A Complete: All Singles
A Complete: All Singles | ||||
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Cover to the standard edition of the album | ||||
Greatest hits album by Ayumi Hamasaki | ||||
Released |
September 10, 2008 (Japan) September 19, 2008 (Hong Kong & Taiwan) | |||
Recorded | 2008 (re-mastered songs from 1998 to 2008 period) | |||
Genre | ||||
Label | Avex Trax | |||
Producer | Max Matsuura | |||
Ayumi Hamasaki chronology | ||||
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Singles from A Complete: All Singles | ||||
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A Complete: All Singles (stylized as: COMPLETE ~ALL SINGLES~) is a greatest hits album by Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki, released on September 10, 2008 to commemorate her tenth anniversary with Avex Trax. It compiles all of Hamasaki's singles from 1998 to 2008, with one new track.
The album was promoted with one single, new track "Mirrorcle World". Released on April 8, 2008, it debuted at number one in Japan, selling over 250,000 copies and receiving a platinum certification, Hamasaki's first single to do so since "Blue Bird" in 2006. The album's track listing omits two of Hamasaki's singles, these being "A Song Is Born" and "Together When...". The first press of the album came in a special box along with a forty-eight-page photobook that includes previously unreleased alternate single covers. The album was released in 3CD and 3CD+DVD formats.
A Complete debuted at number one in Japan, with first-week sales of 538,876 copies. In its 38-week chart run, it sold 852,259 copies in Japan. It became her best-selling album since (Miss)understood, and was certified 3x Platinum for shipments of 750,000 copies to stores. In Taiwan and China, it became the best-selling Japanese album of 2008. A Complete was the eighth best-selling album of 2008 in Japan and the third best-selling by a female artist, behind Namie Amuro's Best Fiction and Utada Hikaru's Heart Station.
Information
A Complete includes all of Hamasaki's A-side single tracks since her first single "Poker Face" up to "Mirrorcle World". Many tracks on the album have been remastered such as "M", "Audience", "Poker Face", and "To Be". Shortly after the release of A Complete Hamasaki announced that the Taiwanese version will include a Chinese version of "Who...".[1] The album sold 538,876 copies by the end of the first week, debuting at #1 making it Hamasaki's first release to sell over 500,000 copies since My Story except (Miss)understood's combined first and second week sales due to Oricon's 51 week rule. A Complete debuted at #7 in Taiwan in its first official week of release and climbed to #2 in its second week, with 7.61% off all album and single sales.[2] However, A Complete maintained the top position on Taiwan's G-MUSIC chart with over 50.74% of all Japanese albums and singles sale in Taiwan. It remained top on Taiwan's Japanese Pop Chart for 5 weeks.[3][4]
Promotion
Hamasaki was scheduled to appear in magazines Sweet, Bea's Up, Vivi and Beatfreak to promote the album.[5] Additionally, she held a promotional campaign in which those who ordered the album online received a gift.[6]
Track listing
All tracks are single mixes except songs which were recut singles, which are original album mixes.
All lyrics written by Ayumi Hamasaki.
CD 1 | ||||
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No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
1. | "Poker Face" | Yasuhiko Hoshino | Akimitsu Honma | 4:46 |
2. | "You" | Hoshino | Honma | 4:48 |
3. | "Trust" | Takashi Kimura | Honma, Kimura | 4:54 |
4. | "For My Dear..." | Hoshino | Hoshino | 4:36 |
5. | "Depend on You" | Kazuhito Kkuchi | Honma, Takashi Morio | 4:23 |
6. | "Whatever" | Kikuchi | Izumi Miyazaki | 5:35 |
7. | "Love (Destiny)" | Tsunku | Shingo Kobayashi, Yasuaki Maejima | 5:00 |
8. | "To Be" | D.A.I. | D.A.I., Naoto Suzuki | 5:22 |
9. | "Boys & Girls" | D.A.I. | D.A.I., Suzuki | 3:58 |
10. | "Monochrome" | D.A.I. | D.A.I., Suzuki | 4:34 |
11. | "Appears" | Kikuchi | HΛL | 5:41 |
12. | "Kanariya" | Hoshino | CPM-Marvin | 3:09 |
13. | "Fly High" | D.A.I. | HΛL | 4:10 |
14. | "Vogue" | Kikuchi | Kikuchi, Suzuki | 4:30 |
15. | "Far Away" | D.A.I., Kikuchi | HΛL | 5:34 |
CD 2 | ||||
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No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
1. | "Seasons" | D.A.I. | Suzuki | 4:25 |
2. | "Surreal" | Kikuchi | HΛL | 4:44 |
3. | "Audience" | D.A.I. | HΛL | 4:10 |
4. | "M" | Ayumi Hamasaki | HΛL | 4:31 |
5. | "Evolution" | Ayumi Hamasaki | HΛL | 4:46 |
6. | "Never Ever" | Ayumi Hamasaki | Chokkaku | 4:44 |
7. | "Endless Sorrow" | Ayumi Hamasaki | CMJK, Junichi Matsuda | 5:30 |
8. | "Unite!" | Ayumi Hamasaki | HΛL | 5:04 |
9. | "Dearest" | Ayumi Hamasaki + D.A.I. | Suzuki | 5:37 |
10. | "Daybreak" | Ayumi Hamasaki + D.A.I., Matsuda | Tasuku | 4:52 |
11. | "Free & Easy" | Ayumi Hamasaki + D.A.I. | HΛL | 5:03 |
12. | "Independent" | Ayumi Hamasaki + D.A.I. | Tasuku | 4:59 |
13. | "Voyage" | Ayumi Hamasaki + D.A.I. | Ken Shima | 5:11 |
14. | "Ourselves" | Bounceback | CMJK | 4:57 |
15. | "Forgiveness" | Ayumi Hamasaki + D.A.I. | CMJK | 5:34 |
CD 3 | ||||
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No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
1. | "No Way to Say" | Bounceback | HΛL | 4:45 |
2. | "Moments" | Tetsuya Yukumi | Hikari | 5:33 |
3. | "Inspire" | Yukumi | HΛL | 4:36 |
4. | "Carols" | Tomoya Kinoshita | CMJK | 5:32 |
5. | "Step You" | Kazuhiro Hara | CMJK | 4:28 |
6. | "Fairyland" | Tasuku | HΛL | 5:21 |
7. | "Heaven" | Kikuchi | Yuta Nakano, KZB | 4:22 |
8. | "Bold & Delicious" | Geo of Sweetbox | CMJK | 4:44 |
9. | "Startin'" | Hara | CMJK | 4:21 |
10. | "Blue Bird" | D.A.I. | HΛL | 4:11 |
11. | "Glitter" | Hara | HΛL | 4:54 |
12. | "Talkin' 2 Myself" | Nakano | HΛL | 4:56 |
13. | "Mirrorcle World" | Nakano | Nakano | 5:22 |
Japanese bonus track | ||||
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No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
14. | "Who..." (10th Anniversary version) | Kikuchi | Suzuki | 5:37 |
Asia bonus track | ||||
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No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
14. | "Who..." (Chinese version) | Kikuchi | Suzuki | 5:37 |
DVD | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "Real Me" (Limited TA Live Tour - Zepp Tokyo, May 27 2003) | |
2. | "Poker Face" (Limited TA Live Tour - Zepp Tokyo, May 27 2003) | |
3. | "Depend on You" (Limited TA Live Tour - Zepp Tokyo, May 27 2003) | |
4. | "To Be" (Limited TA Live Tour - Zepp Tokyo, May 27 2003) | |
5. | "You" (Limited TA Live Tour - Zepp Tokyo, May 27 2003) | |
6. | "Dolls" (Limited TA Live Tour - Zepp Tokyo, May 27 2003) | |
7. | "A Song for ××" (Limited TA Live Tour - Zepp Tokyo, May 27 2003) | |
8. | "Surreal" (Limited TA Live Tour - Zepp Tokyo, May 27 2003) | |
9. | "Evolution" (Limited TA Live Tour - Zepp Tokyo, May 27 2003) | |
10. | "Rainbow" (Limited TA Live Tour - Zepp Tokyo, May 27 2003) | |
11. | "Evolution" (A-Nation '02 - Odaiba, September 1, 2002) | |
12. | "Hanabi" (A-Nation '02 - Odaiba, September 1, 2002) | |
13. | "Voyage" (A-Nation '02 - Odaiba, September 1, 2002) | |
14. | "Forgiveness" (A-Nation '03 - Odaiba, August 31, 2013) | |
15. | "Boys & Girls" (A-Nation '03 - Odaiba, August 31, 2013) | |
16. | "Game" (A-Nation '04 - Showa Memorial Park, August, 29, 2004) | |
17. | "Moments" (A-Nation '04 - Showa Memorial Park, August, 29, 2004) | |
18. | "Greatful days" (A-Nation '04 - Showa Memorial Park, August, 29, 2004) | |
19. | "Fairyland" (A-Nation '05 - Ajinomoto Stadium, August 21, 2005) | |
20. | "Is This Love?" (A-Nation '05 - Ajinomoto Stadium, August 21, 2005) | |
21. | "Unite!" (A-Nation '06 - Ajinomoto Stadium, August 27, 2006) | |
22. | "A Song for ××" (A-Nation '06 - Ajinomoto Stadium, August 27, 2006) | |
23. | "Until That Day..." (A-Nation '07 - Ajinomoto Stadium, August 26, 2007) | |
24. | "July 1st" (A-Nation '07 - Ajinomoto Stadium, August 26, 2007) | |
25. | "Boys & Girls" (A-Nation '07 - Ajinomoto Stadium, August 26, 2007) |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Catalogue Number |
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Japan | September 10, 2008 | 3CD+DVD
SPECIAL PHOTOBOOK (40P) |
AVCD-23673/B |
3CD | AVCD-23676 | ||
Hong Kong | |||
Taiwan | |||
China | November 1, 2008 | 3CD+DVD
SPECIAL PHOTOBOOK (40P) |
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South Korea | |||
Singapore |
Charts
- Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
Release | Chart | Peak position | First Week Sales | Sales total | Chart run |
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September 10, 2008 | Oricon Daily Albums Chart | 1 | |||
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 1 | 538,876 | 852,259 | 38 weeks | |
Oricon Monthly Albums Chart | 1 | ||||
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart | 8 |
Singles
Date | Title | Peak position | Weeks | Sales in Japan |
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April 8, 2008 | "Mirrorcle World" | 1 | 15 weeks | 193,016 |
Physical Sales & Rank
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Footnotes
References
- ↑ "[News] bonus track: Who... (Chinese version) for ... - Ayumi Hamasaki Sekai". Ahsforum.com. 2008-09-10. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- 1 2 "G-Music 風雲榜 (綜合榜)". G-Music. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- 1 2 "G-Music 風雲榜 (東洋榜)". G-music.com.tw. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ "[Charts & Rankings] A COMPLETE ~All Singles~ Oricon 2nd Thread - Page 21 - Ayumi Hamasaki Sekai". Ahsforum.com. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ (Japanese) SCHEDULE|ayumi hamasaki(浜崎あゆみ) official website
- ↑ 浜崎あゆみデビュー10周年を記念して、超豪華シングル・ベスト盤発売決定!!! (in Japanese). Rakuten. Archived from the original on 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
- ↑ "Five Music - 五大唱片(5大唱片) -五大金榜". 5music.com.tw. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ "HMV Hong Kong - Canto Chart". Hmv.com.hk. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ "HMV Hong Kong - HMV Asian Chart". Hmv.com.hk. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ "HMV Hong Kong - HMV Overall Chart". Hmv.com.hk. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- 1 2
- ↑ Korean Monthly
- ↑ Korean Weekly
- ↑ Korean Daily
Preceded by Best Fiction by Namie Amuro |
Oricon Weekly number-one album A Complete: All Singles by Ayumi Hamasaki September 8–14, 2008 |
Succeeded by B'z The Best "Ultra Treasure" by B'z |