Ayumi Hamasaki – Party Queen (Album)

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Ayumi Hamasaki, Ayumi Hamasaki - Party Queen (Album), Jpop, music, Musica

Party queen is the 13th album by Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki, released through iTunes on March 14, 2012 and a planned physical release on March 21, 2012. The album was preceeded by only one promotional single, how beautiful you are. The album was released in 5 versions: a CD-only version, a CD+DVD version, a CD+2DVD version containing her latest Countdown Live show, a SPECIAL LIMITED BOX SET containing the “ayumi hamasaki ~POWER of MUSIC~ 2011 A LIMITED EDITION” tour and a Blue-ray edition. The album charted at #2 on the weekly Oricon chart, her second album to do so, since GUILTY back in 2008. It was unable to sell more than 100,000 copies in it’s first week.

Tracklist:

1. Party queen
2. NaNaNa
3. Shake It♥
4. taskebab
5. call
6. Letter
7. reminds me
8. Return Road
9. Tell me why
10. a cup of tea
11. the next LOVE
12. Eyes, Smoke, Magic
13. Serenade in A Minor
14. how beautiful you are

Overall Rating

4½ stars

Ayumi Hamasaki – A Summer Best (Album)

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Ayumi Hamasaki, Ayumi Hamasaki - A Summer Best (Album), Hamasaki Ayumi, Jpop, music, Musica, 浜崎あゆみ

A SUMMER BEST is the sixth compilation album released by Hamasaki Ayumi. It contains a selection of her summer songs as well as a new song, “You & Me”. The DVD contains a-nation lives, exclusive videos and the new song’s music video. The compilation album is certified Gold for shipment of 100,000 copies.

Tracklist:

~DISC-N Tracklist~
1. BLUE BIRD
2. July 1st
3. glitter
4. Greatful Days
5. Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~
6. independent
7. BOYS & GIRLS
8. evolution
9. INSPIRE
10. UNITE!
11. AUDIENCE
12. NEXT LEVEL
13. Happening Here (original: TRF)

~DISC-A Tracklist~
1. HANABI
2. Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~
3. monochrome
4. fairyland
5. fated
6. HANABI ~episode II~
7. SEASONS
8. theme of a-nation ’03
9. blossom
10. MOON
11. ANother Song feat. URATA NAOYA
12. Far away
13. You & Me

Overall Rating

4½ stars