My Story (Ayumi Hamasaki album)

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MY STORY
Studio album by Ayumi Hamasaki
Released	December 15, 2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	J-pop
Length	74:38
Label	AVEX Trax
Producer(s)	Max Matsuura
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Ayumi Hamasaki chronology
Memorial address (2003)	MY STORY (2004)	(miss)understood (2006)

MY STORY is Ayumi Hamasaki's sixth full-length studio album produced by Max Matsuura. It was released on December 15, 2004.

The album includes the three singles: "Moments", "INSPIRE", and "CAROLS". During its first release, four different covers were released for fans to choose from, all were limited edition. There were also two versions released, the first that included the CD only and a second that included a DVD that contained music videos to some (including the singles) of the tracks from the album. For promotional purposes, Ayumi Hamasaki Arena Tour 2005 ~MY STORY~ was scheduled from January to April. During the concert tour, MY STORY was released again in two more formats, SACD and in DVD Audio. All of the lyrics on the album are written by Hamasaki and two of the tracks, "winding road" and "Humming 7/4", were composed by her under the pen name "CREA". It topped the Oricon charts for several weeks, the Japanese equivalent of Billboard. It is currently certified four times platinum in Japan, and triple platinum worldwide.

Since the single "Moments", her singles have been featuring at least two versions in CD or CD+DVD format. "CAROLS" featured four versions of the single: CD, CD+DVD, SACD, and DVD Audio.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 CD 1.2 DVD 2 MY STORY Classical 3 Charts

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD

1. "Catcher In The Light" – 2:43
2. "About You" – 3:57
3. "GAME" – 4:16
4. "my name's WOMEN" – 5:40
5. "WONDERLAND" – 1:33
6. "Liar" – 4:57
7. "HOPE or PAIN" – 4:21
8. "HAPPY ENDING" – 4:42
9. "Moments" – 5:31
10. "walking proud" – 5:15
11. "CAROLS" – 5:29
12. "Kaleidoscope" – 1:49
13. "INSPIRE" – 4:33
14. "HONEY" – 5:11
15. "Replace" – 5:05
16. "winding road" – 5:04
17. "Humming 7/4" – 4:25

[edit] DVD

1. "Moments" (PV)
2. "INSPIRE" (PV)
3. "GAME" (PV)
4. "CAROLS" (PV)
5. "About You" (PV)
6. "walking proud" (PV)
7. "Humming 7/4" (PV)
8. "Moments" (making of)
9. "INSPIRE" (making of)
10. "GAME" (making of)
11. "CAROLS" (making of)

[edit] MY STORY Classical

Main article: MY STORY Classical

[edit] Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak position	Sales total	Chart run
15 December 2004	Oricon Daily Albums Chart	#1
15 December 2004	Oricon Weekly Albums Chart	#1	1,132,444	43 weeks
December 2005	Oricon Yearly Albums Chart	#7

Date	Title	Peak position	Weeks
31 March 2004	"Moments"	#1	21
28 July 2004	"INSPIRE" c/w "GAME"	#1	15
29 September 2004	"CAROLS"	#1	15
15 December 2004	MY STORY	#1	43
24 March 2005	MY STORY Classical	#4	9