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The first press edition includes alternative artwork, yellow case and transparent obi strip, plus a secret message hidden in fold-out rear insert. Regular edition includes the normal artwork.

Track 4 is the insert song of the live-action drama "Hana yori Dango Final"
Track 7 is the image song of GAME "FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: Echoes of Time"

All Songs Written & Words by AIKO
All Songs Arranged by Masanori Shimada (except M.7,M.9)
M.7 Arranged by Ryo Yoshimata
M.9 Arranged by Takamune Negishi

aiko : Vocals & All Background Vocals


M-01
Drums : Yasuo Sano
Bass : Chiharu Mikuzuki
Guitars : Susumu Nishikawa
Piano, Hammond, Clavinet : Masanori Shimada

M-02
Drums : Yasuo Sano
Bass : Chiharu Mikuzuki
Guitars : Masanori Shimada
Piano, Hammond, Percussives : Masanori Shimada
Trumpet : Shiro Sasaki, Futoshi Kobayashi
Trombone : Wakaba Kawai, Yuji Shimoda

M-03
Drums : Yasuo Sano
Bass : Chiharu Mikuzuki
Guitars : Junji Yayoshi
Piano, Hammond, Mellotron, Percussives : Masanori Shimada
Trumpet : Shiro Sasaki
Trombone : Wakaba Kawai
Tenor Sax, Flute : Masato Honda*
Baritone Sax : Shuuichi Kuwata
*Masato Honda appears by the courtesy of Sony Music Japan International Inc.

M-04
Drums : Yasuo Sano
Bass : Yuji Okiyama
Guitars : Susumu Nishikawa
Piano, Hammond, Mellotron, Percussives : Masanori Shimada
Strings : Crusher Kimura Strings

M-05
Drums : Yasuo Sano
Bass : Chiharu Mikuzuki
Guitars : Masanori Shimada
Piano, Hammond, Moog Synthesizer : Masanori Shimada

M-06
Drums : Noriyasu "kaasuke" Kawamura
Bass : Chiharu Mikuzuki
Guitars : Junji Yayoshi
Piano, Hammond : Masanori Shimada
Trumpet : Shiro Sasaki. Ikuo Sakuma
Trombone : Wakaba Kawai
Tenor Sax : Ryoji Ihara

M07
Drums : Yasuo Sano
Bass : Chiharu Mikuzuki
Guitars : Susumu Nishikawa
Piano, Hammond : Ryo Yoshimata
Strings : Crusher Kimura Strings

M-08
Drums : Yasuo Sano
Bass : Kazuhiro Sunaga
Guitars : Junji Yayoshi, Masanori Shimada
Piano, Percussives : Masanori Shimada

M-09
Drums : Yasuo Sano
Bass : Takamune Negishi
Guitars : Yoshito Tanaka, Takamune Negishi
Piano, Hammond : Akimitsu Homma
Manipulator : Yasuo Kimoto

M-10
Drums : Yasuo Sano
Bass : Chiharu Mikuzuki
Guitars : Susumu Nishikawa
Piano, Hammond, Bell, Percussives : Masanori Shimada
Strings : Yu Manabe Strings

M-11
Drums : Yasuo Sano
Bass : Tatsuya Kashima
Guitars : Susumu Nishikawa
Piano, Hammond : Masanori Shimada
Strings : Yu Manabe Strings
Trumpet : Shiro Sasaki, Hironori Sawano
Trombone : Wakaba Kawai
Tenor Sax : Ryoji Ihara
Alto Sax : Kazuki Katsuta

M-12
Drums : Yasuo Sano
Bass : Sting Miyamoto
Guitars : Susumu Nishikawa
Piano, Hammond, Harpsichord : Masanori Shimada
Strings : Yu Manabe Strings

M-13
Drums : Yasuo Sano
Bass : Chiharu Mikuzuki
Guitars : Susumu Nishikawa
Piano, Hammond : Masanori Shimada
Trumpet : Shiro Sasaki, Akira Okamura
Trombone : Taro Kiyooka
Tenor Sax : Osamu Yoshida
Alto Sax : Toshimichi Imao

M-14
Drums : Yasuo Sano
Bass : Chiharu Mikuzuki
Guitars : Susumu Nishikawa
Piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond, Bells : Masanori Shimada
Strings : Yu Manabe Strings
Horn : Hiroyuki Minami, Atsushi Doyama

All Tracks Produced by aiko, Atushi Chiba

Directed by Atushi Chiba (Ponycanyon)
Mixed & Recorded by Haruhiko Satoh
Assisted by Kaori Kuroda (Hitokuchizaka Studio)
Mixed at Hitokuchizaka Studio
Recorded at Hitokuchizaka Studio, Sony Music Studios Tokyo,
Bunkamura Studio, Prime Sound Studio Form
Mastered by Koji Suzuki at Sony Music Studios Tokyo

Artist Management : Jun Ikegami (buddy go), Mari Kojima (buddy go)
Artist Promotion : Miho Watanabe (Ponycanyon), Yuki Kobayashi (Ponycanyon)
Sales Promotion : Masanobu Fukuyama (Ponycanyon)
Release Operation : Yoshimi Yamada (Ponycanon)

Photos : Takayuki Okada
Design : Shinichiro Ito (Ito Inc.)
Make-up : MIKAMI
Clothes : Meg Mochizuki

Exective Produce : Mitsuo Shimano (Ponycanyon)