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This article is nearly the 2001 Ayumi Hamasaki album. For people named A. Best, run into All-time (surname). For similar uses, see All-time (disambiguation).

2001 greatest hits album past Ayumi Hamasaki

Ayu symbol.svg All-time
A dark, black-and-white up-close shot of Ayumi Hamasaki looking into the camera, with a teardrop trickling down one cheek.

The cardboard sleeve cover used to hold the standard gem case.
Greatest hits album by

Ayumi Hamasaki
Released March 28, 2001 (2001-03-28)
Recorded 1998–2000
Genre Pop
Length 76:01
Characterization Avex Trax
Producer Max Matsuura
Ayumi Hamasaki chronology
Duty
(2000) 		Ayu symbol.svg All-time
(2001) 		I Am...
(2002)
Singles from A Best
  1. "Grand"
    Released: December 13, 2000

A Best (stylized as Ayu symbol.svg BEST ) is the start greatest hits album by Japanese vocalizer-songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki. Information technology was released on March 28, 2001, past Avex Trax and Avex Music Creative Inc. Hamasaki had originally planned to release the greatest hits album after her 2002 studio album I Am..., simply the thought was denied by Avex caput staff. Instead, Avex released the album in 2001, which caused conflict betwixt the label and Hamasaki. The compilation was released in two unlike formats including a concrete and a digital release. Seven different artworks were released in several editions of the anthology. The album includes i new track, three re-recorded tracks, and the rest of previously released singles.

A Best was appreciated past contemporary critics who noted the quality and memorability of the tracks. Many besides labeled the album as one of the best representations of Japanese popular music. Released purposely against fellow Japanese musician Hikaru Utada's studio anthology Distance for straight competition, the compilation entered at number ii on Japan's Oricon Albums Chart. It reached number one the following week, and sold over 5 1000000 units in Nippon. The album's pb single "M" was released on December iii, 2000, and reached the top spot on the Oricon Singles Chart.

In support of Hamasaki's 3rd studio anthology Duty and A Best, Hamasaki held two concerts at Nippon's Tokyo Dome. The tour was a commercial success, and one live recording was released. Since its release, the album brought Hamasaki a number of accolades and award nominations with a serial of successful recognition throughout Eastern and Western publications. In 2016, Hamasaki re-released the anthology on that same engagement as a 15th-ceremony commemoration; this included new material and formats. Hamasaki will promote the re-release with a Japanese concert tour, entitled Made in Japan.

Background and material [edit]

Hamasaki had revealed plans in wanting to release her first greatest hits subsequently a "couple more albums" when she released her 2002 studio anthology I Am....[1] However, in early 2001, Hamasaki's record label Avex Trax announced the plans for the release of a greatest hits package with an undisclosed date at the time.[2] Avex had contacted Hamasaki one day, and stated that they intended to release the album on a specific date unbeknownst to her.[3] Avex decided to purposely release the album against boyfriend Japanese recording artist Hikaru Utada's second studio album Distance on March 28, 2001 for direct competition of sales; Utada had previously sold over 10 meg units for their debut album Kickoff Love (1999).[4] [five]

Hamasaki originally idea the statement was a "joke", but was against the overall idea. She felt that majority of her single material for the anthology was "bereft" at the time.[iii] She said, "It was likewise early for release. My 'best album' was something I dreamt of doing my mode, but one solar day the company came to me and said 'your best album has to exist released on this month and on this mean solar day."[one] The date declaration was a widely controversial topic throughout Japanese and Western media, to which claimed the two singers as "rivals" on both personal and professional circumstances.[six] [7] [viii] Hamasaki denied the claims, but decided to take more control of her future material and asserted that she didn't want to be marketed as a "production" past Avex.[1]

During the album's production and mastering phase, Avex requested Hamasaki to hand-choice her favourite singles past-2001. Almost every single from her three studio albums: A Song for ××, Loveppears (1999), and Duty appeared on the compilation album. [A] Knowing that the cloth was still insufficient, Hamasaki reluctantly re-recorded three tracks; "Trust", "Depend on You", and the not-anthology single "A Song for...". Hamasaki had to re-tape the tracks whilst recording the fabric for I Am....[9] The tracks "Boys & Girls" was re-composed by Japanese musician Dai Nagao, whilst retaining Hamasaki'south original vocals. The track "End Roll" was re-recorded by Hamasaki, and re-composed by Nagao.[ten] Hamasaki selected the tracks "M" and the non-single "Who..." to be included on the album; "Who..." did not characteristic the hidden track "Kanariya", which appeared on Loveppears.[11] "G" appeared on the I Am... album, and whilst the studio album likewise spawned the singles "Evolution" and "Never Always" before the compilation's release, they were not included.

Release [edit]

A Best was released on March 28, 2001 in two formats; a standard meaty disc, and a digital download.[12] Both the CD and digital download includes 16 tracks, with the physical editions housed in a paper-thin sleeve.[10] The cardboard sleeve of the album was photographed past Keita Haginiwa, whilst the booklet was designed past Shigeru Kasai from RICE.[10] The black-and-white cover features a close-upward shot of Hamasaki, with a tear falling downwardly her face. The cover was reported by several publications at the time, many whom believed it was a visual response to the anthology'south release and reports of her and Utada'due south rivalry.[ane] [2] For each vi albums released had half dozen different artworks, each having different close-up poses by Hamasaki.[10] A Best is Hamasaki'south outset album to embody her "Ayu symbol.svg" logo on the front of the cover.

Critical responses [edit]

A All-time received positive reviews from music critics. Mori Tomoyoki from Amazon Japan was positive in his review. Tomoyoki stated that, whilst her initial presentation every bit an creative person was described as "idle", he labelled the anthology'due south material as "excellent". He also felt the lyrical content, whilst "shocking", represented Hamasaki well.[xiii] Hiromi Yonemoto from Yeah!! J-Pop! was positive in his review. Yonemoto commended the album'due south quality, and commented that the album was the "centerpiece" of Hamasaki's sales success, final that the material is "memorable."[xiv] A staff reviewer for Belfry Records commended the anthology's quality and felt that while the album featured more "middle" than her previous work. The reviewer called the album "familiar" and filled with "Ayu charm."[fifteen] Alexey Eremenko from AllMusic selected many tracks from the album every bit the anthology and Hamasaki's best moments in her career.[16]

Commercial performances [edit]

Before its release, Hamasaki commented that she was anxious about the album'south first calendar week sales. She commented that she felt it might "be my last anthology... Information technology'due south possible I'll may never get the risk again".[3] During a competitive week with Utada's album Distance, A Best debuted at number two on Nippon's Oricon Albums Nautical chart. This resulted in Distance debuting atop the album chart, making it Hamasaki's second album later on her 1999 remix album Ayu-mi-x not to enter the peak spot.[17] [eighteen] Hamasaki's album sold over 2.874 million units in its starting time week of sales, whilst Utada's album sold iii million in its first week. This made A All-time the second fastest selling album in Japanese music history, just behind Altitude at get-go place.[19] [20] The following calendar week, A Best replaced Distance at the top spot and sold over 510,000 units.[21] [22] [23] This became Hamasaki's first greatest hits anthology to attain the top spot on that chart, and her fourth album overall.[24]

The album stayed inside the top ten for nine weeks, the top 100 for 20 weeks, and somewhen lasted 51 weeks in the superlative 300 chart.[21] By the end of 2001, A Best placed second on the Annual Japanese Oricon Albums Chart with, backside Distance. Hamasaki'south album had sold over 4.24 million units in Japan, whilst Utada'due south album sold iv.40 million.[25] Hamasaki's album sales reached an excessive ¥12 billion (approximately $106124280 US dollar) past the end of the year, which hugely effected the stock prices of the company.[3] A Best was certified xvi-times-platinum (adjusted to 4x Million by June 2006) by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) with concrete shipments of four million units in Nihon.[26] Additionally, the album is the 2d best-selling anthology of the 2000s decade in Japan.[27]

Promotion [edit]

The promotion for A All-time was extensive.[two] [3] Between March and April 2001, Hamasaki appeared in over xl magazines within Nihon. She travelled dissimilar areas in Japan to take part in the photo shoots, only was told several times to wait before commencing.[3] Hamasaki appeared in several commercial advertisements, including the Takanoyuri Beauty Clinic impress-only campaign "Pink Pink Festival". She also signed a deal with Japanese make-up company Kose Visee as their spokeswoman.[28] Hamasaki became the spokeswoman for the KDDI Corporation subsidiary company Tu-Ka, which manufactured 2G PDC cellular operator's in three metropolitan areas (Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka).[29] Hamasaki confirmed that she would perform ii concerts in Tokyo, at their Tokyo Dome stadiums. During rehearsals of the tour, Hamasaki had to stop due to problems with her hearing in her left ear. Considering of this, specific songs had to be cutting from the concert bout because of its high frequency levels.[3] Despite this, she did non postponed the rehearsals or concert dates due to tight scheduling.[3] Hamasaki had been hospitalized a few times for consultations, but a dr. confirmed that continuing her to pursue music would result in permanent hearing loss.[3] During some stage rehearsals at Tokyo Dome, Hamasaki became ill due to her hearing problems and could not stop the performances. Because of this, the rehearsals had to exist hurried.[3]

On July six, 2001, the concerts first tour appointment, over 30,000 fans lined upwards for the show. Nevertheless, bout organizers had asked them to wait longer due to Hamasaki's hospitalization.[three] Hamasaki returned from the hospital, and was escorted to the stage with a wheelchair. Both concerts were commercial success, selling out on both tour dates, and made her one of few "top-drawer" Japanese artists to agree a concert at the Tokyo Dome.[30] With sales from both the concert and album, Hamasaki was recognized as the acme selling artist of 2001 with over 24 billion yen.[3] In the aftermath of the tour, Hamasaki had go completely deafened in her left ear. She documented the status, and publicly announced in Jan 2008 that she had been diagnosed with an inoprate ear condition (maybe tinnitus or Ménière'south disease).[31] Despite the setback, Hamasaki stated that she wished to continue singing, and that she would "not requite up" on her fans and that "as a professional person", she wanted to "deliver the best performance for everyone".[32] [33]

A live DVD was released on Dec 12, 2001 through Avex Trax.[34] A express edition VHS and DVD was released with different artwork and packaging.[35] [36] Through an exclusive deal with Sony, they released a limited edition PlayStation 2 musical video game entitled Visual Mix: Ayumi Hamasaki Dome Tour 2001 (2001).[37] The video game is split into iii sections; the visual mix (where the player uses the controller to change and directly the respective music videos and concert bout, alongside special effects editing), the Ayu-Mi-x studio (where the player can create and edit music through her songs "Unite!" and "Endless Sorrow"), and Ayu Browser (which is an online browser using customized Ayu settings).[38]

Singles [edit]

"G" was released as the album's lead single on December 8, 2000., and was later included on her I Am... album in 2002.[39] "M" was Hamasaki's first unmarried she equanimous herself after her production team failed to compose a track in her liking. Upon its release, it garnered positive reviews from music critics. Many critics commended the song'southward limerick, lyrical content, and highlighted the rails as one of Hamasaki'due south best singles in her career. "M" was successful in Japan, peaking at number one on the Japanese Oricon Singles Chart past selling over 500,000 units in its first week of sales.[40] Information technology became Hamasaki'southward 7th number one single on that chart.[24] By the stop of 2001, "M" sold over 1.32 million units and was certified million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for exceeding one million shipments in that region.[41] [42] The unmarried charted at number 87 on the Japan Billboard Adult Alternative chart.[43] The single was certified platinum by RIAJ for selling over 250,000 digital units in Japan, tallying the single'due south sales to 1.76 meg units every bit of 2014.[44] The accompanying music video for the single was shot in Tokyo past Wataru Takeishi; information technology features Hamasaki within a church, with scenes of her wearing a nuptials dress and singing with her backup band in the rain.[45]

"M" was re-released in Germany through Drizzly Records on November 3, 2003, with Hamasaki using her European stage name Ayu.[46] The unmarried was a triple re-release from the A Best and I Am... album, and the Ayu Trance compilation remix anthology, on a vinyl and CD Maxi unmarried format.[47] The re-released single was remixed by Above & Beyond, and was served as Ayu's second, first, and sixth international single in Deutschland, Spain, and North America.[48] The accompanying music video for the remix single was shot in Tokyo by Masato Okazaki; it features several images and video shots of Hamasaki performance, whilst including different estimator generated imagery.[49]

Legacy [edit]

"..I had to. Merely I was just so shocked. I thought they had to be joking."

—Hamasaki answering a question on whether she wanted the album released; in retrospect, 2004.[three]

By 2007, A Best sold over four.iii million units in Japan, making it the sixth best selling anthology in that region.[50] This makes Hamasaki the second female person artist to claim the spot; the other two entries were both by Utada.[fifty] By 2010, Avex confirmed that it had sold 4.5 million units.[51] With additional sales from digital purchases, A Best has sold over five million units in Japan, making this Hamasaki'south best selling effort as of today.[52] Both Hamasaki and Utada'south albums were the fastest selling albums of all time globally, having each sold nearly three meg units.[ contradictory ] The record was broken in 2022 past British musician Adele'southward studio album 25, which sold over 3.4 million units in the The states and reached number one on the U.s. Billboard 200.[53] The album was recognized every bit the 3rd best selling anthology through digital store in 2014, and was placed second the following year.[54] [55]

The album has been cited by several publications as i of Hamasaki's best work to engagement.[56] Alexey Eremenko from AllMusic stated that, whilst the album was a success, he noted that A Best was the moment that there was the "serious friction" between Hamasaki and her label; this was one of the first publicized rifts between the parties in Japan music history.[1] In laurels of the album's release, Hamasaki continued embroiling her studio albums with her symbolic "Ayu symbol.svg" logo. It was issued on her compilation albums; A Ballads (2003),[57] the A All-time two (2007) black and white editions,[58] [59] A Consummate: All Singles (2008),[threescore] A Summer All-time (2012)[61] and M(a)de in Japan (2016) where it's put in brackets. A Best also brought Hamasaki a number of accolades and honour nominations. At the Almanac 2001 Nihon Gold Disc Awards, Hamasaki won Unmarried of the Year for "M" and Domestic Artist of the Year.[62] The post-obit year, she won Domestic Artist of the Year once again and Pop Album of the Yr for A Best.[63] At the 2001 World Music Awards, Hamasaki won the regional award for All-time Japanese Act.[64] At the 2002 MTV Asian Awards, Hamasaki won a special award entitled the Nigh Influential Asian Artist Accolade. At the first 2002 MTV Video Music Awards Japan, Hamasaki won the award for Best Female Creative person, alongside nominations for Best Video of the Year and Best Pop Artist.[65]

In retrospect of the album, Hamasaki had been interviewed in 2004 for the Nippon Telly special documentary Low-cal and Shadow: Despair and Decision at Age 25. She commented that she had been recognized severely as a "production" rather than a existent person, and that she was considered the most "important product" to Avex.[three] Hamasaki denied claims of retirement from the music industry, but threatened her position inside Avex past wanting to separate from them. She furthered explained her staying with the companying; "I knew that if I didn't stay with the company, I'd never be able to come back to information technology. I'd alive very thoroughly here, but I thought 'I but want to live like a human.' I was significant to them [Avex Trax], so I felt like 'lets fight the man' I guess. I wanted to resist the company even though I felt similar I was part of information technology."[3]

Re-issue [edit]

On January 28, 2016, Hamasaki announced via her official website the re-release of A Best. Hamasaki confirmed that the album would be released on the aforementioned date as the original album, and will be entitled the 15th Anniversary Edition.[66] The album will include the original 16 tracks, simply take been remastered by American engineer and producer Stephen Marcussen. This is Marcussen's start collaboration with Hamasaki, and mastered the album at his own Marcussen Studio'southward in Hollywood, California.[67] The original album cover is used on both the paper-thin sleeve and jewel case. Initial promotion of the album offered T-shirt designs of the six culling jewel case album covers, handwritten lyrics to the album lyrics, and a specialized ceremony book.[68] [69] On one of Hamasaki'due south posts on her website, several Japanese public figures such as ice skater Mao Asada, Japanese model and extra Riisa Naka, music writer Mihi Fujii, and sociologist Noritoshi Furuichi took appreciation and retrospect in the collection and commended Hamasaki'southward longevity in the music industry.[seventy]

The album is released in 4 formats; a standard CD, a CD and DVD package, a CD and Blu-ray bundle, and a digital release. All physical editions include the remastered sixteen tracks, whilst the digital download includes three bonus a cappella versions of "A Song for...", "Trust", and "Depend on You lot".[71] The DVD and Blu-ray bundles are housed inside a special box packaging, and features the music videos to ten of the tracks.[72] On its opening day release, A Best: 15th Ceremony Edition debuted at number ix on the Oricon Daily Albums Chart with merely over 2,000 units sold.[73] To promote the anthology, Hamasaki volition be appeared on the Japanese music television show Music Station on March 25, 2016.[74] Hamasaki hosted a special website, where her fans used their Twitter accounts to "share" memories about the album; all entries were placed on the album cover's collage.[75]

On the same day of the anthology's announcement, Hamasaki appear an arena concert tour in Nippon entitled Made in Nippon. The concert tour is an expansion of her New Yr'due south Eve Countdown alive show with the same name, and will be in support of A Best: 15th Anniversary Edition.[76]

Track listing [edit]

All lyrics are written by Ayumi Hamasaki.

No. Title Music Arranger(s) Length
1. "A Song for ××" (new song and mix) Yasuhiko Hoshino Akimitsu Honma
two. "Trust" (new song and mix) Takashi Kimura Akimitsu Honma, Takashi Kimura
3. "Depend on You" (new vocal & mix) Kazuhito Kikuchi Akamitsu Honma, Takashi Morio
4. "Beloved: Destiny" Tsunku Shingo Kobayashi, Yasuaki Maejima
5. "To Be" D.A.I Naoto Suzuki, D.A.I
6. "Boys & Girls" D.A.I Naoto Suzuki, D.A.I
vii. "Trauma" D.A.I Naoto Suzuki, D.A.I
8. "Cease Roll" D.A.I Naoto Suzuki, D.A.I
ix. "Appears" Kazuhito Kikuchi HΛL
10. "Fly High" D.A.I HΛL
11. "Faddy" Kazuhito Kikuchi Naoto Suzuki, Kazuhito Kikuchi
12. "Far Away" Kazuhito Kikuchi, D.A.I HΛL
xiii. "Seasons" D.A.I Naoto Suzuki
14. "Surreal" Kazuhito Kikuchi HΛL
15. "Chiliad" Ayumi Hamasaki HΛL
16. "Who..." Kazuhito Kikuchi Naoto Suzuki
A Best - 15th Ceremony Edition digital download bonus tracks[71]
No. Title Length
17. "A Vocal for ××" (acapella version)
18. "Trust" (acapella version)
19. "Depend on You" (acapella version)
A Best - 15th Anniversary Edition DVD and Blu-Ray editions[67]
No. Title Length
i. "Trust" (music video)
two. "Depend on You lot" (music video)
3. "Honey (Destiny)" (music video)
4. "To Be" (music video)
five. "Boys & Girls" (music video)
half dozen. "Appears" (music video)
7. "Fly High" (music video)
8. "Faddy/Far Away/Seasons" (music video)
9. "Surreal" (music video)
10. "G" (music video)

Credits and personnel [edit]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the CD.[x]

Charts [edit]

Sales [edit]

Oricon Sales Chart (Nihon)

Release Chart Peak position First Calendar week sales Sales total Nautical chart run
March 28, 2001 Oricon Daily Singles Chart 1
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart ane 2,874,870 4,301,353 52
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart 2
  • Full sales: 4,301,353 (Nihon)
  • Total sales: six,750,000 (Asia)

Release history [edit]

Encounter likewise [edit]

  • Listing of fastest-selling albums worldwide
  • List of acknowledged albums in Nippon
  • List of Oricon number-one albums of 2001

Footnotes [edit]

Notes [edit]

  1. ^ The following singles; "Poker Face", "You", and "For My Dearest..." from A Song for ×× (1999), Any", "Monochrome", "Likewise Belatedly", "Kanariya", and "Fly High" from Loveppears (1999), and "Audition" from Duty (2000) did not announced on the compilation album.

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External links [edit]

  • A Best – Ayumi Hamasaki'southward official website.
  • A Best: 15th Anniversary Edition – Ayumi Hamasaki's official website.

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