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My Story (Ayumi Hamasaki album)
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| Studio album by Ayumi Hamasaki | ||||||||||
| Released | December 15, 2004 (see Release history) |
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| Recorded | 2004 | |||||||||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||||||||
| Length | 74:18 (CD) 56:58 (DVD) |
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| Label | Avex Trax | |||||||||
| Producer | Max Matsuura | |||||||||
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My Story is Ayumi Hamasaki's sixth full-length studio album produced by Max Matsuura. It was released on December 15, 2004.
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Promotion
The album includes the three singles: "Moments", "Inspire", and "Carols". During its first release, four different limited edition covers were released for fans to choose from. There were also two versions released, the first that included the CD only and a second that included a DVD that contained music videos to some (including the singles) of the tracks from the album. For promotional purposes, Ayumi Hamasaki Arena Tour 2005 A: My Story was scheduled from January to April. During the concert tour, My Story was released again in two more formats, SACD and in DVD Audio. All of the lyrics on the album were written by Hamasaki and three of the tracks, "Wonderland", "Winding Road" and "Humming 7/4", were composed by her under the pen name "CREA". It topped the Oricon charts for several weeks (the Japanese equivalent of Billboard). It is currently certified four times platinum in Japan, and triple platinum worldwide. My Story is Hamasaki's last album to sell over a million units. My Story is also the 222nd best selling album in Japan to date.[1]
Since the single "Moments", her singles have been released in at least two versions, CD and CD+DVD format. "Carols" featured four versions of the single: CD, CD+DVD, SACD, and DVD Audio.
Tracklisting
All lyrics written by Ayumi Hamasaki.
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| No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length | |||||
| 1. | "Catcher in the Light" | CMJK | CMJK | 2:44 | |||||
| 2. | "About You" | Kazuhito Kikuchi | tasuku | 3:58 | |||||
| 3. | "Game" | Bounceback | HΛL | 4:11 | |||||
| 4. | "My Name's Women" | Bounceback | HΛL | 5:38 | |||||
| 5. | "Wonderland" (instrumental) | Crea | Crea | 1:34 | |||||
| 6. | "Liar" | Raita Ikemoto | CMJK+Takahiro Izutani | 4:58 | |||||
| 7. | "Hope or Pain" | Tetsuya Yukumi | CMJK | 4:19 | |||||
| 8. | "Happy Ending" | Tetsuya Yukumi | CMJK | 4:42 | |||||
| 9. | "Moments" | Tetsuya Yukumi | Hikari | 5:29 | |||||
| 10. | "Walking Proud" | Tetsuya Yukumi | Hikari | 5:14 | |||||
| 11. | "Carols" | Tomoya Kinoshita | CMJK | 5:29 | |||||
| 12. | "Kaleidoscope" (instrumental) | HΛL | HΛL | 1:49 | |||||
| 13. | "Inspire" | Tetsuya Yukumi | HΛL | 4:31 | |||||
| 14. | "Honey" | Tetsuya Yukumi | HΛL | 5:10 | |||||
| 15. | "Replace" | Kazuhito Kikuchi | HΛL | 5:05 | |||||
| 16. | "Winding Road" | Crea | Hikari | 5:02 | |||||
| 17. | "Humming 7/4" | Crea | Kotaro Kubota | 4:25 | |||||
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| No. | Title | Director | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Moments" (Video Clip) | Tetsuo Inoue | 5:38 | ||||||
| 2. | "Inspire" (Video Clip) | Tetsuo Inoue | 5:37 | ||||||
| 3. | "Game" (Video Clip) | Hideaki Sunaga | 4:23 | ||||||
| 4. | "Carols" (Video Clip) | Masashi Muto | 6:15 | ||||||
| 5. | "About You" (Video Clip) | Hideaki Sunaga | 4:02 | ||||||
| 6. | "Walking Proud" (Video Clip) | Ken Sueda | 5:41 | ||||||
| 7. | "Humming 7/4" (Video Clip) | Wataru Takeishi | 4:40 | ||||||
| 8. | "Moments" (Making Off-Shot) | Tetsuo Inoue | 5:33 | ||||||
| 9. | "Inspire" (Making Off-Shot) | Tetsuo Inoue | 5:01 | ||||||
| 10. | "Game" (Making Off-Shot) | Hideaki Sunaga | 4:19 | ||||||
| 11. | "Carols" (Making Off-Shot) | Masashi Muto | 5:49 | ||||||
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Total length:
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56:58 | ||||||||
My Story Classical
Main article: My Story Classical
My Story Classical is a compilation with classical versions of the songs from Ayumi Hamasaki's album My Story. My Story Classical was released on March 24, 2005. Most of the tracks were recorded with the Lamoureux Orchestra of France.
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Catalogue Number |
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| Japan | December 15, 2004 | CD+DVD | AVCD-17610/B |
| CD | AVCD-17611 | ||
| SACD | AVGD-17676 | ||
| DVD Audio | AVAD-91300 | ||
| Taiwan | December 17, 2004 | ||
| Hong Kong | December 30, 2004 | ||
| China | February 6, 2005 | CD+DVD | |
| CD | AVTCD-95793C
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| South Korea | August 4, 2005 |
Oricon charts
Album
| Release | Chart | Peak position | First Week sales | Sales total | Chart run |
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| December 15, 2004 | Oricon Daily Albums Chart | 1 | 574,321 | 1,132,444 | 43 weeks |
| Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 1 | ||||
| Oricon Monthly Albums Chart | 1 | ||||
| Oricon Yearly Albums Chart | 7 |
- Total Sales : 1,132,444 (Japan)
Singles
| Date | Title | Peak position | Weeks | Sales |
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| March 21, 2004 | "Moments" | 1 | 21 weeks | 302,923 |
| July 8, 2004 | "Inspire" | 1 | 15 weeks | 329,145 |
| September 29, 2004 | "Carols" | 1 | 14 weeks | 309,128 |
- Total Single Sales: 941,196
- Total Album and Single Sales: 2,073,640
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