A Summer Best

Compilation album by Ayumi Hamasaki

Released

August 8, 2012

Recorded

1998 - 2012

Ayumi Hamasaki
Max Matsuura

Ayumi Hamasaki chronology

Party Queen
(2012)

A Summer Best
(2012)

Love
(2012)

Singles from A Summer Best

"Happening Here"
Released: December 21, 2011
"You & Me"
Released: August 8, 2012

A Summer Best (stylized as SUMMER BEST) is the 6th compilation album by Japanese singer-songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki released on August 8, 2012. The album contains 24 old songs plus two new tracks - "You & Me" and "Happening here" (theme song from "Hotel Love Songs" tour) - over 2 discs. The album is available in two versions: 2CD and 2CD+DVD.

It is her second compilation album (after A BEST 2 ~BLACK~) to not peak at number one on the Oricon chart and her only compilation album to sell fewer than 150,000 copies.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Ayumi Hamasaki except "Happening Here", which is written by Tetsuya Komuro and Takahiro Maeda.

CD1: (2CD)
No.	Title	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Blue Bird"	D.A.I	HΛL	4:09
2.	"July 1st"	Ayumi Hamasaki, D.A.I^{[Note 1]}	tasuku	4:22
3.	"Greatful Days"	Bounceback	HΛL	4:40
4.	"Glitter"	Kazuhiro Hara	HΛL	4:52
5.	"Sunrise ~ LOVE is ALL ~"	Hana Nishimura	CMJK	4:49
6.	"Audience"	D.A.I	HΛL	4:08
7.	"Independent"	Ayumi Hamasaki, D.A.I	tasuku	4:56
8.	"Evolution"	Ayumi Hamasaki	HΛL	4:43
9.	"Boys & Girls"	D.A.I	Naoto Suzuki, D.A.I	3:56
10.	"Unite!"	Ayumi Hamasaki	HΛL	5:01
11.	"Inspire"	Tetsuya Yukumi	HΛL	4:34
12.	"Next Level"	D.A.I	HΛL	4:33
13.	"Happening Here" (TRF cover; new song)	Tetsuya Komuro	CMJK	4:39

CD2: (2CD)
No.	Title	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Hanabi"	Ayumi Hamasaki, D.A.I	CMJK	4:56
2.	"Hanabi ~ Episode II ~"	Ayumi Hamasaki, D.A.I	tasuku	4:56
3.	"Far Away"	Kazuhito Kikuchi, D.A.I	HΛL	5:36
4.	"Monochrome"	HΛL	Naoto Suzuki, D.A.I	4:32
5.	"Theme of A-Nation'03"	Ayumi Hamasaki, D.A.I	D.A.I, Hiroki Mizukami	6:15
6.	"Sunset ~ LOVE is ALL ~"	Hana Nishimura	Yuta Nakano	5:45
7.	"Seasons"	D.A.I	Naoto Suzuki	4:23
8.	"Another Song" (feat. Urata Naoya)	Yuta Nakano	Yuta Nakano	5:20
9.	"Fated"	Shintaro Hagiwara, Akihisa Matsuura	CMJK	5:34
10.	"Moon"	Yasuhiko Hoshino	Yuta Nakano	5:48
11.	"Blossom"	Yasuhiko Hoshino	Yuta Nakano	4:08
12.	"Fairyland"	tasuku	HΛL	5:20
13.	"You & Me" (new song)	Tetsuya Komuro	tasuku	5:37

DVD: 2CD+DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Blue Bird" (Video clip)
2.	"July 1st" (Video clip)
3.	"Glitter" (Video clip)
4.	"Grateful Days" (Video clip)
5.	"Sunrise ~ LOVE is ALL ~" (Video clip)
6.	"Independent" (Video clip)
7.	"Boys & Girls" (Video clip)
8.	"Evolution" (Video clip)
9.	"Inspire" (Video clip)
10.	"Unite!" (Video clip)
11.	"Audience" (Video clip)
12.	"Next Level" (Video clip)
13.	"Hanabi" (Video clip)
14.	"Sunset ~ LOVE is ALL ~" (Video clip)
15.	"Monochrome" (Video clip)
16.	"Faiyland" (Video clip)
17.	"Fated" (Video clip)
18.	"Hanabi ~ Episode II ~" (Video clip)
19.	"Seasons" (Video clip)
20.	"Theme of A-Nation'03" (Video clip)
21.	"Blossom" (Video clip)
22.	"Moon" (Video clip)
23.	"Another Song" (Video clip)
24.	"Far Away" (Video clip)
25.	"You & Me" (Video clip^[1])

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak position	First Week Sales	Sales total	Chart run
August 8, 2012	Oricon Daily Albums Chart	2	31,803
	Oricon Weekly Albums Chart	2	83,363	139,567	14 weeks
	Oricon Monthly Albums Chart	3	127,013
	Oricon Yearly Albums Chart	42	139,567

Notes

↑ Crea is the pseudonym of Ayumi Hamasaki.

References

↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijCbXslvBn4&feature=autoplay&list=FL8MsFglgAzMM-teN9w03X0Q&playnext=1

Ayumi Hamasaki
Discography Videography Concerts Awards and records
Studio albums	A Song for ×× Loveppears Duty I Am... Rainbow My Story (Miss)understood Secret Guilty Next Level Rock 'n' Roll Circus Love Songs Party Queen Love Again Colours A One Made in Japan
Compilations	A Best A Ballads A Best 2 Black White A Complete: All Singles A Summer Best A Classical Love Classics
Remix albums	Ayu-mi-x Super Eurobeat Presents Ayu-ro Mix Ayu-mi-x II Jpn Ayu-mi-x II US+EU Ayu-mi-x II Orch. Ayu-mi-x II Mix Ayu-mi-x III Mix Ayu-mi-x III Orch. Super Eurobeat Presents Ayu-ro Mix 2 Ayu Trance Ayu-mi-x 4 Mix Ayu-mi-x 4 Orch. Ayu Trance 2 Ayu-mi-x 5 Mix Ayu Trance 3 Ayu-ro Mix 3 My Story Classical Ayu-mi-x 6: Gold Ayu-mi-x 6: Silver Ayu-mi-x 7 Version House Ayu-mi-x 7 Version Acoustic Orchestra Ayu-mi-x 7 Presents Ayu Trance 4 Ayu-mi-x 7 Presents Ayu-ro Mix 4 Ayu-mi-x 7 Limited Complete Box Set
Concert tours	2000 Concert Tour Vol.1 Vol.2 2001 Dome Tour 2002 Arena Tour 2002 Stadium Tour Limited TA Live Tour 2003-4 Arena Tour 2005 My Story Tour 2006 (Miss)understood Tour Tour of Secret 2008 10th Anniversary Tour 2009 Next Level Tour 2010 Rock’n'Roll Circus Tour Final 2011 Power of Music 2012 Hotel Love Songs
Video albums	A Film for XX Ayumi Hamasaki Complete Clip Box A A 50 Singles: Live Selection
Film and television	Like Grains of Sand Ayuready?
Bibliography	Ayu no Deji Deji Nikki

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