15th album partial tracklist info from preorder details - Page 10

**ayumisrael** · #1 16th May 2014, 12:49 AM

Super excited. I wish there would be more songs but if these 6 will be great and long lasting, it could be cool.

I guess that it's either that the rock song didn't get in or that one of the producers made it so it's one of the 6 songs.

I pre-ordered the blu ray version anyway. =)

truehappiness · #2 16th May 2014, 12:52 AM

No, I think her team (Yuta Nakano mainly) could have done the rock track. There are six new songs and only five producers. Assuming they each got one song, there's room for the rock that she mentioned in the interview.

**ayumisrael** · #3 16th May 2014, 12:57 AM

OH right there were 5 producers. So the rock song should be one of them.

primavera♥ · #4 16th May 2014, 04:41 AM

I really want to hear this rock song

truehappiness · #5 16th May 2014, 10:45 AM

I like to think of reminds me as pretty rocky. Same for Bye-bye darling or snowy kiss... at least IMO.

I am still a little saddened by the fact that snowy kiss ended up being a part of the You & Me trilogy along with Wake me up. We could have had some crazy PVs.

November4 · #6 16th May 2014, 12:10 PM

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I like to think of reminds me as pretty rocky. Same for Bye-bye darling or snowy kiss... at least IMO.

I am still a little saddened by the fact that snowy kiss ended up being a part of the You & Me trilogy along with Wake me up. We could have had some crazy PVs.

Oh yeah snowy kiss / reminds me... But that's like sad, heavy ballad rock? Idk. Bye-bye darling sounds empowering but the production makes it sound like a pop song to me.

GAME, Microphone, 1 LOVE, yes plz

primavera♥ · #7 16th May 2014, 10:15 PM

I feel like this album will sell quite low. Though still good in general.

I just hope that her tours stay well attended. I always wonder how selling less affects her career money wise. Though I guess as long as she tours....

I am so excited for this album. I just hope it's as different as I want it to be.

November4 · #8 17th May 2014, 01:17 AM

^

(miss)understood is a part of BEST 2? Oops lol. Right, scratch that and how could I forget my favorite album Love songs? x_x

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Yep, that's what I meant. A BEST 3 would be a nice move to keep in store for an eventual "massive comeback".
Either way, they're gonna release it sooner than later, Japan loves bests, lol. Avex may even try to pull it off in the near future if this new album sales are lower than predicted. You know, squeezing Ayu for what is worth 'till it's too late, lol.

I could totally see avex doing that. They've been doing the same to Kuu, too lol

truehappiness · #9 17th May 2014, 01:21 AM

Duty's "PV" isn't really a PV. It was made for the pachinko machine.

Heavenly · #10 17th May 2014, 01:30 AM

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Duty's "PV" isn't really a PV. It was made for the pachinko machine.

Maybe Kotora was referring to that "PV", but we can also imagine Ayu releasing a Best album, just like Namie, with PVs of old songs that never got any PV. That would be fantastic (I'm still hoping for a I am... or HANABI PV).

Coelacanth · #11 17th May 2014, 01:29 AM

Officially, I thought A BEST 2 included up until the Bold & Delicious/Pride single. I could be remembering that wrong. Not that it matters though, I think the only album track from (m)u that has a chance making A BEST 3 is maybe Ladies Night.

kotora · #12 17th May 2014, 01:42 AM

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Officially, I thought A BEST 2 included up until the Bold & Delicious/Pride single. I could be remembering that wrong. Not that it matters though, I think the only album track from (m)u that has a chance making A BEST 3 is maybe Ladies Night.

Ladies Night should not be in A BEST 3 but Ladies Night ~Another Night~ should be totally in A BEST 3.

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Maybe Kotora was referring to that "PV", but we can also imagine Ayu releasing a Best album, just like Namie, with PVs of old songs that never got any PV. That would be fantastic (I'm still hoping for a I am... or HANABI PV).

That is correct.

marty · #13 17th May 2014, 01:53 AM

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Ladies Night should not be in A BEST 3 but Ladies Night ~Another Night~ should be totally in A BEST 3.

This so much.

I think Namie's new best ballad album made us all think about the possibilities a best can really give birth to. We're trained to think about it just as a playlist on cd, which in the past was useful, but now it needs to have more advantages. And it can have them, if it's done properly.
Ayu has a lot of material and if she ever does something the way Namie's doing it, it's gonna be amazing.

truehappiness · #14 17th May 2014, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Coelacanth

Officially, I thought A BEST 2 included up until the Bold & Delicious/Pride single. I could be remembering that wrong. Not that it matters though, I think the only album track from (m)u that has a chance making A BEST 3 is maybe Ladies Night.

Ladies Night and rainy day have about equal chances imo. Though Ladies Night's appearance in more concerts probably ups its chances for sure. Might be a little odd to have just one track from (m)u on there while other albums might probably get at least 2-3 tracks. You can bet they'll stick MY ALL, JEWEL, momentum, etc. on there.

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I think Namie's new best ballad album made us all think about the possibilities a best can really give birth to. We're trained to think about it just as a playlist on cd, which in the past was useful, but now it needs to have more advantages. And it can have them, if it's done properly.
Ayu has a lot of material and if she ever does something the way Namie's doing it, it's gonna be amazing.

I though Ayu did a pretty good job with A BALLADS in 2003. (and honestly, I think she'd have done new videos for that too, but it was before the era of CD+DVD as a norm) It also comes down to budget and time. I don't know if I'd want Ayu to make new videos for old PVs if she ended up just making them in LA and kind of making people regret that they asked for them.

marty · #15 17th May 2014, 02:05 AM

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I though Ayu did a pretty good job with A BALLADS in 2003. (and honestly, I think she'd have done new videos for that too, but it was before the era of CD+DVD as a norm) It also comes down to budget and time. I don't know if I'd want Ayu to make new videos for old PVs if she ended up just making them in LA and kind of making people regret that they asked for them.

Ayu singing M with a guitar in front of the HOLLYWOOD sign, lol. (Wait, that'd actually been pretty cool, I messed up)
Ayu did a great job with A BALLADS and A BEST 2! A SUMMER BEST was very good too. She always did good bests (yes, I'm talking about A BEST the infamous first too, lol).

Coelacanth · #16 17th May 2014, 01:58 AM

A ROCK needs to happen.

These days, I think high digital sales will be the best predictor of what songs make A BEST 3.

ayu-michan · #17 17th May 2014, 02:40 AM

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A ROCK needs to happen.

I have to say I enjoy her rock tracks the most, ayu is good at that shiz. Aside from her ballads I mean.

labello · #18 17th May 2014, 02:57 AM

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I have to say I enjoy her rock tracks the most, ayu is good at that shiz. Aside from her ballads I mean.

I agree. I first became an Ayu fan because of "is this LOVE?". I loved and still love this song so much. I would be so happy to get a new song with a similar sound, I can't really describe it but compared to "1LOVE" and "microphone" "is this LOVE?" sounds raw and different arrangement and composition wise.

Anyway, I'm really curious as to how this album will sound like. I don't care about which producers she worked with although it'll be interesting for me to see what kind of song they did for ayu compared to other artists they worked with.

Zeke. · #19 17th May 2014, 03:21 AM

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I agree. I first became an Ayu fan because of "is this LOVE?". I loved and still love this song so much. I would be so happy to get a new song with a similar sound, I can't really describe it but compared to "1LOVE" and "microphone" "is this LOVE?" sounds raw and different arrangement and composition wise.

Anyway, I'm really curious as to how this album will sound like. I don't care about which producers she worked with although it'll be interesting for me to see what kind of song they did for ayu compared to other artists they worked with.

Yeah is this love is very unique. I love it a lot. It does have a kind of rawness. It's kind of a controlled chaos. And that instrument bridge is her best ever as far as rock. Then when the chorus comes in so subtle and quiet, then escalates into one final POW of a chorus. Sooooo good.

Bigtop · #20 17th May 2014, 04:54 AM

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I miss Yukumi...

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I wonder if he was part of the great exile of 2010 when a bunch of her team just vanished.

After Yukumi and H/\L left, it pretty much became the CMJK/Yuta show with maybe one or two other composers.

Yeah, where's Tetsuya Yukumi? I miss him so much!!!