Loveppears is the second studio album by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released in Japan,Hong Kong and China on November 10,1999,through Avex Trax and the China Record Corporation,and distributed worldwide on April 10,2001,by Avex Entertainment Inc. It was entirely written by Hamasaki herself,while the production was handled by Japanese musician Max Matsuura. Musically,Loveppears is a dance album and lyrically focuses on themes of love,frustration of life,loneliness,and individualism.
"You" is the second single by Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released on June 10,1998.
"Depend on You" is the fifth single released by Ayumi Hamasaki on December 9,1998. The single reached number nine on the weekly Oricon chart,becoming her third consecutive top-ten single in Japan. The single contains a B-side,"Two of Us",which was never released on an album. Both songs were featured in the PlayStation RPG Thousand Arms.
"Whatever" is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki for her second studio album,Loveppears (1999). It was written by Hamasaki,while production was handled by Max Matsuura. The track is Hamasaki's sixth single with Matsuura since her debut single in April 1998,"Poker Face". "Whatever" premiered on February 10,1999 as the lead single from the album. It was re-released on February 28,2001 as a CD single.
"To Be" is a song by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki. It served as the third single from Hamasaki's second studio album Loveppears (1999). The track was released by Avex Trax in Japan and Taiwan on May 12,1999,and through Avex Entertainment Inc. worldwide in September 2008. It was Hamasaki's final single to be distributed as a Mini-CD,a format that debuted at the start of her career in April 1998. "To Be" was written by Hamasaki herself,while production was handled by long-time collaborator Max Matsuura. Musically,it is a J-Pop that was written in third person perspective,much like the content from the parent album.
"Boys &Girls" is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki,serving as the fourth single for her second studio album,Loveppears (1999). It was released by Avex Trax in Japan and Hong Kong on July 14,1999,and through Avex USA in North America in early 2001,while being re-distributed in 2003. "Boys &Girls" marks Hamasaki's first single to be made available for purchase as a maxi single with additional remixes. The track was written by the singer herself,while production was handled by long-time collaborator Max Matsuura. Musically,the song is a dance recording,a genre that heavily influences Loveppears. The single's lyrical content is written in third-person perspective.
"Appears" is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released by Avex Trax on November 10,1999 as the sixth single from her second studio album Loveppears (1999),which was released on the same day. Alongside this,it has been released in several other territories with different release dates under her Western alias Ayu. It also served as Hamasaki's first limited edition single,limiting physical sales to 300,000 copies. The track was written by Hamasaki herself,while production was handled by long-time collaborator Max Matsuura. Musically,"Appears" is a dance song written in third person perspective,and is about the third person watching what appears to be a happy and loving relationship. Upon its release,"Appears" received positive reviews from music critics. Alexey Eremenko,writing for AllMusic,selected the track as the best song from the album and her career. However,an editor from CD Journal criticized the amount of remixes on the CD single.
"Kanariya" is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki for her second studio album,Loveppears (1999). It was released by Avex Trax in Japan and Hong Kong on December 8,1999,and through Avex USA in North America in early 2000. The recording also served as Hamasaki's second limited edition single,with limited physical units of 300,000 copies. The track was written by Hamasaki herself,while production was handled by long-time collaborator Max Matsuura. Two versions of "Kanariya" were made available for consumption—a radio edit produced by American disc jockey Jonathan Peters,and the album version composed by Yasuhiko Hoshino. Lyrically,the song was written in third person perspective.
"Fly High" is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released by Avex Trax in Japan on February 9,2000,and through Avex Entertainment Inc. worldwide in September 2008. The recording served as Hamasaki's third and final limited edition single from her second studio album,Loveppears (1999),limiting physical units to 300,000 copies. The track was written by the singer herself,while production was handled by long-time collaborator Max Matsuura. Two versions of "Fly High" were made available for consumption—a radio edit composed by HΛL,and the album version produced by Dai Nagao. Lyrically,the song was written in third person perspective.
"Vogue" is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki for her third studio album,Duty (2000). It was written by Hamasaki,while production was handled by Max Matsuura. It premiered on April 26,2000 as the lead single from the album. Her third consecutive lead single to be produced by Matsuura,the song is part of a trilogy from Duty;the other two singles being "Far Away" and "Seasons".
"Far Away" is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki for her third studio album,Duty (2000). It was written by Hamasaki,while production was handled by Max Matsuura. It premiered on May 17,2000,as the second single from the album. The song is part of a trilogy from Duty;the other two singles being "Vogue" and "Seasons".
"Evolution" is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist and lyricist Ayumi Hamasaki,released on January 31,2001,as the second single from her fourth studio album I Am... (2002).
"Endless Sorrow" is a song recorded by Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki,released as her 22nd single on May 16,2001.
"Daybreak" is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist and lyricist Ayumi Hamasaki,released on March 6,2002 as the eighth and final single on her fourth studio album I am.... Influenced by the recent events off the September 11 attacks in New York City and Washington D.C. in North America,Hamasaki sought a new inspiration for her then-forthcoming album;instead of writing songs about confusion,loneliness and love like her previous efforts,she was encouraged to engage in more peaceful and worldly themes. This resulted in several songs on I Am...,including "Daybreak".
Cyber Trance Presents Ayu Trance is a remix album by Ayumi Hamasaki that contains remixes in the trance genre. The album was released on September 27,2001.
Cyber Trance Presents Ayu Trance 2 is a remix album by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released the same day as Hamasaki's 28th single "Voyage".
"Connected" is a song by Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki from her fourth studio album I Am... (2002). It was released as a single in Europe under the alias Ayu. The song was written by Hamasaki herself while it was produced by Dutch disc jockey Ferry Corsten. The song was first conceived when Corsten had developed a track in Europe entitled "The Lots of Love". Despite him playing it at several events and shows throughout Europe,he did not release the track. After this,Hamasaki and Corsten had started to collaborate and the pair had changed and used the finishing result to create "Connected".
"Oye" is a song by Cuban American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released by Epic in 1998 as the second single from her eighth studio album,gloria! (1998). The song was written by Estefan,her husband Emilio Estefan,Jr.,Randall Barlow and Angie Chirino and produced by Estefan,Jr.,Barlow and Tony Moran. However,the single still reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and in Spain. It earned the Billboard Latin Music Award in the category for "Best Latin Club-Dance Track of the Year".
"Feel the Love" is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released in six different formats on December 25,2013 by Avex Trax,Avex Taiwan,and Avex Entertainment Inc. worldwide. It was also her first physical release in three years since her EP–single L (2010),and her first double A-side single,alongside the track "Merry-Go-Round",since "Moon" and "Blossom" that same year. The track was written by the singer,whilst production was handled by Japanese musician and long-time collaborator Max Matsuura with the assistance of DJ Hello Kitty;this marks the singer's first single to be produced with another producer outside of Matsuura. Musically,"Feel the Love" is an electronic dance song that lyrically focuses on love and having a good time.
"Terminal" is a song by Japanese musician Ayumi Hamasaki. Produced by Dutch trance DJ Armin van Buuren,the song was released as a single from her fifteenth studio album Colours on October 1,2014.
