A Summer Best

A Summer Best
Compilation album by Ayumi Hamasaki
Released	August 8, 2012
Recorded	1998 - 2012
Genre	Pop, rock, electronica, synthpop
Label	Avex Trax
Producer	Ayumi Hamasaki, Max Matsuura
Ayumi Hamasaki chronology
Party Queen (2012) A Summer Best (2012) Love (2012)
Singles from A Summer Best
"Happening Here" Released: December 21, 2011 "You & Me" Released: August 8, 2012

A 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" (theme song from "Hotel Love Songs" tour) - over 2 discs. The album is available in two versions: 2CD and 2CD+DVD.

It is her second compilation album (after A BEST 2 ~BLACK~) to not peak at number one on the Oricon chart and her only compilation album to sell fewer than 150,000 copies.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Ayumi Hamasaki except "Happening Here", which is written by Tetsuya Komuro and Takahiro Maeda. 

CD1: (2CD)
No.	Title	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Blue Bird"	D.A.I	HΛL	4:09
2.	"July 1st"	Crea, 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"	Crea, D.A.I	tasuku	4:56
8.	"Evolution"	Crea	HΛL	4:43
9.	"Boys & Girls"	D.A.I	Naoto Suzuki, D.A.I	3:56
10.	"Unite!"	Crea	HΛL	5:01
11.	"Inspire"	Tetsuya Yukumi	HΛL	4:34
12.	"Next Level"	D.A.I	HΛL	4:33
13.	"Happening Here" (TRF cover; new song)	Tetsuya Komuro	CMJK	4:39

CD2: (2CD)
No.	Title	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Hanabi"	Crea, D.A.I	CMJK	4:56
2.	"Hanabi ~ Episode II ~"	Crea, 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"	Crea, 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" (new song)	Tetsuya Komuro	tasuku	5:37

DVD: 2CD+DVD
No.	Title	Length
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

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak position	First Week Sales	Sales total	Chart run
August 8, 2012	Oricon Daily Albums Chart	2	31,803
	Oricon Weekly Albums Chart	2	83,363	139,567	14 weeks
	Oricon Monthly Albums Chart	3	127,013
	Oricon Yearly Albums Chart	42	139,567

Notes

1. Crea is the pseudonym of Ayumi Hamasaki.

References

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijCbXslvBn4&feature=autoplay&list=FL8MsFglgAzMM-teN9w03X0Q&playnext=1