A Song for ××

by Ayumi Hamasaki

A Song for ×× cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1999
  • Label: avex trax
  • Country: Japan
  • Length: 1:10:38
  • Community rating: 3.21/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Ayumi Hamasaki's debut album, produced by Max Matsuura for avex trax. 'A Song for ××' introduced her confessional lyric writing over J-pop and pop rock arrangements, and began one of the most commercially successful careers in Japanese pop.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, ballad, high-energy, rhythmic, accessible

Tracklist

  1. Prologue (1:25)
  2. A Song For XX (4:44)
  3. Hana (4:07)
  4. Friend (4:11)
  5. Friend II (3:59)
  6. Poker Face (4:41)
  7. Wishing (4:29)
  8. You (4:46)
  9. As If... (5:36)
  10. Powder Snow (5:27)
  11. Trust (4:48)
  12. Depend On You (4:20)
  13. Signal (4:25)
  14. From Your Letter (4:38)
  15. For My Dear... (4:32)
  16. Present (4:30)

Credits

  • Ayumi Hamasaki - primary artist, words by
  • Akio Togashi - backing vocals, programmed by [midi], music by, arranged by
  • Chuu Suzuki - hair, make-up
  • Tamotsu Shiromizu - hair, make-up
  • Akimitsu Honma - keyboards, arranged by
  • Yasuhiko Hoshino - music by, arranged by
  • Mitsuru Igarashi - music by, arranged by
  • Takashi Kimura - arranged by, music by
  • Atsushi Hattori - recorded by, mixed by
  • Koji Morimoto - recorded by, mixed by
  • Shinichi Hara - art direction
  • Susan Brill - coordinator [production in la]
  • Keiichi Yamashita - design
  • Noriki Inada - engineer [assistant]
  • Satoshi Kumasaka - engineer [assistant]
  • Shuichi Watanabe - engineer [assistant]
  • Tony Flores - engineer [assistant]
  • Eddy Schreyer - mastered by
  • Toru Kumazawa - photography by
  • Max Matsuura - producer
  • Naoto Suzuki - producer [sound]
  • Hideaki Kuwabara - music by
  • Kazuhito Kikuchi - music by
  • Takashi Morio - arranged by

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