Loveppears

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Loveppears
Studio album by Ayumi Hamasaki
Released	November 10, 1999
Recorded	1999
Genre	J-pop, trance
Length	104:44
Label	Avex Trax
Producer	Max Matsuura
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Ayumi Hamasaki chronology
A Song for XX (1999) Loveppears (1999) Duty (2000) Singles from LOVEppears "Fly High" Released: February 9, 2000 "A (Includes the songs "Trauma", "End Roll", "Too Late", and "monochrome")" Released: August 11, 1999 "Boys & Girls" Released: July 14, 1999 "To Be" Released: May 12, 2000 "appears" Released: November 10, 1999 "kanariya" Released: December 8, 1999

LOVEppears (sometimes labeled Love appears) is Ayumi Hamasaki's second studio album. Following the trend of the time, remixes of the songs from Loveppears were released on a second disc.

"LOVEppears" sold 1,201,870 copies in its debut week.Like Hamasaki's debut album, LOVEppears also topped the Oricon and stayed on the charts for 64 weeks. LOVEppears is the 39th best selling album in Japan of all times^[1].

[edit] Information

LOVEppears was released less than a year after her debut album, A Song for XX. Between February and August 1999, she released 5 singles of which two were million-sellers. Then 3 others singles (which were limited) were released due to the high demand of the public. The song "P.S II" is a follow-up to "POWDER SNOW" from Hamasaki's previous album, A song for XX. The song features a new arrangement and new lyrics. The remix of "Whatever" is an extended version of "M" version of the song, which originally appeared on the Whatever CD single. This album marked the beginning of the collaboration between Hamasaki, DAI and Hλl.

[edit] Songs

Although not billed as such, some of the singles on LOVEppears were somehow edited for the album. "Love ~refrain~" takes its melody from Hamasaki's single "Love ~Destiny~," but has different lyrics, whereas the song "Whatever" is an extended version of the "J" version of "Whatever" from the eponymous single. A hidden track, "kanariya," is found at the end of the first disc. It is the first recut single (single released after its appearance on an album) to reach the number-one position on the Oricon charts.

The song "Who..." is a concert staple for Hamasaki, who ends most of her concerts with it.

[edit] Commercial tie-ups and theme songs

To Be, immature^[2], Trauma and monochrome were used in four commercials featuring Ayu herself for the JT Peach Water drinks.

Boys & Girls, And then... and appears were images songs in three commercials for AUBE cosmetics.

Too Late was the musical theme for a commercial for HONDA Giorno CREA scooters.^[3]

Fly High was used in TV ad for Lycos Japan.^[4]

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Cd one

1. "Introduction" - 1:09
2. "Fly High" – 4:07
3. "Trauma" – 4:17
4. "And Then" – 4:14
5. "Immature [Album Version]" – 4:44
6. "Boys & Girls" – 3:54
7. "To Be" – 5:18
8. "End roll" – 4:49
9. "P.S II" – 4:48
10. "Whatever" "Dub's 1999 Remix" – 7:20
11. "Too Late" – 4:25
12. "Appears" – 5:38
13. "Monochrome" – 4:21
14. "Interlude" – 0:55
15. "Love ~refrain~" (reincarnation of the song Love ~Destiny~) – 5:21
16. "Who..." – 5:35
17. "Kanariya" (secret track) - 3:52

[edit] Cd two

1. Ayu's Euro Mega-Mix (Y&Co. Mix) – 9:48
2. Ayu's House Mega-Mix (N.S House Mix) – 9:58
3. A Song for XX (Millennium Mix) – 4:46
4. Powder Snow (Acoustic Orchestra Version) – 5:03
5. Friend II (Make My Mad Mix) – 4:31

[edit] Credits

[edit] Cd one

1. "Introduction" - 1:09
   Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
   Music: HAL
   Arrangement: HAL
   Keyboards: HAL
   Guitar: Naoyo Akimoto
   Programming: HAL
   Mixed by Dave Way
2. "Fly High" – 4:06
   Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
   Music: DAI
   Arrangement: HAL
   Keyboards: HAL
   Guitar: Naoyo Akimoto
   Programming: HAL
   Mixed by Dave Way
3. "Trauma" – 4:17
   Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
   Music: DAI
   Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki & DAI
   Keyboards: Naoto Suzuki
   Guitar: Jun Kajiwara
   Programming: Takahiro Iida
   Additional Programming: Tatsuhiko Fuyuno
   Mixed by Steve Churchyard
4. "And Then" – 4:12
   Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
   Music: Yasuhiko Hoshino
   Arrangement: Keisuke Kikuchi
   Keyboards: Naoto Suzuki
   Guitar: Hidetoshi suzuki
   Programming: Takahiro Iida
   Additional Programming: Tatsuhiko Fuyuno
   Mixed by Dave Way
5. "Immature [Album Version]" – 4:44
   Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
   Music: Kazuhito Kikuchi
   Arrangement: HAL
   Keyboards: HAL
   Guitar: Naoya Akimoto
   Programming: HAL
   Mixed by Dave Way
6. "Boys & Girls" – 3:54
   Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
   Music: DAI
   Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki & DAI
   Keyboards: Naoto Suzuki
   Guitar: Hidetoshi Suzuki
   Programming: Takahiro Iida
   Mixed by Dave Ford
7. "To Be" – 5:18
   Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
   Music: DAI
   Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki & DAI
   Keyboards: Naoto Suzuki
   Guitar: Masayoshi Furukawa
   Programming: Takahiro Iida
   Mixed by Dave Ford
8. "End roll" – 4:49
   Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
   Music: DAI
   Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki & DAI
   Keyboards: Naoto Suzuki
   Guitar: Naoki Hayashibe
   Programming: Takahiro Iida
   Mixed by Steve Churchyard
9. "P.S II" – 4:48
   Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
   Music: Hideaki Kuwabara
   Arrangement: Akimitsu Honma
   Keyboards: HAL
   Programming: HAL
   Mixed by Dave Way
10. "Whatever" "Dub's 1999 Remix" – 7:20
    Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
    Music: Kazuhito Kikuchi
    Arrangement: Izumi "DMX" Miyazaki
    Programming: Izumi "DMX" Miyazaki
    Mixed by Izumi "DMX" Miyazaki
11. "Too Late" – 4:24
    Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
    Music: DAI
    Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki & DAI
    Keyboards: Naoto Suzuki
    Guitar: Hidetoshi Suzuki
    Programming: Takahiro Iida
    Additional Programming: Tatsuhiko Fuyuno
    Mixed by Dave Way
12. "Appears" – 5:27
    Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
    Music: Kazuhito Kikuchi
    Arrangement: HAL
    Keyboards: HAL
    Guitar: Naoya Akimoto
    Programming: HAL
    Mixed by Dave Way
13. "Monochrome" – 4:21
    Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
    Music: DAI
    Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki & DAI
    Keyboards: Naoto Suzuki
    Guitar: Naoki Hayashibe
    Programming: Takahiro Iida
    Mixed by Dave Way
14. "Interlude" – 0:55
    Music: Naoto Suzuki
    Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki
    Keyboards: Naoto Suzuki
    Programming: Naoto Suzuki
    Mixed by Dave Way
15. "Love ~refrain~" – 5:20
    Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
    Music: Tsunku
    Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki
    Keyboards: Naoto Suzuki
    Guitar: Naoki Hayashibe
    Programming: Takahiro Iida
    Mixed by Dave Way
16. "Who..." – 5:35
    Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
    Music: Kazuhito Kikuchi
    Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki
    Keyboards: Naoto Suzuki
    Guitar: Naoki Hayashibe
    Programming: Takahiro Iida
    Mixed by Dave Way
17. "Kanariya" - 3.52
    Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
    Music: Yasuhiko Hoshino

[edit] Cd two

1. Ayu's Euro Mega-Mix (Y&Co. Mix) – 9:48
   Remixed by Akira "BOSS" Yokota & Tetsuya "REMOCON" Tamura
2. Ayu's House Mega-Mix (N.S House Mix) – 9:58
   Remixed by Shoji Ueda
3. A Song for XX (Millennium Mix) – 4:46
   Piano: Akimitsu Honma
   Keyboards: Akimitsu Honma
   Guitar: Naoki Hayashibe
   Programming: Hiroshi Kitashiro
   Mixed by Dave Way
4. Powder Snow (Acoustic Orchestra Version) – 5:03
   Keyboards: Akimitsu Honma
   Programming: Takahiro Iida
   Mixed by Atsushi Hattori
5. Friend II (Make My Mad Mix) – 4:31
   Remixed by HAL

[edit] Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

• Total Sales: 2,562,130 (Japan)
• Total Sales: 3,500,000 (Asia)

[edit] Sales Trajectory

[edit] Singles

Total Single Sales: 4,723,940

[edit] References