This is his first original album, which includes the five singles from his debut.
Although the singing voice sounds childish, it was a song that was commonly heard by people in their teens and twenties at the time.
It ranked first on the Oricon weekly charts, with initial sales of 540,000 copies. It includes the anthem "A Song For XX" for Ayu fans, the heartbreaking "Wishing," and the encouraging "Depend On You."
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16 TRACKS:
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1)
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Prologue
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2)
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A Song For ××
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3)
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Hana
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4)
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Friend
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5)
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Friend II
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6)
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Poker Face
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7)
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Wishing
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8)
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You
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9)
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As If...
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10)
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Powder Snow
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11)
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Trust
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12)
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Depend On You
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13)
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Signal
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14)
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From Your Letter
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15)
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For My Dear...
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16)
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Present
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Lyrics By - Ayumi Hamasaki
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Recorded By, Mixed By - Atsushi Hattori (1 to 15)
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Recorded By, Mixed By - Koji Morimoto (16)
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Keyboards - Akimitsu Honma
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Producer - Max Matsuura
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Mastered By - Eddy Schreyer
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Mixed By [Assistant] - Satoshi Kumasaka
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Mixed By [Assistant] - Noriki Inada
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Mixed By [Assistant] - Tony Flores
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Guitar - Jun Kajiwara
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Programmed By - Takahiro Iida
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Backing Vocals - Junko Hirotani
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Guitar - Naoki Hayashibe
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Backing Vocals - Akio Togashi
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Programmed By [Midi] - Akio Togashi
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Guitar - Kaoru Kato
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Programmed By - Hiroshi Kitashiro
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Mixed By [Assistant] - Shuichi Watanabe
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Producer [Sound] - Naoto Suzuki (2)
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Art Direction - Shinichi Hara
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Design - Keiichi Yamashita
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Photography By - Toru Kumazawa
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Coordinator [Production] - Susan Brill
