A Song for XX

Infobox Album |
Name = A Song for ××
Type = Album
Artist = Ayumi Hamasaki


Released = January 1, 1999
Recorded = 1998
Genre = J-pop
Length = 70:38
Label = Avex Trax
Producer = Max Matsuura
Reviews =
*"HMV" Rating|5|5 [http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/630813/ link]
*"MTV Asia" rating-10|8 [http://www.mtvasia.com/Review/CD/C1999000010.html link]
Last album = "Nothing from Nothing"
(1995)
This album = "A Song for XX"
(1999)
Next album = "Loveppears"
(1999)Singles
Name = A Song for XX
Type = studio
single 1 = poker face
single 1 date = April 8, 1998
single 2 = You
single 2 date = June 10, 1998
single 3 = Trust
single 3 date = August 5, 1998
single 4 = Depend on You
single 4 date = December 9, 1998
single 5 = For My Dear...
single 5 date = October 7, 1998

"A Song for XX" was Ayumi Hamasaki's debut album on a major label. Though the official release date was January 1, 1999, the album was sold in the record stores since mid-December. To the critics' surprise, the album debuted at the top position of the Oricon Charts and topped the chart for five weeks, a remarkable feat for a debut album. The album debuted at #1 with more than 548,210 copies sold. This was mainly due to the fact that "A Song for xx" debut sales was the first and second week sales combined (Oricon only has 51 weeks instead of 52). The album stayed on the charts for 63 weeks and eventually went on to sell a more than a million copies. As of 2008, "A Song for XX" is the Japan's 139th best selling album of all time [ [http://www.musictvprogram.com/corner-ranking-album.html 歴代アルバムランキング ] ] .

Track listing

#"Prologue" – 1:25
#"A Song for ××" – 4:44
#"Hana" – 4:07
#"Friend" – 4:11
#"Friend II" – 3:59
#"poker face" – 4:41
#"Wishing" – 4:29
#"You" – 4:46
#"As if.." – 5:36
#"Powder Snow" – 5:27
#"Trust" – 4:48
#"Depend on you" – 4:20
#"Signal" – 4:25
#"From your Letter" – 4:38
#"For My Dear..." – 4:32
#"Present" – 4:30

Credits

#"Prologue" – 1:25
Music: Yasuhiko Hoshino
Arrangement: Yasuhiko Hoshino
Mixed by Atsushi Hattori
#"A Song for XX" – 4:44
Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
Music: Yasuhiko Hoshino
Arrangement: Yasuhiko Hoshino
Mixed by Atsushi Hattori
#"Hana" – 4:07
Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
Music: Yasuhiko Hoshino
Arrangement: Yasuhiko Hoshino
Mixed by Atsushi Hattori
#"Friend" – 4:11
Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
Music: Yasuhiku Hoshino
Arrangement: Akamitsu Honma
Mixed by Atsushi Hattori
#"Friend II" – 3:59
Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
Music: Mitsuru Igarishi
Arrangement: Mitsuru Igarishi
Mixed by Atsushi Hattori
#"Poker Face" – 4:41
Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
Music: Yasuhiko Hoshino
Arrangement: Akamitsu Honma
Mixed by Atsushi Hattori
#"Wishing" – 4:29
Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
Music: Hideaki Kuwabara
Arrangement: Akamitsu Honma
Mixed by Atsushi Hattori
#"You" – 4:46
Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
Music: Yasuhiko Hoshino
Arrangement: Akamitsu Honma
Mixed by Atsushi Hattori
#"As if.." – 5:36
Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
Music: Kazuhito Kikuchi
Arrangement: Akamitsu Honma
Mixed by Atsushi Hattori
#"Powder Snow" – 5:27
Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
Music: Hideaki Kuwabara
Arrangement: Akamitsu Honma
Mixed by Atsushi Hattori
#"Trust" – 4:48
Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
Music: Takashi Kimura
Arrangement: Takashi Kimura & Akamitsu Honma
Mixed by Atsushi Hattori
#"Depend on you" – 4:20
Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
Music: Kazuhito Kikuchi
Arrangement: Akamitsu Honma & Takashi Morio
Mixed by Atsushi Hattori
#"Signal" – 4:25
Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
Music: Hideaki Kuwabara
Arrangement: Akamitsu Honma
Mixed by Atsushi Hattori
#"From your Letter" – 4:38
Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
Music: Akio Togashi
Arrangement: Akio Togashi
Mixed by Atsushi Hattori
#"For My Dear..." – 4:32
Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
Music: Yasuhiko Hoshino
Arrangement: Yasuhiko Hoshino
Mixed by Atsushi Hattori
#"Present" – 4:30
Words: Ayumi Hamasaki
Music: Yasuhiko Hoshino
Arrangement: Yasuhiko Hoshino
Mixed by Koji Morimoto

Charts

;Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

* Total Sales: 1,451,910 (Japan)
* Total Sales: 2,500,000 (Asia)

ingles

*Total Single Sales: 508,419

Total Album and Single Sales: 1,960,329

References