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ayumi hamasaki's third original album.

M-01.
  Music & Arrangement: Ken Harada
  Programming: Masayuki Kumahara

M-02. Yuri Takano Beauty Clinic CM Song
  Music: Ken Harada
  Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki, Ken Harada
  Keyboards: Naoto Suzuki
  Programming: Takahiro Iida
  Guitar: Naoki Hayashibe
  Background Vocal: Junko Hirotani
  Sample from "Nos Autems Gloriari Kyrie" performed by Schola Antiqua. Taken from the album
  "Gregorian Chant - Music For Holy Week in Proportional Rhythm' and licensed courtesy of Decca Music Group.

M-03. 14th Single / Yuri Takano Beauty Clinic CM Song
  Music: Kazuhito Kikuchi
  Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki, Kazuhito Kikuchi
  Keyboards: Naoto Suzuki
  Programming: Takahiro Iida
  Guitar: Naoki Hayashibe

M-04. Tu-Ka Cellular Tokyo/Tokai CM Song
  Music: Yasuhiko Hoshino
  Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki
  Keyboards: Naoto Suzuki
  Programming: Takahiro Iida
  Guitar: Naoki Hayashibe

M-05,11.
  Music: Kunio Tago
  Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki
  Keyboards: Naoto Suzuki
  Programming: Takahiro Iida
  Guitar: Naoki Hayashibe
  Background Vocal: Junko Hirotani

M-06. 15th Single / Tu-Ka Cellular Tokyo/Tokai CM Song
  Music: Kazuhito Kikuchi, D·A·I
  Arrangement: HΛL
  Keybords: HΛL
  Programming: HΛL
  Guitar: Naoki Akimoto
  B.G. Vocal: Junko Hirotani
  Mixed by Atsushi Hattori

M-07. 17th Single
  Music: Kazuhito Kikuchi
  Arrangement: HΛL
  Keyboards: HΛL
  Programming: HΛL
  Guitar: Naoya Akimoto

M-08. later recut as 18th Single
  Music: D·A·I
  Arrangement: HΛL
  Keyboards: HΛL
  Programming: HΛL
  Guitar: Naoya Akimoto

M-09. 16th Single / Fuji TV Drama "Tenki Yohou no Koibito" Theme Song
  Music: D·A·I
  Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki
  Keyboards: Naoto Suzuki
  Guitar: Naoki Hayashibe
  Programming: Takahiro Iida
  Background Vocal: Junko Hirotani

M-10.
  Music: D·A·I
  Arrangement: Shingo Kobayashi
  Acoustic Piano & Keyboards: Shingo Kobayashi
  Synthesizer Operator: Keishi Urata

M-12.
  Music: Yasuhiko Hoshino
  Arrangement: Shingo Kobayashi
  Wurlitzer & Keyboards: Shingo Kobayashi
  Hammond Organ: Yoshihiro Tomonari
  Drums: Kaoru Abe
  Electric Guitar & Acoustic Guitar: Nozomi Furukawa
  Guitar: Yoshio Nomura
  Bass: Enrique
  Synthesizer Operator: Keishi Urata
  Background Vocal: Junko Hirotani
  Background Vocal & Hand Clap: 浴衣's

Produced by max matsuura
All lyrics written by ayumi hamasaki

Sound Produced by Naoto Suzuki

Mixed by Masashi Hashimoto (STUDIO SOUND DALI),
              Atsushi Hattori (Hi Five)
              Koji Morimoto (I to I communications)
Mixed at STUDIO SOUND DALI

Recorded by Atsushi Hattori, Noriki Inada (Hi Five)
                   Masashi Hashimoto (STUDIO SOUND DALI)
                   Noriyuki Terayama (THINK SYNC INTEGRAL Co., Ltd.)

Recorded at prime sound studio, Nowadays Studio,
                  STUDIO SOUND DALI, ON AIR AZABU, avex studio

Assisted by Yuichi Nagayama, Fuyuhiko Inui,
                 Satoshi Kumasaka (STUDIO SOUND DALI)
                 Hitomi Suzuki (ON AIR AZABU), Takahiro Mikami (avex studio)

Production Assistant: Yuka Akiyama (prime direction inc.)

Mastered by Shigeo Miyamoto at JVC VICTOR STUDIO

Players Coordination (tr.10.13): Yumi Kobayashi (quark)


A&R Coordination: Yasuyuki Tomita (avex trax)
A&R Supervisor: Nobuhito Ikehata (aves trax)
Executive Supervisor: Katsuro Oshita (avex trax)

Artist Management: Yuka Kikuchi, Junichi Kamitoku,
                             Kouji Hashimoto (axev inc.)

Artist Promotion: Toshiyasu Takahashi (avex trax)

Sales Promotion: Kentaro Furusawa, Akihiro Terada,
                          Yasuhiro Yamamoto (avex distribution)

Advisory Producers: Ryuzo Shoji (to max)
                              Yoshihisa Nagata (prime direction inc.)
                              Ryuhei Chiba, Motohiro Abe (axev inc.)

General Producer: Shinji Hayashi (avex trax)

Specially Coordinated by Tom Yoda (avex group)


Package Design

Art Direction: Shinichi Hara
Design: Shigeru Kasai (RICE)
Creative Coordination: Toshikazu Sakawa,
                                 Naoki Ueda (avex trax)
Quality Control: Shuichi Takahashi (avex trax)

Photographer: Toru Kumazawa
Stylist: Koji Matsumoto
Assistant Stylist: Hiroyuki 'Ushiko' Ishii,
                         Takako 'esp.' Mishima
Hair & Make up: CHIKA (HAIR DIMENSION)
Assistant Hair & Make up: TARŌ (HAIR DIMENSION)
Nail Artist: Kanako 'Bancho' Miura
Writing Advisor: Kazuki 'Mr' Okabe (prime direction inc.)

Interior Coordinator: Hiromi 'ROMI' Yamada
                               Naoe Hashimoto
Interior Support: EiSHiN, DO/KILIWATCH
                          TOYOSANGYOUSYOUKAI


Special thanks to →

Chū, Tamotsu (TOO-RUSTIC)
Someko, hakase, kosome, Joe (office án·gel)
Kōchou, Daisuke, Junpei, Sōichirō
hinachan (HAIR DIMENSION)
Kazuyoshi Takahashi
Noguchi, Kitadai, yamakawa (ZACC)
Kazuhiko Toyama, Junko Shimamura
Natsuki Toyoda (premium promotion)
Tetsuchan (zassōya)
KENchan, Tate san (Blue point)
HIDEKI, Ryūji (THE Funny company)
KENICHI, Jyōji, Kohei (RISING CREW)
Aneki, Kaori, AI, Aki, aya, Tomochin
my family.. and you ♥