A Best 2 -Black-

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A BEST 2 -BLACK-
Greatest hits by Ayumi Hamasaki
Released	February 28, 2007
Recorded	2001-2007
Genre	J-pop
Length	1h15 aprox.
Label	Avex Trax
Producer(s)	Max Matsuura
Ayumi Hamasaki chronology
Secret (2006)	A BEST 2 -BLACK- / A BEST 2 -WHITE- (2007)	TBA
Alternate Cover
CD + 2DVD Cover

A BEST 2 -BLACK- is one of two greatest hits albums by Ayumi Hamasaki known collectively as "A BEST 2". It was released on February 28, 2007 along with its counterpart A BEST 2 -WHITE-. Both sets were released in 1CD+2DVD versions with limited version covers for each album's color. Both albums feature songs released between the singles "evolution" and "Bold & Delicious/Pride." No songs off her latest album Secret are featured on either album. A BEST 2 -BLACK- includes "dark" songs with "painful/heartbroken" lyrics while A BEST 2 -WHITE- is the opposite, containing "light" songs with "bright/cheerful/upbeat" lyrics. A Best 2 -Black- includes a previously unreleased track, "part of Me" (featured in a new Panasonic CM) and its accompanying music video. Previously released tracks were also remastered. The 1DVD includes all PVs for the songs off the album. 2DVD includes a documentary which chronicles her concert, "Best of Countdown Live 2006-2007 A".

Contents 1 Secret track 2 CD track listing 3 DVD Track listing 4 Charts 4.1 Charts Positions 5 References

[edit] Secret track

There is a secret track at the end of the last track, "part of Me". The song is the previously-released "Memorial address", which is from her 2003 mini-album of the same name.

[edit] CD track listing

1. Dearest
2. CAROLS
3. No way to say
4. HANABI
5. walking proud
6. Free & Easy
7. Endless sorrow
8. Because of You
9. About You
10. GAME
11. is this LOVE?
12. HANABI ~episode II~
13. NEVER EVER
14. HEAVEN
15. part of Me

[edit] DVD Track listing

1st DVD - Promotional Videos

1. Dearest
2. CAROLS
3. No way to say
4. walking proud
5. Free & Easy
6. Endless sorrow
7. Because of You
8. About You
9. GAME
10. is this LOVE?
11. HANABI ～episode II～
12. NEVER EVER [promotional clip]
13. HEAVEN
14. part of Me
15. H [TV-CM]

2nd DVD - BEST of CountDown Live 2006-2007

1. BEST of CountDown Live 2006-2007 (Behind the Scenes) (90 minutes)

[edit] Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
28 February 2007	Oricon Daily Albums Chart	#1	470,057
28 February 2007	Oricon Weekly Albums Chart	#2		646,264	5 weeks (still charting)
28 February 2007	Oricon Monthly Albums Chart	#3
28 February 2007	Oricon Yearly Albums Chart

[edit] Charts Positions

Country	Weeks
	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14
Worldwide	2	13
Japan	2	3	7	10	16
Hong Kong	2	2	2	2
Singapore	2	1	2	2
Taiwan	2	1	2	2

[edit] References

• Information about A BEST 2 in Ayumi Hamasaki's website
• A BEST 2 Promotional Site
• United World Chart
• HMV Hong Kong Asian Chart
• HMV Hong Kong Japanese Chart
• g-music charts