Loveppears
| A SONG FOR xx | ||||||||
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| CD by Ayumi Hamasaki | ||||||||
| Released | 11 November, 1999 | |||||||
| Genre | Pop | |||||||
| Length | ??? | |||||||
| Record Label | avex trax | |||||||
| Ayumi Hamasaki Chronology | ||||||||
| NOTHING FROM NOTHING (1995) |
A Song for XX (1999) |
LOVEppears (1999) |
Duty (2000) |
I am... (2002) |
RAINBOW (2002) |
Memorial address (2003) |
MY STORY (2004) | |
LOVEppears, sometimes labelled Love Appears is Ayumi Hamasaki's second album. It was the first album from her to contain a hidden track, and followed the trend of the time of releasing remixes onto a second CD. Though unlabelled, most of the songs are album versions of the single tracks. Notably, the song "monochrome"'s ending was slightly modified to flow through the album better. Also, "LOVE~destiny~" was resung and rearranged with new lyrics to better reflect her own feelings and was retitled "LOVE~refrain~." Like the debut album, this album also topped the charts and stayed on the charts for 64 weeks. The album cover was controversial at the time for her being topless. The single appears was released on the same date and features a darker, tanned version of her in the same position.
This album was the breakthrough for her as the second single from this album was a major hit and the first number one for her. The singles since Boys & girls were released on the standard 12" cm format and featured many remixes, which was now possible with the longer length of the CDs. Boys & girls marked first million-seller for her. The single A featured four unique tracks all billed as A-sides and the CD holds the record for the longest Japanese CD single. The tracks kanariya and Fly high were recut into limited edition singles. kanariya is the first recut single in Oricon charts history to hold the top position.
Tracklisting
CD1
- Introduction
- Fly high
- Trauma
- And Then
- immature (Album Version)
- Boys & Girls
- TO BE
- End roll
- P.S II
- WHATEVER (Dub's 1999 Remix)
- too late
- appears
- monochrome
- Interlude
- LOVE~refrain~
- Who...
- kanariya (hidden track)
CD2
- ayu's EURO MEGA-MIX "Y&Co. Mix"
- ayu's HOUSE MEGA-MIX "N.S House Mix"
- A Song for XX "MILLENNIUM MIX" from 1st Album
- POWDER SNOW "Acoustic Orchestra Version" from ayu.mi.kkusu (or ayu-mi-x)
- FRIEND II "MAKE MY MAD MIX" from ayu-mi-x
Charts
| Date | Title | Peak Position | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 February, 1999 | WHATEVER | #20 | 6 |
| 14 April, 1999 | LOVE~destiny~ c/w LOVE~since 1999~ (duet with Tsunku) | #1 | 26 |
| 12 May, 1999 | TO BE | #4 | 15 |
| 14 July, 1999 | Boys & girls | #1 | 17 |
| 11 August, 1999 | A ("monochrome"/"Trauma"/"too late"/"End roll") | #1 | 18 |
| 10 November, 1999 | appears | #2 | 3 |
| 10 November, 1999 | LOVEppears | #1 | 64 |
| 8 December, 1999 | kanariya | #1 | 6 |
| 9 February, 2000 | Fly high | #3 | 4 |
| 28 February, 2001 | WHATEVER (12 cm re-release) | #28 | 3 |
| 28 February, 2001 | LOVE~destiny~ c/w LOVE~since 1999~ (duet with Tsunku) (12 cm re-release) | #20 | 4 |
| 28 February 2001 | TO BE (12 cm re-release) | #26 | 3 |