A One

For similarly named subjects, see A1.
A One
Studio album by Ayumi Hamasaki
Released April 8, 2015 (2015-04-08)
Recorded 2014-2015; Record Plant Recording Studios, LA, Prime Sound Studio Form, Avex Studio, Avex Studio Azabu, Victor Studio, Bunkamura Studio, LAB Recorders, Sony Music Studios Tokyo[1]
Genre
Length 56:27
Label
Producer
Ayumi Hamasaki chronology
Love Classics
(2015)		 A One
(2015)		 Sixxxxxx
(2015)
Singles from A One
  1. "Movin' On Without You"
    Released: December 9, 2014[2]
  2. "Zutto.../Last Minute/Walk"
    Released: December 24, 2014

A One is the sixteenth full-length studio album recorded by Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released on April 8, 2015 (exactly 17 years after her debut) by Avex Trax. It reached #4 on the Oricon charts.

Background and promotion

On December 24, 2014, Hamasaki released a triple A-side single "Zutto.../Last Minute/Walk". The single consisted of a "winter ballad trilogy" that included three songs composed by Kunio Tago, Tetsuya Yukumi, Tetsuya Komuro. In February 2015, Hamasaki announced through her official website that she was going to release a new album on April 8, 2015, which marked the 17th anniversary since the release of her debut single, "Poker Face".[3]

In March 2015, Hamasaki went to Singapore, where she sang her new song "The Gift" in collaboration with singer-songwriter JJ Lin.

Upon release, it entered the Oricon album chart at number 4 for the week of April 20.[4]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Ayumi Hamasaki; except for track 12 written by Hikaru Utada[1]. 

CD track listing
No. TitleMusicArranger(s)/Producer Length
1. "A Bell"  Yuta NakanoNakano 1:10
2. "Warning"  Kazuhiro HaraTasuku 4:06
3. "No Future"  Tetsuya KomuroNakano 5:53
4. "Anything for You"  KomuroNakano 7:01
5. "Last Minute"  Tetsuya YukumiNakano 4:23
6. "Zutto..."  Kunio TagoNakano 4:49
7. "Out of Control"  YukumiTasuku 4:47
8. "Story"  YukumiNakano 5:17
9. "The Gift" (feat. JJ Lin)JJ LinShingo Kobayashi 3:53
10. "The Show Must Go On"  KomuroTasuku 5:55
11. "Walk"  KomuroNakano 5:02
12. "Movin' on Without You"  Hikaru UtadaYohanne Simon (RedOne Production) 4:11
13. "Tell All" (2015 Mix) (TeamAyu ver. Bonus track)NakanoNakano  

Personnel

Credits for A One adapted from liner notes.[1]

  • Mastered by - Shigeo Minamoto
  • Recorded by Naoki Yamada, Yuichi Nagayama, Hiroshi Sato, Hideaki Jinbu
  • Second Engineers: Yujiro Yonetsu, Yutaro Wada, Atsushi Ohta, Junichi Shinohara, Motohiro Noguchi
  • Composer Management - Tomonori Takeda, Tadayoshi Matsuzaka, Yuki Iwabuchi, Kohji Satoh
  • Engineer Management - Rieko Furukawa
  • Studio Coordination in LA - Mai Takamizawa
  • Studio Setup Assistant - Noriko Yajima
  • Players and Studio Coordination - Yoji Sugiyama
  • Track 9 Support - Alvin Goh, Shinji Miyazaki (Avex Taiwan Inc.), Tomoko Kabeya (Avex Group Holdings Inc.)
  • Track 12 Support - Hidenobu Okita, Nozomu Kaji (Universal Music)
  • Director - Hidetomo "Kome" Yoneda
  • A&R - Jiro Nakagiri
  • General Supervisor - Shintaro Higuchi, Hiroaki Ito
  • Executive Supervisor - Shinji Hayashi, Shigekazu Takeuchi, Ryuhei Chiba
  • Photographer - Akinori Ito
  • Art Direction & Design - Takuma Noriage

Charts

Chart Peak position Debut sales Total sales
Oricon Daily Chart 3 20,025 52,816 (17 weeks)
Oricon Weekly Chart 4 34,692

References

  1. 1 2 3 A One (liner notes). Ayumi Hamasaki. Avex Trax. 2015.
  2. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/movin-on-without-you-single/id940399398
  3. ↑ "DISCOGRAPHY - ayumi hamasaki（浜崎あゆみ） official website". avex.jp.
  4. ↑ "A ONE 浜崎あゆみ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
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