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MY STORY
File:Mystory.JPG MY STORY cover
CD by Ayumi Hamasaki
Released	15 December, 2004
Genre	Pop
Length	???
Record Label	avex trax
Ayumi Hamasaki Chronology
Memorial address (2003)	MY STORY (2004)	- (-)

MY STORY is Ayumi Hamasaki's sixth full-length studio album produced by Max Matsuura. It was released on December 15, 2004.

The album includes the three singles: "Moments", "INSPIRE", and "CAROLS". During its first release, four different covers were released for fans to choose from, all were limited edition. There were also two versions released, the first that included the CD only and a second that included a DVD that contained music videos to some (including the singles) of the tracks from the album. For promotional purposes, "Ayumi Hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2005 ~MY STORY~" was scheduled from January to April. During the concert tour, "MY STORY" was released again in two more formats, SACD and in DVD Audio. All of the lyrics on the album are written by Hamasaki and two of the tracks, "winding road" and "Humming 7/4", were composed by her under the pen name "CREA". It topped the Oricon charts for several weeks, the Japanese equivalent of Billboard. It is currently certified platinum in Japan, and triple platinum worldwide.

Tracklist

CD

Catcher In The Light
About You
GAME
my name's WOMEN
WONDERLAND
Liar
HOPE or PAIN
HAPPY ENDING
Moments
walking proud
CAROLS
Kaleidoscope
INSPIRE
HONEY
Replace
winding road
Humming 7/4

DVD

Moments
INSPIRE
GAME
CAROLS
About You
walking proud
Humming 7/4
Moments making off-shot
INSPIRE making off-shot
GAME making off-shot
CAROLS making off-shot

Charts

Date	Title	Peak Position	Weeks
31 March, 2004	Moments	#1	21
28 July, 2004	INSPIRE c/w "GAME"	#1	15
29 September, 2004	CAROLS	#1	15
15 December, 2004	MY STORY	#1	29+

+ - still charting as of July 2005

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-[[Image:Mystory.JPG|170px|thumb|''MY STORY'' cover]]
+!align="center" bgcolor="#AADDCC" colspan="8"|''MY STORY''
+|-
+|align="center" colspan="8"|[[Image:Mystory.JPG|170px|thumb|''MY STORY'' cover]]
+|-
+!align="center" bgcolor="AADDCC" colspan="8"|[[compact disc|CD]] by [[Ayumi Hamasaki]]
+|-
+!align="left" valign="top"|Released
+|colspan="8" valign="top"|[[15 December]], [[2004]]
+|-
+!align="left" valign="top"|[[Musical genre|Genre]]
+|colspan="8" valign="top"|[[Pop]]
+|-
+!align="left" valign="top"|Length
+|colspan="8" valign="top"|???
+|-
+!align="left" valign="top"|[[Record Label|Record Label]]
+|colspan="8" valign="top"|avex trax
+|-
+!bgcolor="AADDCC" colspan="8"|''Ayumi Hamasaki Chronology''
+|-align="center"
+|valign="center"|<small>''[[Memorial address]]''<br/>([[2003]])</small>
+|valign="center"|<small>''[[MY STORY]]''<br/>([[2004]])</small>
+|valign="center"|<small>''-''<br/>(-)</small>
+|}
 '''MY STORY''' is [[Ayumi Hamasaki]]'s sixth full-length studio album produced by [[Max Matsuura]]. It was released on [[December 15]], [[2004]].
-The album includes the three singles: "Moments", "Inspire/Game", and "Carols". During its first release, four different covers were released for fans to choose from, all were limited edition. There were also two versions released, the first that included the CD only and a second that included a DVD that contained music videos to some (including the singles) of the tracks from the album. For promotional purposes, "Ayumi Hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2005 ~MY STORY~" was scheduled from January to April. During the concert tour, "MY STORY" was released again in two more formats, [[SACD]] and in [[DVD#DVD-Audio|DVD Audio]]. All of the lyrics on the album are written by Hamasaki and two of the tracks, "winding road" and "Humming 7/4", were composed by her under the pen name "CREA". It topped the [[Oricon]] charts for several weeks, the Japanese equivalent of [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]. It is currently certified platinum in Japan, and triple platinum worldwide.
+The album includes the three singles: "Moments", "INSPIRE", and "CAROLS". During its first release, four different covers were released for fans to choose from, all were limited edition. There were also two versions released, the first that included the CD only and a second that included a DVD that contained music videos to some (including the singles) of the tracks from the album. For promotional purposes, "Ayumi Hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2005 ~MY STORY~" was scheduled from January to April. During the concert tour, "MY STORY" was released again in two more formats, [[SACD]] and in [[DVD#DVD-Audio|DVD Audio]]. All of the lyrics on the album are written by Hamasaki and two of the tracks, "winding road" and "Humming 7/4", were composed by her under the pen name "CREA". It topped the [[Oricon]] charts for several weeks, the Japanese equivalent of [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]. It is currently certified platinum in Japan, and triple platinum worldwide.
-==Track listing==
+==Tracklist==
+===CD===
 # Catcher In The Light
 # About You
@@ Line 23: / Line 49: @@
 # winding road
 # Humming 7/4
+===DVD===
+# Moments
+# INSPIRE
+# GAME
+# CAROLS
+# About You
+# walking proud
+# Humming 7/4
+# Moments making off-shot
+# INSPIRE making off-shot
+# GAME making off-shot
+# CAROLS making off-shot
+==Charts==
+{| {{prettytable}}
+!align="left"|Date
+!align="left"|Title
+!align="left"|Peak Position
+!align="left"|Weeks
+|-
+|align="left"|31 March, 2004
+|align="left"|''Moments''
+|align="left"|'''#1'''
+|align="left"|21
+|-
+|align="left"|28 July, 2004
+|align="left"|''INSPIRE'' c/w "GAME"
+|align="left"|'''#1'''
+|align="left"|15
+|-
+|align="left"|29 September, 2004
+|align="left"|''CAROLS''
+|align="left"|'''#1'''
+|align="left"|15
+|-
+|align="left"|15 December, 2004
+|align="left"|''MY STORY''
+|align="left"|'''#1'''
+|align="left"|29+
+|}
+''+ - still charting as of July 2005''