一 (RICE)
Photography / Photography	Toru Kumazawa
Styling / Styling	Koji Matsumoto, Sumiko Kumagai
Hair / Hair	Chu (Too-RUSTIC), Tamotsu (Too-RUSTIC)
Make Up / Make Up	Chu (Too-RUSTIC), Tamotsu (Too-RUSTIC)
Advisory Producers / Advisory Producers	Ryuzo Shoji (prime direction), Yasuo Shibata (avex inc.), Ryuhei Chiba / 千葉龍平 (avex inc.), Ayumu Kurose (avex inc.)
General Producer / General Producer	Shinji Hayashi / 林真司 (avex trax)
Specially Coordinated by / Specially Coordinated by	Tom Yoda (avex group)
Special Thanks / Special Thanks	Toyama, O-tsuka, Sigechan, Johnny, Ma-chan, Aneki, Natsuki, Rie, DICE, my family

Tracklist

English

Disc 1

01	Prologue	1:25
02	A Song for XX	4:45
03	Hana	4:08
04	FRIEND	4:12
05	FRIEND II	4:00
06	poker face	4:42
07	Wishing	4:29
08	YOU	4:46
09	As if…	5:36
10	POWDER SNOW	5:27
11	Trust	4:49
12	Depend on you	4:21
13	SIGNAL	4:26
14	from your letter	4:38
15	For My Dear…	4:33
16	Present	4:31

Disc length 70:48

Notes

Track 12: PS Game "Thousand Arms" Opening Theme

All Lyrics written by Ayumi Hamasaki

Music by:
  Yasuhiko Hoshino [Tr.01-04,06,08,15-16]
  Mitsuru Igarashi [Tr.05]
  Hideaki Kuwabara [Tr.07,10,13]
  Kazuhito Kikuchi [Tr.09,12]
  Takeshi Kimura [Tr.11]
  Akio Togashi [Tr.14]

Arrangement by:
  Yasuhiko Hoshino [Tr.01-03,15-16]
  Akimitsu Honma [Tr.04,06-13]
  Mitsuru Igarashi [Tr.05]
  Takeshi Kimura [Tr.11]
  Takashi Morio [Tr.12]
  Akio Togashi [Tr.14]

Produced by max matsuura
Sound Produced by Naoto Suzuki

***Musicians***
Keyboards: Akimitsu Honma
Guitar: Naoki Hayashibe, Jun Kajiwara, Kaoru Kato
MIDI Programming, Background Vocal: Akio Togashi
Background Vocal: Junko Hirotani
Programming: Takahiro Iida, Hiroshi Kitashiro

Recorded by Atsushi Hattori (STUDIO SOUND DALI) and Koji Morimoto [Tr.16]
Recorded at Prime Sound Studio Aoyama, STUDIO SOUND DALI, Tower Side, Conway Studio L.A.
Mixed by Atsushi Hattori except Tr.16 Mixed by Koji Morimoto at STUDIO SOUND DALI, Bunkamura Studio and Prime Sound Studio
Assisted by Noriki Inada, Satoshi Kumasaka, Shuichi Watanabe, Tony Flores
Production Assistant: Yuka Akiyama (Prime Direction)
Production Coordination in Los Angeles: Susan Brill (Musicwerks)
Mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Oasis Mastering, Studio City

Artist Management: Yuka Kikuchi, Junichi Kamitoku (avex inc.)
A&R Coordination: Yasuyuki Tomita (avex trax)
A&R Supervisor: Nobuhito Ikehata (avex trax)
Executive Supervisor: Katsuro Oshita (avex trax)

Artist Promotion: Tatsuya Ikeda (avex trax)
Sales Promotion:
  Yasuhiro Yamamoto, Setsuo Morikawa (avex distribution)
  Akihiro Terada, Kentaro Furusawa (avex trax)
Art Direction: Shinichi Hara
Design: Keiichi Yamashita (RICE)
Photography: Toru Kumazawa
Styling: Koji Matsumoto, Sumiko Kumagai
Hair & Make up: Chu, Tamotsu (Too-RUSTIC)
Advisory Producers:
  Ryuzo Shoji (prime direction)
  Yasuo Shibata, Ryuhei Chiba, Ayumu Kurose (avex inc.)
General Producer: Shinji Hayashi (avex trax)
Specially Coordinated by Tom Yoda (avex group)

Special Thanks to Toyama, O-tsuka, Sigechan, Johnny, Ma-chan, Aneki, Natsuki, Rie, DICE and my family