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A Summer Best 
Summary
A Summer Best (sstylized as '''''SUMMER BEST) is the 6th compilation album by Japanese singer-songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki released on August 8, 2012. The album contains 24 old songs plus two new tracks - "You & Me" and "Happening here" - over 2 discs. The album is available in two versions: 2CD and 2CD+DVD.
| A Summer Best | ||||
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| Released | August 8, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 - 2012 | |||
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| Label | Avex Trax | |||
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| Ayumi Hamasaki chronology | ||||
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| Singles from A Summer Best | ||||
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It is her second compilation album (after A BEST 2 ~BLACK~) to not peak at number one on the Oricon chart.
Track listing edit
All lyrics are written by Ayumi Hamasaki except "Happening Here", which is written by Tetsuya Komuro and Takahiro Maeda
| No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Blue Bird" | D.A.I | HΛL | 4:09 |
| 2. | "July 1st" | Ayumi Hamasaki, D.A.I[Note 1] | tasuku | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Greatful Days" | Bounceback | HΛL | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Glitter" | Kazuhiro Hara | HΛL | 4:52 |
| 5. | "Sunrise ~ LOVE is ALL ~" | Hana Nishimura | CMJK | 4:49 |
| 6. | "Audience" | D.A.I | HΛL | 4:08 |
| 7. | "Independent" | Ayumi Hamasaki, D.A.I | tasuku | 4:56 |
| 8. | "Evolution" | Ayumi Hamasaki | HΛL | 4:43 |
| 9. | "Boys & Girls" | D.A.I | Naoto Suzuki, D.A.I | 3:56 |
| 10. | "Unite!" | Ayumi Hamasaki | HΛL | 5:01 |
| 11. | "Inspire" | Tetsuya Yukumi | HΛL | 4:34 |
| 12. | "Next Level" | D.A.I | HΛL | 4:33 |
| 13. | "Happening Here" | Tetsuya Komuro | CMJK | 4:39 |
| No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hanabi" | Ayumi Hamasaki, D.A.I | CMJK | 4:56 |
| 2. | "Hanabi ~ Episode II ~" | Ayumi Hamasaki, D.A.I | tasuku | 4:56 |
| 3. | "Far Away" | Kazuhito Kikuchi, D.A.I | HΛL | 5:36 |
| 4. | "Monochrome" | HΛL | Naoto Suzuki, D.A.I | 4:32 |
| 5. | "Theme of A-Nation '03" | Ayumi Hamasaki, D.A.I | D.A.I, Hiroki Mizukami | 6:15 |
| 6. | "Sunset ~ LOVE is ALL ~" | Hana Nishimura | Yuta Nakano | 5:45 |
| 7. | "Seasons" | D.A.I | Naoto Suzuki | 4:23 |
| 8. | "Another Song" (feat. Urata Naoya) | Yuta Nakano | Yuta Nakano | 5:20 |
| 9. | "Fated" | Shintaro Hagiwara, Akihisa Matsuura | CMJK | 5:34 |
| 10. | "Moon" | Yasuhiko Hoshino | Yuta Nakano | 5:48 |
| 11. | "Blossom" | Yasuhiko Hoshino | Yuta Nakano | 4:08 |
| 12. | "Fairyland" | tasuku | HΛL | 5:20 |
| 13. | "You & Me" | Tetsuya Komuro | tasuku | 5:37 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Blue Bird" (Video clip) | |
| 2. | "July 1st" (Video clip) | |
| 3. | "Glitter" (Video clip) | |
| 4. | "Grateful Days" (Video clip) | |
| 5. | "Sunrise ~ LOVE is ALL ~" (Video clip) | |
| 6. | "Independent" (Video clip) | |
| 7. | "Boys & Girls" (Video clip) | |
| 8. | "Evolution" (Video clip) | |
| 9. | "Inspire" (Video clip) | |
| 10. | "Unite!" (Video clip) | |
| 11. | "Audience" (Video clip) | |
| 12. | "Next Level" (Video clip) | |
| 13. | "Hanabi" (Video clip) | |
| 14. | "Sunset ~ LOVE is ALL ~" (Video clip) | |
| 15. | "Monochrome" (Video clip) | |
| 16. | "Faiyland" (Video clip) | |
| 17. | "Fated" (Video clip) | |
| 18. | "Hanabi ~ Episode II ~" (Video clip) | |
| 19. | "Seasons" (Video clip) | |
| 20. | "Theme of A-Nation'03" (Video clip) | |
| 21. | "Blossom" (Video clip) | |
| 22. | "Moon" (Video clip) | |
| 23. | "Another Song" (Video clip) | |
| 24. | "Far Away" (Video clip) | |
| 25. | "You & Me" (Video clip[1]) |
Charts edit
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak position | First Week Sales | Sales total | Chart run |
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| August 8, 2012 | Oricon Daily Albums Chart | 2 | 31,803 | ||
| Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 2 | 83,363 | 210,000 | 14 weeks | |
| Oricon Monthly Albums Chart | 3 | 127,013 | |||
| Oricon Yearly Albums Chart | 42 | 139,567 |
Notes edit
- ^ Crea is the pseudonym of Ayumi Hamasaki.