Ayu-mi-x 7

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Ayu-mi-x 7
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Cover of Ayu-mi-x 7 Version House. Other versions' cover carry similar style of design.
Remix album seriesby
ReleasedApril 20, 2011 (2011-04-20)
Recorded1998–2011
Genre Various
Label
Ayumi Hamasaki chronology
Ayu-mi-x 6
(2008)
Ayu-mi-x 7
(2011)

Ayu-mi-x 7 (stylized as ayu-mi-x 7) is a series of remix albums by Japanese musician Ayumi Hamasaki, served as the seventh installments to the parent release Ayu-mi-x. The albums were originally scheduled to be released on March 30, but it was postponed due to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami and were released on April 20. A limited box set contains all versions along with a bonus disc were also released on the same day. [1]

Contents

Release

Ayu-mi-x 7: Limited Complete Box Set (stylized as ayu-mi-x 7 -LIMITED COMPLETE BOX-) contains all versions along with a special non-stop megamix bonus disc made with selected remixes from four albums and 13 LP-sized posters of her previous Ayu-mi-x covers.

All albums contains the remixes of Ayumi's each 50 singles

Track listings

Ayu-mi-x 7 Version House
No.TitleMusicRemixer(s)Length
1."To Be" (Jonathan Peters Club Mix) Dai Nagao Jonathan Peters 5:56
2."Dearest" (Razor 'N Guido Club Mix) Crea + DAI Razor N' Guido5:54
3."For My Dear..." (House Nation Remix)Yasuhiko HoshinoTetsuya Tamura4:03
4."Mirrorcle World" (Johnny Vicious Club Mix)
Johnny Vicious 5:30
5."Fairyland" (Hex Hector Remix)
  • Tasuku
  • Shintarou Hagiwara
  • Sousaku Sasaki
Hex Hector 5:28
6."No Way to Say" (Sugiurumn Remix)BouncebackSugiurumn3:48
7."Appears" (Shinichi Osawa Remix)KikuchiShinichi Osawa4:00
8."Bold & Delicious" (Dub's Standard House Remix)Geo of Sweetbox Dub Master X5:13
9."Voyage" (Turbo's Circuit Mix)Crea + DAITurbo4:15
10."M" (Remo-Con Remix)Crea + DAITamura3:30
11."Unite!" (EK's Big Room Remix)CreaEric Kupper4:57
12."Crossroad" (Johnny Vicious Club Mix) Tetsuya Komuro Vicious4:11
Ayu-mi-x 7 Version Acoustic Orchestra
No.TitleMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Whatever"Kikuchi
  • Izumi Miyazaki
  • CMJK [a]
5:21
2."Hanabi"Crea + DAI
  • CMJK
  • Shingo Kobayashi [a]
4:57
3."Moments"Yukumi
  • Hikari
  • Akimitsu Homma [a]
5:57
4."Kanariya"Hoshino
  • CPM-Marvin
  • Yuta Nakano [a]
4:25
5."Heaven"Kikuchi
  • Yuta Nakano
  • KZB
  • Homma [a]
4:24
6."Never Ever"Hamasaki
  • Chokkaku
  • Homma [a]
4:36
7."Trust"Takashi Kimura
  • Akimitsu Honma [b]
  • Kimura
5:10
8."Audience"DAI
3:50
9."Evolution"Hamasaki
  • HΛL
  • Yuta Nakano [a]
4:38
10."Blue Bird"DAI
3:59
11."You Were..."Kazuhiro Hara
5:00
12."Forgiveness"Crea + DAI
  • CMJK
  • Kobayashi [a]
5:44
13."Love (Destiny)" Tsunku
  • Kobayashi
  • Yasuaki Maejima
  • Nobuyuki Tsujii [a]
5:57
Ayu-mi-x 7 Presents Ayu Trance 4
No.TitleMusicRemixer(s)Length
1."Far Away" (Alex M.O.R.P.H. Extended Rmx)
  • Kikuchi
  • DAI
3:49
2."Moon" (Clokx Remix)Hoshino Clokx 4:30
3."Seasons" (John O'Callaghan Remix)DAI John O'Callaghan 4:00
4."Days" (Aly & Fila Remix)Kunio Tago Aly & Fila 4:51
5."Poker Face" (Ronald Van Gelderen Extended Remix)HoshinoRonald Van Gelderen3:59
6."Monochrome" (Remo-Con Classic Trance Remix)HΛLRemo-con3:51
7."Rule" (Public Domain Remix) Miki Watanabe Public Domain3:42
8."Vogue" (Groove Coverage Remix)Kikuchi Groove Coverage 3:57
9."Endless Sorrow" (Dance Nation Remix)Hamasaki
  • Brad Grobler
  • Rob Janssen
4:46
10."You" (Ramon Zenker Remix)Hoshino Ramon Zenker 4:03
11."Greatful Days" (DJ Joker & Heavens Wire Remix)Hamasaki
  • Hiroshi Tenjin
  • Shohei Matsumoto
5:25
12."Carols" (Push Remix)Tomoya Kinoshita Push 5:25
Ayu-mi-x 7 Presents Ayu-ro Mix 4
No.TitleMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Step You" (Morris Capaldi versus Ayumi Hamasaki RMX)Hara
  • Morris Capaldi
  • Silvio Moretti
3:43
2."Glitter" (AKBK "DJ Command" Remix)Hara
  • Hiroshige "DJ Command" Youhei [c]
  • Katsunari "DJ Mocchi" Mochizuki [c]
3:41
3."Surreal" (Dima Euro Remix 2011)Kikuchi
  • Nuanchan Chanthawongsa
  • Davide Di Marcantonio
4:28
4."Daybreak" (Plum Mix)
  • Hamasaki
  • D.A.I
  • Junichi Matsuda
M.O.R. [c] 4:52
5."Sunrise (Love is All)" (Accatino - Rimonti - Festari Remix)Hana Nishimura
  • Claudio Accatino [c]
  • Federico Rimonti [c]
  • Roberto Festari [c]
4:22
6."Fly High" (The Cloud Upstairs SCP Version)Nagao
  • Stefano Castagna
  • SCP-Music Team [c]
3:51
7."Boys & Girls" (Sunny Day SCP Version)Nagao
  • Castagna
  • SCP-Music Team [c]
2:41
8."Startin'" (EuroGrooves 2011 Rmx)Hara
  • Sergio Dall'Ora [d]
  • Luca Degani [c]
4:10
9."Inspire" (AKBK "Valle Blanco" Remix)Yukumi
  • DJ Mocchi
  • Shirasawa "Valle Blanco" Ryo [c]
4:04
10."Talkin' 2 Myself" (EuroGrooves Fashion Mix)Nakano
  • Dall'Ora [d]
  • Degani
4:09
11."Free & Easy" (Plum Mix)Crea + D.A.INRG Factory [c] 3:51
12."Depend on You" (Eurobeat GoGo's Remix)Kikuchi
5:14

Bonus CD: Non-stop Megamix

  1. Vogue (Groove Coverage Remix)
  2. Far Away (Alex M.O.R.P.H. Extended rmx)
  3. Seasons (John O'Callaghan Remix)
  4. Step You (Morris Capaldi versus Ayumi Hamasaki RMX)
  5. Surreal (Dima Euro Remix 2011)
  6. Sunrise (Love is All) (Accatino - Rimonti - Festari Remix)
  7. Fairyland (Hex Hector Remix)
  8. To Be (Jonathan Peters Club Mix)
  9. Whatever (Arranged by CMJK)
  10. Trust (Arranged by Akimitsu Homma)
  11. Audience (Arranged by Akimitsu Homma)
  12. Depend on You (Eurobeat GoGo's remix)
  13. Glitter (AKBK "DJ Command" Remix)
  14. Monochrome (Remo-Con Classic Trance Remix)
  15. Moon (Clokx Remix)
  16. Crossroad (Johnny Vicious Club Mix)
  17. For My Dear... (House Nation Remix)
  18. Dearest (Razor 'N Guido Club Mix)
  19. Hanabi (Arranged by Shingo Kobayashi)
  20. Moments (Arranged by Akimitsu Homma)
Notes

Charts

Ayu-mi-x 7 Version House

ReleaseChartPeak positionDebut salesSales total
April 20, 2011Oricon Daily Charts6
Oricon Weekly Charts714,234
Oricon Monthly Charts2617,19718,771

Ayu-mi-x 7 Version Acoustic Orchestra

ReleaseChartPeak positionDebut salesSales total
April 20, 2011Oricon Daily Charts4
Oricon Weekly Charts514,360
Oricon Monthly Charts2517,20918,687

Ayu-mi-x 7 Presents Ayu Trance 4

ReleaseChartPeak positionDebut salesSales total
April 20, 2011Oricon Daily Charts5
Oricon Weekly Charts614,262
Oricon Monthly Charts2717,15218,672

Ayu-mi-x 7 Presents Ayu-ro Mix 4

ReleaseChartPeak positionDebut salesSales total
April 20, 2011Oricon Daily Charts36,857
Oricon Weekly Charts414,585
Oricon Monthly Charts2317,69919,288

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