My Story ( マ イ ス ト ー リ ー May Suto: Ri:) is Ayumi Hamasaki's sixth full-length studio album, produced by Max Matsuura and released on December 15, 2004 . The album included the singles “Moments” ( Japanese モ ー メ ン ツ mo: menzu ) , “Inspire” ( Japanese イ ン ス パ イ ア insupaya ) , “Carols” ( Japanese キ ャ ロ ル ス kyarorus ) . It was released in two versions: on CD and on DVD , which also contains music videos of some songs. For advertising purposes, an ayumi hamasaki advertising tour was organized ARENA TOUR 2005 A 〜MY STORY〜 :) , lasting from January to April. During this tour, My Story came out in two more formats, SACD and DVD Audio . All the songs were written by Ayumi Hamasaki herself, and for some, she also wrote music (under the pseudonym “CREA”).
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| Ayumi Hamasaki Studio Album | ||||
| Date of issue | December 15, 2004 | |||
| Recorded by | 2004 | |||
| Genre | J-Pop , J-Rock | |||
| Duration | 74:18 (CD) 56:58 (DVD) | |||
| Producer | Max Matsuura | |||
| Label | Avex trax | |||
| Ayumi Hamasaki Timeline | ||||
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My Story stayed on the first lines of the Oricon hit parade for several weeks, [1] and, according to 2011, became four times “ platinum ” in Japan and three times “platinum” in the world. My Story is Hamasaki's latest album, selling over a million copies. Among the 250 best-selling albums in Japan of all time. [2]
Content
List of Songs
All texts are written by Ayumi Hamasaki.
| CD | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Music | Duration | ||||||
| one. | "Catcher in the Light" | CMJK | 2:44 | ||||||
| 2. | "About You" | Kazuhito Kikuchi | 3:58 | ||||||
| 3. | "Game" | Bounceback | 4:11 | ||||||
| four. | "My Name's Women" | Bounceback | 5:38 | ||||||
| five. | Wonderland (instrument) | Crea | 1:34 | ||||||
| 6. | "Liar" | Wright Ikemoto | 4:58 | ||||||
| 7. | "Hope or Pain" | Tetsuya Yukumi | 4:19 | ||||||
| eight. | "Happy Ending" | Tetsuya Yukumi | 4:42 | ||||||
| 9. | "Moments" | Tetsuya Yukumi | 5:29 | ||||||
| ten. | "Walking Proud" | Tetsuya Yukumi | 5:14 | ||||||
| eleven. | "Carols" | Tomoya Kinoshita | 5:29 | ||||||
| 12. | Kaleidoscope (instrument) | HΛL | 1:49 | ||||||
| 13. | "Inspire" | Tetsuya Yukumi | 4:31 | ||||||
| 14. | Honey | Tetsuya Yukumi | 5:10 | ||||||
| 15. | "Replace" | Kazuhito Kikuchi | 5:05 | ||||||
| sixteen. | Winding Road | Crea | 5:02 | ||||||
| 17. | "Humming 7/4" | Crea | 4:25 | ||||||
| DVD | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Producer | Duration | ||||||
| one. | Moments (video clip) | Tetsuo Inoue | 5:38 | ||||||
| 2. | Inspire (video clip) | Tetsuo Inoue | 5:37 | ||||||
| 3. | “Game” (video clip) | Hideaki Sunaga | 4:23 | ||||||
| four. | Carols (video clip) | Masashi Muto | 6:15 a.m. | ||||||
| five. | "About You" (video clip) | Hideaki Sunaga | 4:02 | ||||||
| 6. | Walking Proud (video) | Ken Sueda | 5:41 | ||||||
| 7. | Humming 7/4 (video clip) | Wataru Takeishi | 4:40 | ||||||
| eight. | Moments (Making Off-Shot) | Tetsuo Inoue | 5:33 | ||||||
| 9. | Inspire (Making Off-Shot) | Tetsuo Inoue | 5:01 | ||||||
| ten. | “Game” (Making Off-Shot) | Hideaki Sunaga | 4:19 | ||||||
| eleven. | Carols (Making Off-Shot) | Masashi Muto | 5:49 | ||||||
| 56:58 | |||||||||
My Story Classical
On March 24, 2005, under the Avex Trax label , the album My Story Classical was released, containing the songs of My Story in classical musical processing. [3] Most of them were recorded by the Lamouro Orchestra under the direction of Yutaki Sado . In Japan, 81,700 thousand copies of My Story Classical were sold. For a long time he was in the top ten Oricon charts, taking 4th place. [four]
List of Songs
- "Wonderland"
- "Moments"
- "Happy Ending"
- "Game"
- "Hope or Pain"
- "Kaleidoscope"
- "Carols"
- "Walking Proud"
- "Catcher in the Light"
- Honey
- Winding Road
- [bonus] “A Song Is Born” (from the album I Am ... )
Notes
- ↑ ＭＹ ＳＴＯＲＹ 浜 崎 あ ゆ み の プ ロ フ ィ ー ル な ら オ リ コ ン 芸 能 人事 OR -ORICON STYLE
- ↑ 歴 代 ア ル バ ム ラ ン キ ン グ (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment April 10, 2011. Archived January 3, 2012.
- ↑ My Story Classical Archived on April 15, 2006. on the Avex Network website.
- ↑ My Story Classical in the Oricon Charts