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A (Ayumi Hamasaki album)
"A" is an EP recorded by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki for her second studio album, ''Loveppears'' (1999). The songs on the EP consists off "Monochrome", "Too Late", "Trauma" and "End roll". The songs were written all by Hamasaki herself, composed by Dai Nagao and production was handled by Max Matsuura. The songs featured the same instrumentation and composition like the parent album ''Loveppears'', utilizing an influence in dance music and electronic music. Lyrically, the songs still deal with loneliness and sadness, a prominent theme for both the parent album and the previous record Hamasaki released.
''A'' received favorable reception from most music critics, who cited it as an album and career standout. The song was an success in Japan, peaking at number one on the Oricon Singles Chart. It became her best selling single to date and 57th best Japanese single, with over 1.6 million units shipped there. No music videos were issued for the single, becoming her first EP to not feature any singles.
==Background==
Hamasaki's first album ''A Song for ××'' was released on New Years Day, 1999 and became an enormous success in her native Japan, becoming her first number one album and had sold over 1.4 million units there. The album has been certified million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of one million copies. The album spawned five singles; "Poker Face", "You", "Trust", "For My Dear..." and "Depend on You". All of the album's singles performed moderately on Oricon, but "Trust" and "Depend on You" were both certified gold by the RIAJ. Despite never being hits, however each release was better than the last, thus gradually increasing her exposure and presence on the market.
During the promotion off ''A Song for xx'', Hamasaki begun work on her second studio album immediately. To tie over the anticipation, Hamasaki released the first single "Whatever". The song peaked at number four on the Oricon Singles Chart and was certified gold. The following singles achieved more success; "Love (Destiny)" sold over 600,000 copies, certified platinum and became her first number one on the singles chart, and the following single "Boys & Girls" became her first million selling single.
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