Hamasaki Ayumi NEW ALBUM
[Apocrypha] in stores 28-02-10
CD | CD+DVD
-Limited Edition includes bonus track-
1) the NEVER end – short yet dark interlude that loops perfectly so you could have it on repeat forever
2) JUMP! For the World – pop song about world peace, to be used for Japan’s coverage of the Winter Olympic Games
3) This is (not) me – catchy almost-jazz style song about the importance of being yourself
4) eTeRNiTy – an upbeat song along the lines of Disco-munication
5) What! – RnB song about a girl who thought her boyfriend was dating other women, but finds out he likes men
6) U CRAZY – technopop song similar to Sparkle, complete with zany Engrish
7) trip trippin’ – along the lines of SURREAL, the song is unbalanced, has no chorus and changes beat randomly
8) The Long Road – one of Ayu’s more hard rock songs, about proving your worth to the world
9) falling forever – a long, dramatic interlude that begins fast and slows down towards the end, marking the start of the ballads!
10) Apocrypha – slow relaxing ballad with simple lyrics, but a hidden meaning about Ayu’s feelings when she sees cruel tabloid articles about herself
11) all my life – simple piano ballad about Ayu coming to terms with the loss of people close to her
12) Into The Sky – a full-length piano version of Bridge to the Sky
13) another RAINBOW – Ayu revisits RAINBOW, the song being about the consequences of not being comfortable with yourself
14) Uta no Song (The Song of Songs) – long-awaited sequel to M
===First Press Bonus Track===
15) Goodbye Baby Good-Bye! – begins in a ballad style but slowly moves into a more upbeat pop track, themed around Ayu thanking her friends for supporting her
DVD
01) JUMP! For the World
02) eTeRNiTy
03) What!
04) Apocrypha
05) U CRAZY
06) another RAINBOW
07) Uta no Song
08) JUMP! For the World <making of>
09) eTeRNiTy <making of>
10) What! <making of>
11) Apocrypha <making of>
12) U CRAZY <making of>
13) another RAINBOW <making of>
14) Uta no Song <making of>
15) Apocrypha CM collection
FIRST PRESS BONUS ITEMS
* Bonus track: Goodbye Baby Good-Bye!
* First Press comes with a magic-eye picture of Ayu, one type for the CD-only and another for CD+DVD
* CD+DVD version comes with all of the lyrics printed on special paper made to look like papyrus
LUCKY DRAW
A) Apocrypha Oversized Poster
B) Collector’s case to house all Ayu’s albums in CD+DVD format, also has space to hold her 4 CD only albums
C) Stationery set
D) Iron-on transfer of the A symbol
E) Apocrypha purse
F) Ayu’s patented “fish lips” lip gloss
G) A jar of Ayu’s farts
Singles
Goodbye Baby Good-Bye! - A side single released two months before the album, creating speculation that she is retiring (again!)
WHAT! c/w U CRAZY – Released one month after the album, on the same day as
JUMP! For the World c/w all my life
JUMP! For the World c/w all my life - Released one month after the album, on the same day as
WHAT! c/w U CRAZY
Apocrypha - features
All Together, a b-side track featuring several Avex artists singing parts of a duet with Ayu. Released 9 weeks after the album and causes confusion because it’s got the same name as the album.