imo, this single should have been You were... / RED LINE and BALLAD should have been the b-side :3

After all, this single is simply amazing, perfect for winter :) I'm glad that these songs will be on her next album :) So...

You were... is a nice ballad. I didn't like it at first and I found Ayu's vocals irritating, like now a bit. But after some time I really liked it and I think it's a nice ballad. The PV is ok, and I don't care about lyric, because it ended up really pale.
BALLAD is... awesome. It's probably the best Ayu's song this year and the best ballad after Together When... I love that traditional touch in it and the refren is beautiful. The PV is also great (if we cut off Shu-ya) and the lyric is sad & nice. This song amazed me :D
RED LINE ~for TA~ is an okay song, but I probably won't even listen to it anymore. It's one of those annoying friendly songs that are irritating and I don't like Ayu's voice in it.

This x100. :innocent It's the first thing I thought of, actually. Even if I liked BALLAD more, I just can't see it as an A-side. :\

GREAT-GREAT-GREAT single. :love I LOVE every single track. I wasn't big of You were... at first but now I LOVE it even more than BALLAD. RED LINE is fun and positive.
MV's are also Great. BALLAD PV is Gorgeous You were... is also intresting PV just need to understand hidden message. :P
MUST BUY!!

So yes... now that the full single is out, I'll state my opinion on all the songs.

You were... is a nice song, but I don't find anything amazing about it. It's a really good song, but it won't become one of my favorites, I don't think. I still think the PV is gross and cheap looking and definitely the worst thing about this whole single. x.x

BALLAD is absolutely amazing. This is possibly Ayu's best ballad for me since, dare I say, Memorial address or End roll? :heart The vocals are absolutely haunting and the lyrics are gorgeous. And to top it off, the music video is just her best since pre-NEXT LEVEL. Wonderful, wonderful song. :yes

RED LINE ~for TA~ is extremely disappointing. Am I the only one that dislikes this song? I don't hate it... but I think it's annoying and I'm definitely going to forget about it. I do think it'll be one of those songs that even though I don't like, will be awesome during the encore portion of concerts. (like MY ALL although I ended up liking that. xD)

You were... (Music Box mix -retake version-) is pretty, but I like the vocals in the original a lot better, so this will also probably become another forgotten mix.

Sunset (Orchestra Version) is great! I'm surprised how much I liked this. I don't like the original Sunset much at all but this orchestra mix is so nice. :) I'm totally ready for another Acoustic Orchestra/Classical album, please. Can you imagine a classical version of BALLAD? *_*

Overall, the single is good and I'll be purchasing it in the near future, but I think it could've been a tad bit better.

amorphose, I agree with you totally :yes

After listening the full Single.. I have to say, I really love that Single.
I really like all songs on that single. (^.^)''
A really good Single!

I love everything about this single. I won't go into much detail but this single is pretty much one of her best for me. Many things that bothered me before have now grown on me immensely and now I can't think of a single thing wrong with this single lol. Gives me high hopes for her new album :D

~Perfect winter single~

I've had RED LINE on repeat ever since I downloaded it...the lyrics are so touching and everything about the song makes me feel like crying. It's songs like this that make me remember why I fell in love with her in the first place.

i LOVE this single. too, too, too good.

Ok now I can say that overall Yw/BALLAD is her best single so far.

RED LINE is a really really cute song and as other said it remind me a lot the early Ayu :yes
isn't amazing as Yw and BALLAD, but RED LINE is really catchy and I put the music player on repeat lol :laugh.

Sunset (Orchestra Version) isn't bad, but isn't so good as other orchestra version's songs. I mean, it doesn't make Sunset a decent song as Days (Orchestra version) lol

Yw (Music Box Version) has slightly better vocals, overall is a nice track but not so different like Marionette -prelude-.

It would definetly be awesome if this version comes out.

RED LINE ~TA~ is lovely :love this song can go along with the I am... album perfectly
reminds me so much of Daybreak :D
BALLAD I didn't like it at first but once the HQ and PV leaked..I'm a total sucker for it
just emotional and weren't as forced as You were...although I love the oriental touch of this song though
You were... This song is lacking something..the beat or wrong singing style?!

overall I'm quite happy with this single even better than S/S in fact :yes

chocopockymaster
please translate the RED LINE's lyric for us...
i want it badly... ^___^

You were... = Not as good as her winter songs...Actually, I think this is her worst. I don't really know why I dislike it. I just can't get into it.
BALLAD = The song that saved the whole entire single for me. I love the song (although the PV...Yeah no)
RED LINE = Needs time to grow

So I just listened to the whole single. I must say, it's a VERY good single. I really enjoyed it. I didn't know You Were....~music box ver~ was going to have ayu's vocals too, I thought it was just going to be the pretty, soothing music box sounds, but having the vocals made it even better! That version made me like the song even more. As for Ballad, I already love it to death. Red Line was awesome, I love how happy sounding it is :yes. Sunset Orchestra Ver. is sooooooooo pretty, like omg :luv2.

RED LINE is very concert-ending friendly. It seems like a perfect closing song. I think the Japanese really liked MY ALL and I'm guessing they are trying to throw the concert ending song out there as part of the new single. I like it. I love the ending part!

I think the quality of the whole single is above average. But sad to say, her singing technique and voice is really deteriorating. The way of singing of high note is much worse than before. She is now straining her voice to force a high note. In the past, she was using head voice but now is not. That's sad.

OMG!!! You Were (Music Box mix-retake version-) is so beautifullllllllll :x

boring-est single ever