arrangers: []
barcode: '4988064232635'
catalog: AVCD-23263/B~C
categories:
- Animation
category: Animation
classification: Vocal
composers:
- link: artist/36241
  names:
    en: CREA
- link: artist/36250
  names:
    en: D·A·I
- link: artist/12540
  names:
    en: Tomoya Kinoshita
    ja: 木下智哉
- link: artist/11237
  names:
    en: BOUNCEBACK
- link: artist/11249
  names:
    en: Tetsuya Yukumi
    ja: 湯汲哲也
- link: artist/5719
  names:
    en: Kazuhito Kikuchi
    ja: 菊池一仁
- link: artist/8675
  names:
    en: Miki Watanabe
    ja: 渡辺未来
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discs:
- disc_length: '77:25'
  name: Disc 1 (CD) [AVCD-23263]
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Dearest
    track_length: '5:35'
  - names:
      English: CAROLS
    track_length: '5:31'
  - names:
      English: No way to say
    track_length: '4:43'
  - names:
      English: HANABI
    track_length: '4:56'
  - names:
      English: walking proud
    track_length: '5:16'
  - names:
      English: Free & Easy
    track_length: '5:00'
  - names:
      English: Endless sorrow
    track_length: '5:29'
  - names:
      English: Because of You
    track_length: '5:23'
  - names:
      English: About You
    track_length: '4:01'
  - names:
      English: GAME
    track_length: '4:15'
  - names:
      English: is this LOVE?
    track_length: '4:55'
  - names:
      English: HANABI ~episode II~
    track_length: '4:57'
  - names:
      English: NEVER EVER
    track_length: '4:44'
  - names:
      English: HEAVEN
    track_length: '4:21'
  - names:
      English: part of Me
    track_length: '4:29'
  - names:
      English: Memorial Address ~take 2 version~ <secret track>
    track_length: '3:50'
- disc_length: Unknown
  name: Disc 2 (DVD) [AVCD-23263B]
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Dearest
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: CAROLS
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: No way to say
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: walking proud
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Free & Easy
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Endless sorrow
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Because of You
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: About You
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: GAME
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: is this LOVE?
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: HANABI ~episode II~
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: NEVER EVER <promotional clip>
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: HEAVEN
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: part of Me
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: H <TV-CM>
    track_length: Unknown
- disc_length: Unknown
  name: Disc 3 (DVD) [AVCD-23263C]
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Documentary Film of COUNTDOWN LIVE 2006-2007
    track_length: Unknown
distributor: &id001
  link: org/324
  names:
    en: avex marketing communications Inc.
    ja: エイベックス・マーケティング・コミュニケーションズ株式会社
    ja-latn: avex marketing communications Inc.
  role: distributor
link: album/57291
lyricists: []
media_format: CD + 2 DVD
meta:
  added_date: 2016-02-22T16:40
  edited_date: 2023-11-22T07:44
  fetched_date: 2026-02-09T06:20
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 3699
name: A BEST 2 -BLACK- / Ayumi Hamasaki
names:
  en: A BEST 2 -BLACK- / Ayumi Hamasaki
  ja: A BEST 2 –BLACK- / 浜崎あゆみ
  ja-latn: A BEST 2 -BLACK- / Ayumi Hamasaki
notes: 'First DVD are the music clips of the album songs.

  Second DVD is a Behind the Scenes documentary which chronicles her concert Best
  of Countdown Live 2006-2007.

  Track 01: TV Anime “Inuyasha” 3rd Ending Theme

  Words by Ayumi Hamasaki

  Music by CREA, D·A·I

  Arrangement & Keyboards by Naoto Suzuki

  Programming: Takahiro Iida

  Guitar: Naoki Hayashibe

  Additional B.G. Vocal: Junko Hirotani

  Mixed by Noriki Inada

  Track 02

  Words by Ayumi Hamasaki

  Music by Tomoya Kinoshita

  Arrangement, Programming & Guitar by CMJK

  Drums: Shojiro Konishi

  Additional Guitar: Shigekazu Aida

  Bass: Chiharu Mikuzuki

  Piano: Yuta Saito

  Strings: Gen Ittetsu Strings

  Mixed by Koji Morimoto

  Track 03

  Words by Ayumi Hamasaki

  Music by BOUNCEBACK

  Arrangement, Programming & Guitar by HΛL

  Additional B.G. Vocal: Yoko Yamazaki

  Mixed by Koji Morimoto

  Track 04

  Words by Ayumi Hamasaki

  Music by CREA, D·A·I

  Arrangement, Programming & Guitar by CMJK

  Additional B.G. Vocal: Junko Hirotani

  Mixed by Yasuo Matsumoto

  Track 05

  Words by Ayumi Hamasaki

  Music by Tetsuya Yukumi

  Arrangement, Programming & Guitar by HIKARI

  Additional B.G. Vocal: Junko Hirotani

  Mixed by Koji Morimoto

  Track 06

  Words by Ayumi Hamasaki

  Music by CREA, D·A·I

  Arrangement & Programming by HΛL

  Guitar: Takehito Shimizu

  Mixed by Yasuo Matsumoto

  Track 07

  Words by Ayumi Hamasaki

  Music by CREA

  Arrangement by CMJK, Junichi Matsuda

  Strings Arrangement: Naoto Takahashi

  Mixed by Koji Morimoto

  Track 08

  Words by Ayumi Hamasaki

  Music by BOUNCEBACK

  Arrangement, Programming & Guitar by HΛL

  Additional B.G. Vocal: Kaori Nishina

  Mixed by Koji Morimoto

  Track 09

  Words by Ayumi Hamasaki

  Music by Kazuhito Kikuchi

  Arrangement, Programming & Guitar by tasuku

  Drums: Tom Tamada

  Mixed by Shojiro Watanabe

  Track 10

  Words by Ayumi Hamasaki

  Music by BOUNCEBACK

  Arrangement, Programming & Guitar by HΛL

  Additional Programming: Mayuko Maruyama

  Mixed by Koji Morimoto

  Track 11

  Words by Ayumi Hamasaki

  Music by Miki Watanabe

  Arrangement, Programming & Guitar by HΛL

  Drums: Nobuo Eguchi

  Additional B.G. Vocal Arrangement: Shingo Kobayashi

  Mixed by Koji Morimoto

  Track 12

  Words by Ayumi Hamasaki

  Music by CREA, D·A·I

  Arrangement, Programming & Guitar by tasuku

  Additional B.G. Vocal: D·A·I chorus family

  Mixed by Satoshi Kumasaka

  Track 13

  Words by Ayumi Hamasaki

  Music by CREA

  Arrangement, Programming, Guitar & Keyboards by CHOKKAKU

  Mixed by Koji Morimoto

  Track 14

  Words by Ayumi Hamasaki

  Music & Guitar by Kazuhito Kikuchi

  Arrangement & Programming by Yuta Nakano & KZB

  Piano & Additional B.G. Vocal Arrangement: Shingo Kobayashi

  Strings Arrangement: Yuta Nakano

  Strings: Gen Ittetsu Strings

  Additional B.G. Vocal: Junko Hirotani, Kaori Nishina

  Mixed by Koji Morimoto

  Track 15

  Words by Ayumi Hamasaki

  Music by Tetsuya Yukumi

  Arrangement & Programming by HΛL

  Additional Programming: Mayuko Maruyama

  Drums: Nobuo Eguchi

  Guitar: Takehito Shimizu

  Strings: Gen Ittetsu Strings

  Mixed by Koji Morimoto

  Produced by max matsuura

  Mastered by Brian “Big Bass” Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA

  A&R: Kentaro Furusawa (avex trax)

  A&R Direction: Hidetomo Yoneda (avex trax)

  Artist Management: Kouji Hashimoto, Tadashi Urakami (avex entertainment inc.)

  Artist Brand Management: Hideki Endo (avex entertainment inc.)

  Visual Producer: Kiyoshi ''Utsumizm'' Utsumi (avex group)

  Making Off-shot Producer: Kazuki ''Mr'' Okabe (avex entertainment inc.)

  Media Promotion: Takeshi Mori & All Media Division Promotion Room Staff (avex entertainment
  inc.)

  Media Promotion Supervisor: Akira Akutsu (avex entertainment inc.)

  Sales Promotion: Jun Yogi, Taishi Nomura & All AMC Staff (avex marketing communications
  inc.)

  DVD Authoring: Yohei Sato (avex network inc.)

  Contents Coordination: Shunsuke Abe (avex network inc.)

  Web Designer: Yukiko Ito (avex network inc.)

  A&R Desk: Miki Endo (avex entertainment inc.)

  A&R Supervisor: Hiroshi Ishimori, Takashi Okuda (avex trax)

  A&R Executive Supervisor: Jun Harada (avex trax)

  Advisory Producers: Motohiro Abe (avex entertainment inc.), Yoshihisa Nagata (avex
  live creative inc.)

  General Producers: Shinji Hayashi, Takashi Araki, Ryuhei Chiba (avex group)

  Art Direction & Design: Shinichi Hara

  Art Design: Tomokazu Suzuki (momoya)

  Creative Coordination: Naoki Ueda (avex marketing communications inc.)

  CG Treatment: Makoto Harikae, Hiroko Tanaka, Hiroki Yura (amana)

  Quality Control: Shuichi Takahashi, Toshiyuki Suzuki (avex marketing communications
  inc.)

  Photographer: Kazuyoshi Shimomura (AVGVST)

  Assistant Photographer: Satoko Mitomi

  Stylist: Kei ''Okei'' Ito (ab fab)

  Costume creator: Akira Noda (Workaholik)

  Nail Artist: Kanako ''Bancho'' Miura (Three Peace)

  Assistant Nail Artist: Shingo ''Minazo'' Sano

  Hair: Mika Momose (ISM)

  Assistant Hair: So ''Otochan'' Tsuchie (ISM)

  Make Up: Jin ''Gori'' Kiyota (Rond.)

  Assistant Make Up: Shoichi ''Sho'' Nakamura

  Stand In: Takami ''Poroko'' Desaki

  Support:

  Keizo Kuroda, Kazuhisa Kurumizawa (Three Peace), Kazuyoshi Takahashi, Satomi Masubuchi,
  Kayoko Kishishita, Hiroyuki Kuramoto (ZACC), Takehide Fumimori, Miki Kakinuma, Koji
  Matsumoto, Stanley Izumi Kim, Luis Hernández, Ward Sexton, Katsutaka ''Numacchi''
  Numakura (Office Lift), Jun Yoshida (ISM)

  Special Thanks:

  Junichi ''nonchan'' Kamitoku, Mikajohn, Tetsuya ''Hige'' Hirakawa, Natsuki, Furu,
  Yossy, Ryuji, Naokun, Yusuke, Kotaro, Turico, Tomomi, Kyoko, Ai, ryo, Keiko, Jun,
  Kumako, Keiichi, my family & my honey, all of you who participated this album...and
  you♥'
organizations:
- &id002
  link: org/222
  names:
    en: avex trax
    ja: avex trax
    ja-latn: avex trax
  role: label
- link: org/324
  names:
    en: avex marketing communications Inc.
    ja: エイベックス・マーケティング・コミュニケーションズ株式会社
    ja-latn: avex marketing communications Inc.
  role: manufacturer
- *id001
performers: []
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platforms:
- Series
products:
- link: product/1350
  names:
    en: Inuyasha
    ja: 犬夜叉
    ja-latn: Inuyasha
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related:
- catalog: AVCD-30147
  link: album/45466
  names:
    en: CHANGE THE WORLD / V6
    ja: CHANGE THE WORLD / V6
    ja-latn: CHANGE THE WORLD / V6
  type: anime
- catalog: AVCD-30163
  link: album/45483
  names:
    en: My will / dream
    ja: My will / dream
    ja-latn: My will / dream
  type: anime
- catalog: AVCA-14099
  link: album/45510
  names:
    en: Inuyasha Music Collection
    ja: 犬夜叉 音楽編
    ja-latn: Inuyasha Ongakuhen
  type: anime
- catalog: AVCD-30246
  link: album/45488
  names:
    en: Fukai Mori / Do As Infinity
    ja: 深い森 / Do As Infinity
    ja-latn: Fukai Mori / Do As Infinity
  type: anime
- catalog: AVCD-30294
  link: album/45491
  names:
    en: Dearest / Ayumi Hamasaki
    ja: Dearest / 浜崎あゆみ
    ja-latn: Dearest / Ayumi Hamasaki
  type: anime
- catalog: AVCD-30292
  link: album/45468
  names:
    en: I am/innocence / hitomi
    ja: I am/innocence / hitomi
    ja-latn: I am/innocence / hitomi
  type: anime
- catalog: N/A
  link: album/96778
  names:
    en: Inuyasha Kiku Drama CD ~Shi wo Yobu Onsen Shiri...
    ja: 犬夜叉聞くドラマCD ~死を呼ぶ温泉しりとり!~
    ja-latn: Inuyasha Kiku Drama CD ~Shi wo Yobu Onsen Shiri...
  type: bonus
- catalog: AVCD-17048
  link: album/73436
  names:
    en: huma-rhythm / hitomi
    ja: huma-rhythm / hitomi
    ja-latn: huma-rhythm / hitomi
  type: anime
- catalog: AVCD-17061
  link: album/73386
  names:
    en: LISTEN TO MY HEART / BoA
    ja: LISTEN TO MY HEART / BoA
    ja-latn: LISTEN TO MY HEART / BoA
  type: anime
- catalog: AVCD-30339
  link: album/45490
  names:
    en: Every Heart -Minna no Kimochi- / BoA
    ja: Every Heart -ミンナノキモチ- / BoA
    ja-latn: Every Heart -Minna no Kimochi- / BoA
  type: anime
release_date: '2007-02-28'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 4700.0
reprints: []
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/57291?perpage=99999
vocals:
- link: artist/5720
  names:
    en: Ayumi Hamasaki
    ja: 浜崎あゆみ
votes: 0
