A Best 2 -Black-
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| A BEST 2 -BLACK- | ||
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| Greatest hits by Ayumi Hamasaki | ||
| Released | February 28, 2007 | |
| Recorded | 2001-2007 | |
| Genre | J-pop | |
| Length | 1h15 aprox. | |
| Label | Avex Trax | |
| Producer(s) | Max Matsuura | |
| Ayumi Hamasaki chronology | ||
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| Secret (2006) |
A BEST 2 -BLACK- / A BEST 2 -WHITE- (2007) |
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| Alternate Cover | ||
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| CD + 2DVD Cover | ||
A BEST 2 -BLACK- is one of two greatest hits albums by Ayumi Hamasaki known collectively as "A BEST 2". It was released on February 28, 2007 along with its counterpart A BEST 2 -WHITE-. Both sets were released in 1CD+2DVD versions with limited version covers for each album's color. Both albums feature songs released between the singles "evolution" and "Bold & Delicious/Pride." No songs off her latest album Secret are featured on either album. A BEST 2 -BLACK- includes "dark" songs with "painful/heartbroken" lyrics while A BEST 2 -WHITE- is the opposite, containing "light" songs with "bright/cheerful/upbeat" lyrics. A Best 2 -Black- includes a previously unreleased track, "part of Me" (featured in a new Panasonic CM) and its accompanying music video. Previously released tracks were also remastered. The 1DVD includes all PVs for the songs off the album. 2DVD includes a documentary which chronicles her concert, "Best of Countdown Live 2006-2007 A".
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[edit] Secret track
There is a secret track at the end of the last track, "part of Me". The song is the previously-released "Memorial address", which is from her 2003 mini-album of the same name.
[edit] CD track listing
- Dearest
- CAROLS
- No way to say
- HANABI
- walking proud
- Free & Easy
- Endless sorrow
- Because of You
- About You
- GAME
- is this LOVE?
- HANABI ~episode II~
- NEVER EVER
- HEAVEN
- part of Me
[edit] DVD Track listing
1st DVD - Promotional Videos
- Dearest
- CAROLS
- No way to say
- walking proud
- Free & Easy
- Endless sorrow
- Because of You
- About You
- GAME
- is this LOVE?
- HANABI ～episode II～
- NEVER EVER [promotional clip]
- HEAVEN
- part of Me
- H [TV-CM]
2nd DVD - BEST of CountDown Live 2006-2007
- BEST of CountDown Live 2006-2007 (Behind the Scenes) (90 minutes)
[edit] Charts
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak Position | First Week Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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| 28 February 2007 | Oricon Daily Albums Chart | #1 | 470,057 | ||
| 28 February 2007 | Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | #2 | 646,264 | 5 weeks (still charting) | |
| 28 February 2007 | Oricon Monthly Albums Chart | #3 | |||
| 28 February 2007 | Oricon Yearly Albums Chart |
[edit] Charts Positions
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| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| Worldwide | 2 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Japan | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Singapore | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Taiwan | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
Nothing from Nothing | A Song for XX | Loveppears | Duty | I am... | Rainbow | Memorial address
My Story | (miss)understood | Secret
A Best | A Ballads | A Best 2 (-White- | -Black-)
ayu-mi-x | ayu-ro mix | ayu-mi-x II JPN | ayu-mi-x II US+EU | ayu-mi-x II Orch. | ayu-mi-x II Mix
ayu-mi-x III Mix | ayu-mi-x III Orch. | ayu-ro mix 2 | ayu trance | ayu-mi-x 4 Mix | ayu-mi-x 4 Orch.
ayu trance 2 | ayu-mi-x 5 Mix | ayu trance 3 | ayu-ro mix 3 | My Story Classical
Various
