My Story (Ayumi Hamasaki album)

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

1. Catcher In The Light
2. About You
3. GAME
4. my name's WOMEN
5. WONDERLAND
6. Liar
7. HOPE or PAIN
8. HAPPY ENDING
9. Moments
10. walking proud
11. CAROLS
12. Kaleidoscope
13. INSPIRE
14. HONEY
15. Replace
16. winding road
17. Humming 7/4

DVD

1. Moments
2. INSPIRE
3. GAME
4. CAROLS
5. About You
6. walking proud
7. Humming 7/4
8. Moments making off-shot
9. INSPIRE making off-shot
10. GAME making off-shot
11. 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